What’s Really in Your Medicine Cabinet? Why Beekeeper’s Naturals Is the Upgrade You Need | Carly Kremer

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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249: On today’s episode of Realfoodology, we’re rethinking how we approach healing, immune health, and the everyday products we trust — especially for our families. Courtney sits down with Carly Kremer, founder of Beekeeper’s Naturals, to explore how bee-based remedies like propolis and raw honey can help reinvent the medicine cabinet with functional, natural ingredients that actually support the body. They also discuss why synthetic additives like dyes and corn syrup still show up in OTC meds, why Flonase might not be the best choice, and the emerging science behind nutraceuticals that work with your immune system — not against it. Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/REALFOODOLOGY or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. Topics Discussed: Using food as medicine to support immune health naturally The power of propolis and how science and nature intersect in modern medicine Navigating fear around food toxins while maintaining a balanced approach to health The brain-boosting benefits of royal jelly and other nutraceuticals Supporting brain health naturally with specialized products and environmental toxin considerations Sponsored By: MASA | Go to MASAChips.com/Realfoodology and use code Realfoodology for 25% off your first order. Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/REALFOODOLOGY or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 00:03 – Reinvent Your Medicine Cabinet Naturally 00:06 – What’s in Cough Syrup? Why Honey Is Better 00:09 – Food as Medicine for Immune Support 00:13 – Immune Tools for Kids Before Getting Sick 00:15 – Are Nasal Sprays Safe for Kids? 00:18 – Overcoming Stigma Around Natural Remedies 00:20 – Propolis: Bee-Based Immune Boost 00:24 – Risks of Flonase & Why Natural Medicine Matters 00:28 – Food Dyes, FDA, and U.S. Regulation Insights 00:32 – Vetting Wellness Brands: Transparency & Testing 00:37 – Managing Food Toxins Without Fear 00:46 – Hidden Sugars in Medicine & Kid-Friendly Options 00:50 – Honey vs. Refined Sugar: What’s Different? 00:54 – Royal Jelly for Brain Health & Stress 01:00 – How Heat Affects Honey & Best Uses 01:01 – Natural Brain Support & Pregnancy Tips 01:05 – Courtney’s Fertility Journey & Natural Boosts 01:10 – Where to Buy Beekeeper’s Naturals + Discounts Show Links: Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/REALFOODOLOGY or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. Check Out Courtney: LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! @realfoodology www.realfoodology.com My Immune Supplement by 2x4 Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson

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0:00.0	on today's episode of the Real Foodology Podcast. I think we really need as a culture a reset on how
0:06.6	we go about healing, how we think about immune health, how we think about illness and medicine,
0:12.1	and mostly how we take care of our children. What's up, friends? Welcome back to another episode
0:17.4	of the Real Foodology Podcast. As always, I'm your host Courtney Swan, and today's
0:21.4	guest is Carly Kremmer of Beekeepers Naturals. This is such a fantastic episode. We talk about
0:27.0	reinventing the medicine cabinet and why it's more important than ever. I don't know if you've
0:30.8	picked up a NyQuil or a cough syrup recently in a CVS or even lozenges and tried to look at the ingredients. First of all,
0:39.4	they make you go through like three pages of it, a little sticker that you have to peel up.
0:44.1	And when you finally get to it, I mean, I recently was horrified to find on a cough syrup that
0:49.6	they still had high-fructed with corn syrup and dies in there. When you're sick, your immune system is already down.
0:55.6	We shouldn't be adding more insult to injury and adding in things like toxic petroleum-based dyes
1:01.0	that don't need to be in there. And, you know, this is going to be addressed in the next couple of years,
1:05.3	but my friend Carly has been on this for a long time. She created a line of healthier medicines that are all based
1:13.7	around bees and honey. She uses propolis, she uses raw honey. She actually even uses monk fruit
1:19.7	in some of her products just to bring the sugar content lower, which I really appreciate. And she
1:24.5	uses real functional ingredients that actually help boost your immune system
1:29.1	not suppress it further. I loved this episode. We also go into such amazing studies around
1:36.3	just certain nutraceuticals that are being used that come from nature that are very similar
1:42.3	in the way that they work to these chemical compounds that we're
1:45.4	using. We also talk about flonase and why you probably don't want to be using flonase anymore.
1:50.9	And so many other things. I mean, this was an incredible episode. I think you're going to love
1:54.1	it so much. Make sure you get to the very, very end because the code will save you 20% off.
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