Alpha-Gal, The Meat Allergy That Starts with One Tick | 12/4/25

It starts with hives, panic, ER visits, and confusion, then the truth hits, one Lone Star tick has rewritten your biology. Follow guest Kelly Tom's battle to find answers and the larger story of science, research, and the growing fear that nature may not be acting alone.

Alpha-Gal Syndrome begins with one Lone Star tick bite and ends with a shocking reality, your body now reacts to meat, dairy, gelatin, and everyday foods you once trusted. In this At The Mic Thursday Deep Dive with Keith Malinak, he is joined by Kerry Toms as she walks through years of misdiagnosis, confusion, and the moment she learned that one tick had rewritten her immune system. Keith expands the conversation to the bigger picture, the rapid spread of the Lone Star tick, unusual research programs, and rising concerns over what is driving this hidden allergy.

If you have unexplained reactions after meals or symptoms no doctor can explain, this episode might finally connect the dots. Stay through the end for practical insights, ingredient dangers that catch people off guard, and what day-to-day life actually looks like with Alpha-Gal Syndrome.

Chapters:
00:35 Alpha-Gal, the meat allergy no one sees coming
02:54 Kerry’s story, misdiagnosis, panic and finally an answer
11:28 Living in fear of food, the daily cost of Alpha-Gal
19:06 Why your body reacts hours later, the science behind the shock
27:21 The Lone Star tick, its spread, and why cases keep rising
34:55 Doctors still miss it, the mental toll of being “allergic to existing”
42:32 Tick experiments, strange programs and engineered insects
50:18 Government labs, military research and long unanswered questions
58:19 Can we prevent this, and what Alpha-Gal means for public health

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