Alpha gal

Tater tot casserole is delicious...but the ground beef and cheese can cause an allergic reaction if you have Alpha-Gal Syndrome (mammal allergy). Not fun! So, I modified my favorite tater tot casserole recipe to be completely Alpha-Gal safe and mammal-free. With a few substitutions, it tastes almost the same! Check out the recipe on my blog :) #recipe #mammalfree

Although alpha gals cannot eat mammalian meat, like beef and pork, there are several sources of animal protein that are alpha-gal friendly.

Support and encouragement as you deal with the avalanche of emotions following an Alpha-Gal diagnosis.

Alpha-gal syndrome is a recently identified type of food allergy to mammalian meat and by-products. In the United States, the condition most often begins when a Lone Star tick bite transmits a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into the body. In some people, this triggers an immune system reaction that later produces mild to severe […]

A guide to understanding alpha-gal syndrome's paradigm-shifting presentation

Well, we have passed the 1 year mark since Grant was diagnosed with Alpha Gal. In so many ways I feel like we’ve always lived this way and in others I can hardly believe that this is his lif…

Knowing more about this allergy triggered by a tick bite will help physicians both in the United States and globally with their differential diagnoses, according to Dr David Johnson.

When you have a mammal allergy, eating out can be a very scary experience. Depending on the severity of your allergy, even 'safe' food items that are made with mammal products might cause an allergic reaction. But...does that mean you should skip restaurants entirely? Not necessarily! There are a lot of things you can do to help ensure you get a mammal-free meal, like carrying a food allergy chef card. Read the full blog post on my website! #mammalfree #alphagal

Alpha-What Syndrome? Medic-alert bracelets, no mammals, EpiPens? I didn't sign up for this...

March has certainly come in like a lion this year, good grief! Thankfully, regardless of the weather, there is much to celebrate this month: St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, March Madness for …