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Every book Calley Means recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Calley Means appears on, in one place — not just one.
Calley Means is an American entrepreneur serving as a senior advisor for the United States Department of Health and Human Services since 2025. Earlier that year, he was a special government employee (SGE) for the department. Means appeared on podcasts such as Modern Wisdom and The Tucker Carlson Show to discuss systemic healthcare issues, wellness, and pharmaceutical history. He recommended several books to listeners, highlighting Peter Attia and Bill Gifford's Outlive as the top-selling book in recent years that demonstrates people's desperation for health-related information. Means also recommended Dr. Mark Hyman's Food Fix, noting how it impacted a family member transitioning out of the medical system, and mentioned Terry Deary's Blitzed while tracing the historical origins of Adderall being developed by Nazi Germany as a tool for soldiers. In addition to these recommendations, Means discussed several foundational works on metabolic health and systemic dysfunction. He talked about Chris Palmer's Brain Energy regarding the impact of food and environmental toxins on mental health, Robert Lustig's The Hacking of the American Mind and Metabolical as influential texts for understanding metabolic health, and Marty Makary's The Price We Pay to explain problems within the broader healthcare system, using these titles to support his arguments on reform.
Books recommended by Calley Means
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The Blitzed Brits
The Blitzed Brits by Terry Deary is a historical account that examines the surprising use of drugs like methamphetamine and the dark history of pharmacological experiments conducted during wartime Germany.
Recommended“So, yeah, there's a great book called blitzed. About this...”
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Food Fix
Food Fix by Dr.
Recommended“she was super impacted by food fix by Mark Heyman which I think goes into the systemic issues which we talk about a lot in the book”
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Outlive
Outlive by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford is a comprehensive guide to longevity and health optimization, focusing on proactive medical strategies to extend both lifespan and healthspan.
Recommended“For example, the top-selling book in the last couple of years was 'Outlive' by Peter Attia, indicating that people are desperate for this information.”
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Brain Train
Brain Energy by Chris Palmer is a groundbreaking work exploring metabolic psychiatry and the connection between nutrition, mitochondrial function, and mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Discussed“Chris Palmer Brain energy I don't know if you've had him on he's a Harvard Psych atrist who has done groundbreaking research over the past 20 years on a radical concept of food”
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Metabolical
Metabolical by Robert H.
Discussed“hacking of the American Mind by Robert lustig and metabolical by Robert lustig again you can agree disagree with a lot of the finer points”
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The Hacking of the American Mind
The Hacking of the American Mind by Robert H.
Discussed“hacking of the American Mind by Robert lustig and metabolical by Robert lustig again you can agree disagree with a lot of the finer points”
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The Price We Pay
The Price We Pay by Marty Makary is an eye-opening investigation into what broke American healthcare and practical ways to fix the system.
Discussed“i've been influenced by Marty McCary he has a a the price we pay it's a great book it unpacks the system”
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Books Calley Means wrote
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the core thesis of our book good energy is that it's much more simple than we're led to believe”
“if kamalo wins but buy good energy get blood test take matters into your own hands”
“The core thesis of the of this book I wrote with my sister is that things are more complicated by design. The biggest lie in healthcare is that the reasons we're getting sick are complicated, and the second biggest lie is that these things can't be changed quickly.”
“I've helped her write a book U that's right uh just put on Amazon today called good energy unwinding and and unpacking these issues using her experience in medicine we put our and so into that book to really unwind these issues which we think are the most important issues in the country”