RFK Jr’s Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products
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A review by Rolling Stone shows that at least five of Casey Means' newsletter sponsors have been accused of selling products with either hazardous ingredients, unsafe levels of lead and cadmium, or even traces of a forever chemical
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Exclusive RFK Jr’s Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products A review by Rolling Stone shows that at least five of Casey Means' newsletter sponsors have been accused of selling products with either hazardous ingredients, unsafe levels of lead and cadmium, or even traces of a forever chemical By Katherine Eban Katherine Eban View all posts by Katherine Eban March 4, 2026 Dr. Casey Means ’ Good Energy Living newsletter, which she launched in January 2024, has promoted concepts that we can surely all agree on: “We are one with nature.” “Inner peace for 2025.” “We cannot go on poisoning the earth without destroying our own health.” “We are not being protected from toxic food.” The newsletter’s rallying cry around nutrition — with its snapshots of clean living and beautiful produce — align with the message she delivered on February 25 to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee at her confirmation hearing to become the nation’s 22 nd Surgeon General. In her opening remarks, she called for a “great national healing” that makes “healthy living the easiest choice.” The newsletter features a lot of nutritional cheerleading, as well as product boosting. It has served as a platform for her book Good Energy: the Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health , which she co-wrote with her brother Calley Means, who is now a senior advisor to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. But, particularly, it pitches products from the wellness brands that paid to sponsor the newsletter: health powders, teas, skincare, snacks, cleaning products — and even luggage. However, the brands Means has touted — while being paid thousands to promote them — are not all the epitome of health and safety that she has claimed them to be. At least five of her sponsors sold products allegedly either containing hazardous ingredients, unsafe levels of lead and cadmium, or even traces of the forever chemical PFOA, a review by R...
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