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Savannah Chris Lee
Welcome back to this week's episode of Unlocked. I am so excited to have Dr. Christina Rahm on. Welcome.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Thank you so much, Savannah. It's so great to be here.
Savannah Chris Lee
No, it's. We've been trying to do this for a while. It's just even living in the same city, I know. It's hard to get connected at the right time.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah. Well, we both travel so much. We're not usually in this city.
Savannah Chris Lee
Exactly. Right. That's just like, where we store our things.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah. Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
But you. And, like, I love following you and everything that you stand for, but obviously I've gotten into the health and wellness space and you are an expert on it. I think you're, you know, you're more human first and then expert second, which is great.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Thank you for saying that. You're the first person that's ever said that to me, and that's how I would describe who I am.
Savannah Chris Lee
I love that. Yeah. I just think it's. If you don't approach it that way.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
Then ethically, it's hard to succeed.
Dr. Christina Rahm
You're so right. And honestly, when you're in health and wellness, I don't care what your education is or where you come from, you're trying to help the world. If you don't make that a moral decision and you're just trying to make money, it doesn't work.
Savannah Chris Lee
No, it doesn't. And so where did this journey start for you?
Dr. Christina Rahm
So I lost a child to cancer. I ended up having a pituitary palactinoma and syringomyelia tumors in the spine and brain. And then melanoma, squamous basil, and cancer spread throughout my body. And I was 26. Yeah. So it was just kind of a wake up moment to what do I. And I was having so much fun in my life. I was literally, I say this, I used to be a lot of fun.
Savannah Chris Lee
I bet you still are.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I can be. I can be. But I used to have a lot of fun. And then I realized, why am I here? What am I going to do? And then I had children. And of course, my focus has been how do I do do something good for humanity? And that's why I loved what you said in the beginning. And that's really what I want to do.
Savannah Chris Lee
Well, it's. What's crazy is I have one of my good friends, their little girl was diagnosed with cancer, and luckily, now she's in remission. She's seven years old now. She just got in remission, but it was a long journey to go through it all. They had failed bone marrow transplants, all the things. But she was here at Vanderbilt, and she's getting, like, her chemo treatments, and all the kids are eating these popsicles, and you look at them, and it's a brand that has donated to, like, 100, 150 childhood cancer centers. And it's nothing but red dye. 40, like the corn syrup, yellow dye, blue dye. It's nothing but chemicals that children that are already dying, you're just, let's donate them to the hospital so the kids can have it.
Dr. Christina Rahm
It upsets me so much because I'm from. In the early part of my career, I did research even with the government. I worked with pharmaceutical and biotech. I was trying to find answers. And as a scientist, I wanted solutions. I would get so frustrated because I would go in, I even would go to different countries and work on protocols, and they wouldn't even have soap sometimes. And the food that they had was, you're right. Red dye, blue dye, sugar. There were carbs. And I was so frustrated. Even after, if you and I went in to have a surgery, if either one of us did, they're not offering us healthy food after. And if you ask me, is it more expensive? No. We could offer healthy alternatives. It's just not. It hasn't been in the plan. So that's one of the things I've really worked actively at doing in a positive way, going throughout the world, speaking with governments, working with presidents and prime ministers to try to change these things, not just in this country, but globally.
Savannah Chris Lee
That is amazing. Yeah, it's. I struggle with it a lot because you start to see really how monopolized everything is. And it's even like Coca Cola and them donating to the cancer or the Diabetes Society and all these different companies that like what their product causes, they donate to that certain institution. And I'm like, that should tell you
Dr. Christina Rahm
right there, okay, I'm gaining a lot of respect for you right now. Everyone in the room that knows me knows that you are saying things That I think every day, and I think I reached a point probably in my 40s, where when I had four children, realizing they're growing up, or how do I make changes in a more. In a huger way, how do I change a system and do it positively? Because the problem is when you blow the whistle, you can't get very far. But you want to make changes. And I do respect how you've stood up against systems that are broken. I. Someday we'll have to have lunch at breakfast and talk about how I've gone through things, even in a legal system, not understanding it. I was younger and I thought, you know, it's our country, the legal system. If you're innocent or you've done the right thing, they're going to do it. And I learned through my career and the different things I've gone through, that wasn't the case at all. In fact, I had attorneys years ago sit down with me and say, christina, you've got to stop being so naive. Because I was like, if I'm just telling the truth, so why can't I tell the truth? It doesn't work that way.
Savannah Chris Lee
They don't want to know the truth most of the time.
Dr. Christina Rahm
And the healthcare system's the same way. Right. So I love your stance in standing up for what's right because it's not easy and people don't know this, but I do. And you get a lot of criticism, I'm sure, for that. I know you have people that are applauding you, but there's a lot of people that don't like that.
Savannah Chris Lee
There's a lot of people that don't like it. And my biggest thing is I would rather stand up for what's right then, you know, become a victim to all the other things around. I don't really don't care if you like me, what you say about me, as long as I know that what I'm doing is right. And I think right now, obviously a big topic is like the vaccine topic. And what are your thoughts on that? With childhood vaccines, I worked for all.
Dr. Christina Rahm
For a lot. Not all big pharma and biotech. You know, I was kind of on the cutting edge as a scientist. I mean, I've done everything in pharma from marketing to sales. But ultimately, at the end of my career, it was just clinical research, scientific research, medical research. And so retroviruses are something you work on to create vaccines. And this has been part of my education and what I've done. However, for me, because I've had Four children. I approached it differently with my children. I spread out their vaccines. I understood the negative effects of them. I also understand why certain vaccines are needed. I do not believe that everyone needs 44 vaccines. Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
So that's the scary part.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
Because whenever I look into entering the next phase of my life and having kids and all these things, I'm like, why does a newborn need a hep B vaccine?
Dr. Christina Rahm
It's justified because to protect the child. And then if you go against that in this country, some pediatricians and OB GYNs won't even see you.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah, they won't. They won't even see you. But that's the scary part is they won't see you. I've had other people tell me, yeah, pediatricians won't see you because they make their money off of vaccinations.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, the problem is there's a system in place. And I would say most doctors are really great human beings and doing the right thing. I would say there are some doctors that are controlled by a system and there's no option. And then I think there's doctors that are there just to make money. It's like anything in life, you know that. I mean, it's like what you're doing with your life.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yes.
Dr. Christina Rahm
You have the option to just be this beautiful woman that's famous or to be this beautiful human being that can make changes to this world. And you've chosen the second, you've chosen to stand up. And I think doctors have to do that too. I can't get rid of. We can't make a decision when it comes to vaccines. I think we're over vaccinated. I would prefer that we would make some changes, but I don't know if that's in the future right now.
Savannah Chris Lee
Let's see, what was. What was really eye opening for me is I'm going through the process to like freeze my eggs, all of that. And they're like, all right, well, you're not immune to measles. You need to get the measles vaccine. And I'm like, hold on, I got the measles vaccine as a child.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
And now you're telling me I'm not immune to it. And then you're telling me to inject my body with a live vaccine before I go and, you know, create eggs, whatever.
Dr. Christina Rahm
What did you do?
Savannah Chris Lee
I refused it. Yeah. Yeah.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I would have refused it.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah. I refused it.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I refused a lot of things.
Savannah Chris Lee
We love that. See, that's why I like you.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah. But it is one of Those things, though, to where I feel like they scare you in the midst of your refusal.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, it's. I'll tell you what bothers me. Because I am educated scientifically, I'm upset they make people feel ignorant or stupid or like that. They shame them when they're asking bas. And one of my missions in my life has been to be honest, to stand up for mothers, to stand up for women and people throughout the world so that I can tell the truth about things. And I try to do it in a productive way. But the truth is your body, you own your body. I say this all the time. You know instinctively what you're supposed to do.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yes.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Like, you have a discernment, and you know, this. This is how you've gotten to where you are. You are following this discernment. And I firmly believe women have that in particularly. Not that men don't. It's just that have this gift, you know, naturally, of course. So it's your body. There's a whole city inside that body. You should decide what you're doing.
Savannah Chris Lee
Well, and that's what I have a problem with, is people saying, you know, on one side, my body, my choice. But then when we had the whole Covid era and getting the COVID vaccine, it was no longer my body, my choice. It was your forced to get vaccinated or else you will lose your job. You won't be able to attend events or restaurants or whatever it may have been.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
And so that's what I really struggled with is, oh, so you go from saying my body, my choice to now we're forcing you to inject this vaccine that you may not believe in.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah, it doesn't make sense to me at all. In fact, for me, I'm. I'm obviously, I had four children. I'm pro life for my life. Like, for me, this is my stance, this is my choice. I want to take care of my body. I'm also against children being taken out of the womb when they could fully live. And there's nothing wrong. I just. There's. There's laws, in my opinion, ethically, that we should follow. And when the pandemic happened, it was like the same people that were saying pro choice were then not giving us a choice. And so it was really hard for me, to be honest. I think it was hard for everyone. Like, come on. So you're saying pro choice, but you don't give us a choice. Like, I don't understand how that happened with a grown adult. Do you know what I mean? So it Was really hard because as a scientist, I understood we would hit herd immunity at the same time, regardless of what we decided. And I would rather us have done it that way. I understand the president's decision. I really do. I think when you're protecting a country, you have to make the best choice you can. But I didn't understand the backlash of the military or people losing jobs. I really didn't. Or people going in to have their child and they won't deliver the child if they haven't been vaccinated. Like, I didn't understand any of that.
Savannah Chris Lee
You're putting, in my. In my opinion, you're putting more lives at risk. You're also putting the youth at more risk by keeping them inside, not being active, not having, you know, play dates, not. You're. It's causing more harm than it is
Dr. Christina Rahm
good at that point, 100%. And I was shocked by how a lot of it was handled. But I also think, you know, your individual governors made decisions. You know, thankfully, we had Governor Lee, who made some good decisions in this. In this state. But, yeah, with vaccines, I think mothers need to stand up and give options. So with my children, I do want to make sure, I tell you this, I spread it out and then the things that weren't necessary, like the herpes vaccination and stuff like that, I did not choose that for my children because I knew that came with infertility and other issues. So.
Savannah Chris Lee
So are you talking about the HPV vaccine? Yeah, I just saw an article today that said they were requiring the HPV vaccine to be retested or something like that.
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Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah, because there's some side effect profiles that go along.
Savannah Chris Lee
See, and I got it. My parents gave me that. And now I'm 28. You know, I have endometriosis. I have. And I'm like, interesting. I wonder if it was potentially caused from that vaccine.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, you know, your parents did what they thought was best, of course, because
Savannah Chris Lee
you had the government scaring you at that time.
Dr. Christina Rahm
You don't know. That's why I. I think I am someone's worst and best person to talk to about this, because I know all the negative. So when I read a package insert or I read about something and there's 48% or 68% chances of different side effects, I've got a problem. Right. So if you're trying to make someone better, but yet there's 68. Because if you add it up, you should always look at your package insert in a drug and you should look at what's the percent of stroke, what's the percent of gaining weight, what's infertility, all of that stuff, and then add it up. Just do that as. As an exercise. Someday ask the pharmacist for the package insert, add it up and think, oh, my gosh, what? These are all the side effects that could happen to me. And it's a lot.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah. Well, I even asked. I remember asking my primary care physician, you know, when the COVID vaccine came out, I asked him, I was like. And I knew his stance on it. He was definitely pro the vaccine. But I asked him, I was like, how do we know how this is going to affect fertility? And he goes, honestly, Savannah, you are young, you are healthy. I would advise you not to get it, because I don't. We don't know. We don't know how it's going to affect fertility.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, in some of the initial trials with mRNA, we know, but a lot of those trials are not there anymore. I think that was great of your doctor because I wish every doctor would look at every individual situation.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah. Like my grandmother, he told her to get it right because she was 78 years old. Whatever. She got it, I didn't get it.
Dr. Christina Rahm
And how did your family handle that? Was there. I'm not giving the interview. No, no, no. Did they. It was so hard for families during that time, is why I asked.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah, it was. We try to live life as normal as possible. Obviously, you get scared when you have, like, someone who's elderly and who's going through cancer and you know when everyone's telling you, oh, everyone just dies from this. Right. You start to freak out a little bit. Like at the very beginning, I remember us getting, like, all kinds of disinfectant and this and that, and then we're just like, okay, yeah, we need to live everyday life because it was causing more effects on the deterioration of your mental health than it was doing anything physical. And at that point, it's like, I'm sorry, but I can't jump on board with this.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, and that's the problem that I Think a lot of doctors, and I think a lot of the public doesn't understand either. Vaccines can cause depression and anxiety. We have an increase right now in colon cancer in this country with women in their 20s and 30s of about 70%. Depression is about the same way. So we are increasing what's happening. And I'm not blaming the vaccines, but here's what I want to tell you. You know, God gave us this earth, the land, air and water, and we have to protect it, but we have to protect our bodies. And there's toxins. And when we keep putting these things in our body that are artificial, that have heavy metals, that have heavy metals, it just goes in. And how do you get rid of them? And for women that want to understand this, heavy metals age you. One of the patents I wrote is for the reversal of aging and the regeneration of the skin, hair, and nails. And one of the first steps is getting rid of heavy metals in the body.
Savannah Chris Lee
And how do you do?
Dr. Christina Rahm
I use a product that I made called Clean Slate, and it goes in and basically helps detox and get rid of the things in the body by taking the heavy metals out that shouldn't be there. And I added trace minerals and vitamins to protect, because you don't want to strip the body. But think about this. We take baths every day. We brush our teeth. What are we doing to clean out ourselves or the inside of our body? Right? And the issue is, we have so much war. When we have a war in Ukraine and Russia or the one that we're dealing with, or the attacks in Iran and stuff, those heavy metals don't leave the stratosphere. They travel through the land, air, and water. And then when you mix those with GMO and pollution, we've got toxins all around us. So even though we have plastic surgery, we have good skin care, we have things we can do. The cells in your body have to be clean, and then you can look and feel younger.
Savannah Chris Lee
Wow. That is. I mean, you even look at, like, recent, you know, over the past year or so, like baby formulas have been a huge topic of conversation. And actually looking at the metals that are in baby formulas here in the
Dr. Christina Rahm
U.S. yeah, that was one of the things. I took over our manufacturing over a year ago because we were in 90 countries. And to keep up with it was a lot. And then I wanted to work with other companies as well. And my biggest thing is reversing the GMOs and the heavy metals and plants and vitamins and seeds and in our world, because you can take A vitamin C, for example, if they didn't detox the heavy metals out of it, or a peptide, it holds on to the heavy metals. So you have to kind of. You got to figure out a way to clean those out.
Savannah Chris Lee
Interesting. Yeah, that's interesting. And, you know, I think it's funny. My mom, she came on before and we did a podcast, and it's so funny to hear, like, my parents or my grandparents say, oh, well, kids in today's day and age have so many more problems than what we had back in the day, and y' all are taking so much stuff. And that's true, but I believe it's because it's like I told her, like, your food back then was totally different than ours.
Dr. Christina Rahm
100.
Savannah Chris Lee
Like, we're being exposed to so many more toxins that we're not even aware of 100%.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I was speaking, and people criticize me for speaking at the World Economic Forum, but a lot of presidents and prime ministers speak, including our current president. And I. I go and I speak on different topics, like healthcare and economies and humanitarian services for women and children. And one of the talks that I gave it was on food and what we're eating and what we're doing. And the mass majority of people that were on the panel didn't even believe we would have meat by the year of 2030. They thought that we would be. We couldn't have meat that was clean. Right. And that we had to completely basically put protein in, like, potato chips and candy bars. If people will pay attention at the store. That's what's happening. But here's the issue. That candy bar or that protein bar could be full of heavy metals and toxins. And the preservatives, you know that even though you think you're eating a healthy bar, one of the doctors I consulted with on the Human Genome Project said it was one of the worst things we could ever eat. Because when we're eating it, and I love protein bars, that we're putting the preservatives in our stomachs. So your parents are right. I mean, the food just isn't the same. And I have to say this, the obesity crisis, the diabetes crisis, it's because of our food. And people feel guilty, they feel embarrassed, they gain weight. They don't feel. They feel like it's their fault. But the truth is, it's our environment and our bodies that are rejecting it. And one of my focuses over the last two years has been to create natural products that will help us basically recalibrate our body. So we can metabolize things so we can naturally not gain weight because our bodies really were made to be a miracle. We just have to. It's kind of like you go back and you reset a family or you reset your mind in the morning to be positive. We've got to do that inside of
Savannah Chris Lee
our bodies, without a doubt. What is your thoughts on mental health and physical health and are they kind of reliant on one another?
Dr. Christina Rahm
100% think they're reliant on one another. I think people that are suffering from depression and anxiety, there's such an increase. And I just want to say this to people out there, don't blame yourself. We have such a problem with women. And Savannah, I'm sure you're a role model for these women, but they're really struggling, struggling with even finding a purpose or what to do. Because I believe when our microbiome of our gut is not clean and not strong, and I personally believe we have an outbreak of fungus and parasites. That happens a lot of times after a viral basically pandemic because what happens is your fungus and your parasites become stronger because we're the host and they want to take over the body. So if your microbiome of your stomach's not right, then your brain and your neurotransmitters aren't. So I think it's all connected and I think we've got to clean everything up.
Savannah Chris Lee
I like listening to you speak. I'm like, oh my gosh, yes. Like you make, you break. You make everything make sense, which is great.
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Savannah Chris Lee
My generation, it's hard. Like, just is. Like, you just think the things we eat, we drink, we. The things that we think are okay. What we grew up on, trying to cut those things out. Like, I cannot wait until the food dyes are gone. Like, I mean, you know they're not
Dr. Christina Rahm
in every country, right? Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
Oh no, they're not. So it's like, why do other countries deserve this, but we don't.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Other countries have made a stance that the citizens shouldn't put it in their bodies and they know it's poisonous and toxic to the body. For some reason, this has not occurred in this country. But I'm hopeful with the current administration, with what's going on in health care that those changes will be made.
Savannah Chris Lee
And one thing that has become huge in my generation are, you know, the nicotine pouches.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Oh yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
And there are so many different studies out there. Pro, cons, whatever. What are your thoughts on nicotine pouches?
Dr. Christina Rahm
There are some positive effects of nicotine. It's kind of interesting. My grandmother and grandfather Rahm and the Kreider family on that side, they were tobacco farmers. And I remember even like the tobacco leaves, we would put it on a stick, like a sting, right? Like if a bee stung us, we would put water on it and then slap it on the sting. Same thing with other things. We used it for sores and things like that because it has medicinal purposes. It's kind of like not to get on the topic of marijuana or cannabis, but they have medicinal purposes. The issue is it being misused and synthetics being added. So when people ask me that, I'm really not for at all smoking or putting things in your mouth. But the patches can offer benefits to reduce inflammation. I think it shouldn't be something that's continuously used. I think it's kind of like when I have a bee sting, let me get rid of the inflammation right away. So I do understand as a scientist the positive impact and the way we know that nicotine can actually stop cancer cells sometimes from growing. But we know it can cause cancer, right? So it just depends. It's kind of one of those things individually you have to look at. Like if you came to me and talked to me about something, I would say, well, I think this is where this could be used. And maybe you shouldn't use it in this other area. I definitely don't think, like, young kids should be taking that every day and living off that, because it does give you increased energy, it does stimulate your metabolism, it does reduce inflammation if it's used in certain kinds of pathways.
Savannah Chris Lee
Interesting. Okay, we need to have a broader talk about this, because I have some ideas. We've got to have a broader talk about this. Just. It's one of those things that I'm like, hey, if people are going to do it, can we find the healthiest way for you to do it?
Dr. Christina Rahm
That's what I was getting ready to say. So I feel like that's one of the things. Like, if I took nicotine and it was a decision and I cleaned it and I detoxed it, then I think it could be helpful. And I just. I was with Ted Nugent and Charmaine Nugent. I don't know if you know who they were. I was with them in Austin, in Waco, and she asked me the same question. So it's interesting that you really. And I told her what we talked
Savannah Chris Lee
about, and there's nothing really female focused for nicotine.
Dr. Christina Rahm
No, they haven't done it. We should be doing it. Why haven't we done it?
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah. Yeah.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Not yet.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah, that is. Okay. So, obviously, with all the success that you've had, I mean, you have all of your businesses, you're a doctor, you're a scientist, you're all these things people probably, you know, you being a woman, I would expect that that hasn't necessarily been the easiest thing in the entire world. I feel like people will look at you and think, oh, just like a pat on the head. Good job. You don't know what you're doing. Can you kind of explain that journey of your success and being a female? And when people hear this, they're going to be like, what, Savannah, you voted for Trump? Don't give me that. I can firmly say that women still do not have it as easy as men did.
Dr. Christina Rahm
No. 100%. I. But I also am glad I'm a woman. So I'm like you. I have a choice. I'm not going to be a victim.
Savannah Chris Lee
Right.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I'm going.
Savannah Chris Lee
I'm going to work. I don't care if I have to work 10 times as hard.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
I'm going to do it. And I'm going to show you.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah. And I can just tell you that most people don't understand how much education or how much travel that I've done and why I've done it. I was never questioned when I worked for pharmaceutical and biotech, but the minute I stepped out on my own, it became a topic of, there's no way she could have done all this, and how does she do all this? And anyone that works with me knows what I do. They're with me. They see how I travel. They know the presidents and prime ministers we got. Got an award from the president in Ukraine yesterday. I mean, there's different things. And it's not really me, I'm being honest with you, that's getting the awards. It's our company. We have a group of people that are really trying to make positive impacts on humanity and make process changes like you're doing. Which is why, at your age, it fascinates me that you've stepped up in the way you have and you've recognized kind of the holes we have that we need to fix. If we can find more people like, that will be fantastic. But going back to your question, I remember the first job I had. I'm not going to mention the company as an executive. And we sit down. I'm the only female in there. And the CEO goes, christina, can you go get everyone coffee? So first of all, you're gonna. This is not even funny, but I'm gonna tell you the truth. I have always been kind of a tomboy.
Savannah Chris Lee
That was me my whole life.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I didn't know how to make coffee.
Savannah Chris Lee
So stop.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I don't know if I've ever talked to anyone about. I think my kids know this. And I go, yes. And I go in the other room and there's people in there. And I had to ask a man how to make the coffee.
Savannah Chris Lee
That is amazing.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Went back and. But it was. It was amazing. That whole meeting and continuously throughout my life, here's something I always hear, you know what? We can take care of that for you. We know that you have too much on your plate. We'll take that over. Like, we'll take your marketing department over, right? We'll take your social media over. We can do a better job. We don't want you to worry about it. We want you to just relax. It's a minimalization or a sexual comment is made before I go and speak on stage. That is not what I need. Does it bother me? No. I used to be a psychologist for prostitutes, but don't do it to minimize me. And so I have had to develop a thicker skin because I was never on social media. And then when we went and put me on Social media. And it started growing because I was on stage in all these countries. I couldn't believe how mean people were. I was like, what? And so people know this. It's really. For me, you have to almost put blinders on. Because I figured out the more I do where I feel like I'm helping humanity, the more I'm criticized.
Savannah Chris Lee
And why do you think that is?
Dr. Christina Rahm
I don't know. I think part of it, I don't know if it's just because I'm a woman. I'm thankful I'm a woman. I do think people don't believe everything I've done because I'm a woman. It's like you. How is Savannah Chris Lee doing all of this? Right. How does your mother do all this? But you both do.
Savannah Chris Lee
Exactly. I will never forget being in a meeting in D.C. and it was at a table full of men, and they were like, we thought you were going to be the quiet, sweet one at the table. I was like, you clearly don't know me.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Then you should have said, have you met my family?
Savannah Chris Lee
Yeah, exactly, exactly. Like, no, that's not me. But yeah, I. What's your advice for women who are facing things like that? You know, whether they are trying to work their way up in a company, they're trying to be a CEO. They're trying, you know, to break past that barrier to show men in power that I know what I'm doing and I'm here to stay.
Dr. Christina Rahm
So I'm going to use a story that happened to me in New York City. I sat down with a pretty famous person in that city, and he said to me, so there's two things people say about you. They say that you're really kind. And then other people excuse my language. They say, I'm a bitch. And he says, you can't be both. You can't be a nice person and be this female power person that's really a bitch. And I said, I think I am both. I feel like I can stand up. I can run a company. I have, right? Numerous times. One of the things I did. And I hope you never do this, and I hope other women never do this, I would start companies and run them and give them men credit, even though they are mine companies. I did it for years.
Savannah Chris Lee
How?
Dr. Christina Rahm
Because I felt like they wanted attention. I didn't want them to feel bad. And I. So the whole time I worked at pharma, we had our own companies. So I've continuously, since I've been there, 27 started companies.
Savannah Chris Lee
Wow.
Dr. Christina Rahm
And so I Just. And you know why? I started it. And I tell everyone this. I read Trump's book on how he negotiated and how he saw business. And for me, I remember thinking, if he can do that, I can do that. And if I don't do that, I'm never gonna make the impact that I wanna make in this world. I can't just be a scientist. I've gotta understand how to make money so I can be respected when I sit down in a boardroom, that was my goal. So for women out there, you can do it, and you're gonna fail. Get used to failing. Men fail all the time, too. Just get back up. I also wanna tell women this. Don't cry to get your way. It's okay to cry.
Savannah Chris Lee
Thank you. Thank you.
Dr. Christina Rahm
It's okay to cry. I had someone the other day say to me, I was crying over my son who got married, and they said, you need to learn not to cry. And I said, I'll cry over my kids anytime I want.
Savannah Chris Lee
Amen.
Dr. Christina Rahm
But when women cry to get their way, I will never compete with a woman that uses weakness to get a man's attention or to get a company's attention. And you know what I'm talking about.
Savannah Chris Lee
Oh, yeah.
Dr. Christina Rahm
So listen, if you want to. If you really want to make an impact on this world, then you got to stand up and you got to be a big girl. And I mean that. You got to put your big pants on.
Savannah Chris Lee
My dad always told me he was, like, dried up. There's no room for tears in a boardroom.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah, my dad did, too.
Savannah Chris Lee
He's like, if you think you're gonna sit at a table full of men and they're gonna feel bad for you because you start crying, you're sadly mistaken.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Sadly mistaken.
Savannah Chris Lee
And I was like, okay. But, like, that has stuck with me. It's so true. The more and more I. I get into business and do the things that I'm doing, they don't give a shit if I shed a tear.
Dr. Christina Rahm
No, not at all. You know?
Savannah Chris Lee
So, like. And. And that's just not me. I'm just like, it would take a
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Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah. And. And it takes a lot to make me cry unless I cry over the people I love, because I love them. Do you know what I mean? That's about it. I don't cry because people hurt my feelings, because I'm over that. And that would be my other advice. You're gonna get your feelings hurt. Just get over it. You gotta move on. And you can't Take the criticism, grow from it, but don't let anyone determine what you're doing with your life. You determine.
Savannah Chris Lee
I love that. So what are three simple things that people can do today to support their health and to maybe if they don't know what to do, but they're like, I want to be healthier. What are three things they could start with?
Dr. Christina Rahm
So I used to be a psychologist before I was a scientist. And this is what I tell everyone. If you want to start your day, start your day in prayer or meditation. I give my life to God every morning and then I make a list of what I'm thankful for that day. That sounds like, who cares? How's that going to impact something, someone.
Savannah Chris Lee
But it does your mental health. What they say it takes 60 something days to form a habit.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah. 60 to 90, they think some people even 120. So you've just got to wake up. And people that are depressed or anxious, please do this. It will really help. Like one of the things. I know this sounds simple. Brush your teeth, write a list. Just simple things. Sleep is extremely important. We know now that sleep is directly related to cancer, cancer and autoimmune disorder. So it's really, really important. And drinking the right water is important. We have a product where it helps detox water, but there's other products out there. Getting fresh water is extremely important. Your body is composed the largest organ.
Savannah Chris Lee
I know your skin's the largest organ of your body. So even showering in water not clean is.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, yeah. Everyone was worried about the pandemic, about your eyes and your mouth, but what about your skin? Do you know what I mean? So. So that is so extremely important to people's lives. And I think that we underestimate how those basics impact how long we will live, because they do. How many hours you sleep directly impact how long you're going to live.
Savannah Chris Lee
Really, how many hours of sleep are you supposed to have?
Dr. Christina Rahm
So people's bodies are different. We don't talk a lot about this because we always say eight hours. It depends on the age of the individual and it depends on your DNA. But typically six to eight hours is what is needed. Needed. But I don't always hit that.
Savannah Chris Lee
Really. Okay. So I got this new thing to track my sleep and I was just looking at it last night and I was so amused. It just all the like. I love looking at stuff like this. But my sleep, it says my sleep report. I was so proud of it. I'm not gonna lie. It was the past 30 days. So my bedtime is typically 10:30.
Dr. Christina Rahm
That's good.
Savannah Chris Lee
And I sleep on average 8 hours and 11 minutes.
Dr. Christina Rahm
That's great.
Savannah Chris Lee
8 hours and 11 minutes. 21% REM sleep. Yeah. Like it is.
Dr. Christina Rahm
You had to be happy. That's great.
Savannah Chris Lee
It's the greatest feeling in the entire world.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Are you putting on music or do you. Do you turn the. The blinds down? Are there other.
Savannah Chris Lee
I set my thermostat on 68. I have a fan on and I put on like a sleep Spotify playlist through like the speakers in my bedroom. I have a whole setup. I'm like, I can't. If I don't have my setup, I will not sleep.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah, I'm trying to do that because that definitely helps me sleep. Like the white noise, the dark, really. And I love fans. I'm the same way. And it has to be cold.
Savannah Chris Lee
Oh, yes.
Dr. Christina Rahm
And that controls it. Like, that helps me. And I think every person has to find that kind of nice sweet spot where they can sleep because it is important. I mean, again, you live less years if you're not sleeping the right amount of time.
Savannah Chris Lee
That is just insane.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I know, I know.
Savannah Chris Lee
And so before we wrap up, one thing I do want to talk about is infertility. And right now to where I feel like we're at like an all time high of infertility with men and females.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Why?
Savannah Chris Lee
Why?
Dr. Christina Rahm
There's a lot of things that are connected and it's not just physical. There's an emotional, mental thing right now where there's so much AI, there's so many things that people are interacting with and I think people are even scared to get close. So you have a decline. And it started like in Japan, but it's everywhere now. People even wanting to have children or even wanting to have physical contact because of the apps. And I think people are scared because when you have sex, you're sharing each other's microbiome, you know, so some people are nerv about that. And it's interesting. I'm working on a product right now to help with some of this so that people will not get sexually transmitted diseases while they're sexually active and they will help their microbiome. That's one of my focuses because just so you know, fungus, parasites, viruses and bacteria are on a huge uprise with sexually transmitted diseases. So we think it's because of the fact that again, the virus can cause this and those are moist areas. There's a lot of interaction going on. I'll have to have you in the series when we're going to do a sex series on it and really, really help people from a perspective scientifically on how we can discuss this. But fertility, I think, is a combination of tipping points of the environment, of GMOs, of heavy metals. You've got to get rid of the heavy metals and the body's reproductive organs not having the right microbiome. So let me explain. Gut doesn't, and your heart and your brain don't. And they're all connected because you have toxins or heavy metals, then your reproductive organs are impacted as well. Men and women. And we know that the male sperm count has gotten lower.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yes.
Dr. Christina Rahm
It's not as productive. I do credit so many vaccines can impact that as well, and so many, so much medication. And I'm not against pharmaceuticals, but you have to be careful what you put in your body. So we've never had really this level of issues as it pertains to fertility. We have a product line that have helped people, but I don't publicly talk about it because I can't make claims. But we have people all over the world, we have a protocol who get pregnant, who couldn't get pregnant for like 14 years, 15 years.
Savannah Chris Lee
Interesting. Yeah. Because my. I just had like another panel of blood work done before I go and do to my egg freezing and my egg count decreased by almost 70% in a year.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I. I'll, I'll send you some stuff.
Savannah Chris Lee
A year.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
Which is, I'm like, that's huge though.
Dr. Christina Rahm
70.
Savannah Chris Lee
How does that happen?
Dr. Christina Rahm
What did your doctor say?
Savannah Chris Lee
It's still within normal range, but I'm like, I don't. I. That's my struggle with just these general, like, practitioners. Doctors. I like more of a functional medicine type doctor because I feel like, like you said, these doctors, they're great. I mean, but I don't want to just be within range.
Dr. Christina Rahm
No.
Savannah Chris Lee
Like, I don't want to be at the low range. I don't want to be at. I want to be at that perfect spot.
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Savannah Chris Lee
oh, it's fine just because it's in range when in reality I think your range is off.
Dr. Christina Rahm
You could go back, though, depending on where you were traveling and what you were doing and what your body was exposed to. And it could go up higher. I'm sure they told you that it's typically once it goes down, it's hard for it to go up. Did you know that? Yes, but it can. And so one of the things I focused one of our lines on was really supporting the body by getting rid of the toxins and supporting so people could get pregnant. My son is getting ready to have his first, his first son.
Savannah Chris Lee
Congratulations.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Thank you. And then my niece, she was having problems. So I have wanted to help my family and other families throughout the world. I think it's important if you want a baby to be able to have one. That being said, I want to say this, not that you asked me, I think you will probably be and will be an amazing mother.
Savannah Chris Lee
Thank you.
Dr. Christina Rahm
But I also think your life as it is, you have so much happiness and strength. And I tell people this, that want to get pregnant. There's all kinds of children out there to be adopted. I know having your own biological child is so important, but you know this also loving a child, but you can
Savannah Chris Lee
loving a child, it doesn't matter if they are biologically yours, not biologically yours. Like, I experienced this with helping raise my little sister. Like, the love that comes from a child and a love from you that goes to a child is the greatest gift in the entire world.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
For anyone that comes could not love a child. I'm like, something's wrong with you.
Dr. Christina Rahm
I, I, I agree. And I like the fact that you're freezing your eggs and I like the fact you're trying to get pregnant. Because one of the things I would love to tell people your age is we do need to have children.
Savannah Chris Lee
Yes.
Dr. Christina Rahm
We do need to continue.
Savannah Chris Lee
Well, that's something too. It's like, you know, I am fully behind, like, get married, have kids.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
That's, I mean, that's what God intended
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Savannah Chris Lee
But now, you know, I really want to lobby for insurance carriers to have to cover the cost of ivf.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Oh, yeah.
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If it's medically deemed necessary, insurance carriers
Savannah Chris Lee
should have to cover the cost.
Dr. Christina Rahm
Well, I 100% believe I agree with you.
Savannah Chris Lee
Because in the Republican Party, you can't say get married, have kids. But then we can't.
Dr. Christina Rahm
We're not going to help you.
Savannah Chris Lee
We're not going to help you have kids.
Dr. Christina Rahm
And here's what I want to say. We're part of the reason you can't have kids because of our environment and food.
Savannah Chris Lee
Exactly.
Dr. Christina Rahm
And so, but we're not going to help. Right. Take, we need to take responsibility for, like, the red and blue dye. Right. The preservatives, what we put in our foods. We have more GMOs and glyphosate in this country than anywhere. Yet we are one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world. And so, yes, I believe that is something that we should be paying for and we should be advocating for, for.
Savannah Chris Lee
Well, this was amazing. I feel like I could talk to you forever. But I'm coming on your podcast, so can you tell people where to find you, where to find you on social media websites, whatever it may be?
Dr. Christina Rahm
You can go to drchristinaram.com and we're all over all the social media. We have a podcast, the Dr. Rahm Show. We do have a sex under the microscope talking scientifically. We will talk about infertility. I'd love to have you on. We're interviewing doctors and people all over the world and individuals that want. That have questions or want to learn about it. Therootbrands.com is where some of the products are and you can just find me wherever. Hopefully you can find me around my children and grandchildren.
Savannah Chris Lee
Right?
Dr. Christina Rahm
Yeah.
Savannah Chris Lee
That's the best place to find you. Make sure that Dr. Christina Raum is tagged on YouTube as well as all the different social media posts so you can find her. But I'm so excited to go on her podcast next. So until next week, thank you so much for listening. Listening.
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Episode: Your Body Knows First (feat. Dr. Christina Rahm)
Date: March 31, 2026
Host: Savannah Chrisley
Guest: Dr. Christina Rahm
In this richly insightful and candid episode, Savannah Chrisley sits down with Dr. Christina Rahm—a scientist, health expert, entrepreneur, and advocate for wellness—to discuss the importance of listening to your body, challenging broken health systems, navigating controversies like vaccines, the impact of environmental toxins, and the unique challenges faced by women in health, business, and society. Together, they share personal experiences, dive deeply into topics such as fertility, mental health, and nutrition, and empower listeners to take control of their well-being.
Personal Health Struggles:
Dr. Rahm shares her motivation rooted in personal tragedy, having lost a child to cancer and battling multiple cancers herself at age 26.
Purpose-Driven Career:
Her focus shifted to humanitarian impact—using science for good, with an ethos of "human first, expert second."
Harmful Ingredients for Vulnerable Groups:
Savannah and Dr. Rahm criticize how products filled with artificial dyes and sugar are promoted—even to children with cancer.
Industry Monopolies:
The pair discuss hypocrisy within food and beverage companies who donate to disease societies their products have contributed to.
Parental Decisions and Vaccine Overload:
Dr. Rahm, having worked in pharma, advocates for informed, individualized vaccine protocols—she spread her own children's vaccines out, avoided unnecessary ones, and encourages questions.
Shaming, Systemic Coercion, and Loss of Choice:
Both recall being pressured and shamed for questioning or refusing vaccines (esp. during fertility procedures and COVID-19), and highlight the contradiction in the "my body, my choice" rhetoric during the pandemic.
Impacts of COVID Mandates:
Dr. Rahm criticizes mandates leading to lost jobs, difficulties with care, and the harsh effects of isolation on mental health.
Heavy Metals and Aging:
The discussion moves toward the prevalence of toxins—heavy metals, GMOs, dyes—and their links to disease and aging.
Detox as Daily Hygiene:
Dr. Rahm compares internal detox (using her product "Clean Slate") to everyday external hygiene.
Food Evolution:
They reflect on generational changes—how today's children face more health challenges due to differences in food quality and environmental exposures.
Food Dyes and Global Disparities:
They discuss America’s lag in banning food dyes linked to health issues.
Nicotine Pouches:
Dr. Rahm notes traditional and medical uses of nicotine, while warning about synthetics and misuse, suggesting individualized assessment.
Women in Power:
Dr. Rahm shares the challenges of being a successful woman in male-dominated spaces—minimization, credit-stealing, and societal disbelief.
Encouragement and Advice:
Rahm's message: embrace resilience, avoid weaponizing tears, learn from failure, and structure your life with integrity.
Rising Infertility:
Both men and women face declining fertility due to environmental, social, and physiological factors (toxins, GMOs, medication, stress, social trends).
Advocacy for Coverage:
Savannah urges for insurance to cover IVF.
Broader Views on Family:
Dr. Rahm encourages adoption as a loving alternative and emphasizes the importance of community in child-rearing.
| Timestamp | Topic/Quote | |-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:47–02:30 | Dr. Rahm’s personal health crises and career pivot | | 02:30–04:21 | Dangers in hospital/childhood foods and systemic issues | | 06:09–10:42 | Vaccine mandates, choice, and social shaming | | 17:16–18:12 | Heavy metals, detox, and aging | | 19:27–21:20 | Food quality across generations, environmental exposures | | 24:23–25:03 | Food dyes in the US vs. other countries | | 28:07–34:02 | Women in leadership, sexism, and career resilience | | 35:12–36:38 | Practical habits: gratitude, sleep, clean water | | 38:32–44:22 | Infertility, environment, and advocating for IVF coverage |
The conversation is candid, direct, and supportive—balancing expertise with personal vulnerability. Savannah is energetic, curious, and unafraid to question norms. Dr. Rahm is compassionate, forthright, and passionate about empowering listeners to challenge the status quo, take charge of their health, and stand tall in the face of adversity.