There has been a cultural sea change over the last year when it comes to health in America. It is shepherded by an unexpected coalition of nutritionists, longevity experts, wellness influencers, holistic and functional doctors of medicine, moms wearing babies and natural deodorant, mushroom shamans, and some vaccine skeptics. They’ve gathered under the banner of Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, and they’re here to tell us that plastic cutting boards, Diet Coke, and pasteurized milk—all things that once seemed perfectly normal in American life—are actually killing us.
A decade ago, if you read that list of personas you would think MAHA is some woo-woo, hippie progressive movement. But here we are in 2025, and this is the same group that helped usher Donald Trump to power.
What does MAHA stand for? What does it look like when it marries itself to power? And what will MAHA actually be able to accomplish over the next four years under their fearless leader—and risky Health and Human Services secretary nominee—Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
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Alternative health promoters Calley Means, Jillian Michaels, and Vani Hari explain.
Meansis the founder of Truemed and co-author of Good Energy. Michaels is America’s original fitness expert and the author of nine books. Hari is the founder of Truvani, and you probably know her from her blog Food Babe. She is best and notoriously known for getting Subway to remove “the yoga mat chemical” [perfectly safe chemical found in thousands of foods and other products] from its bread. In a live conversation in D.C., the three MAHA whisperers explained to journalist Bari Weiss why this movement just might be the most powerful political force in American life.
