Ozark Heritage Products (MO Ozarks) on 01/19/2025
It is becoming very common here in the MO Ozarks. One of our daughters contracted it in the spring of 2024. It can be very scary, and can sneak up on you. Many people start having problems, and because the reaction is delayed 2-8 hours, it can be hard to pinpoint what is wrong. Keeping good records with a symptom log, daily food intake, etc is a must.
Here is our story:
Her reactions started with a rash on her abdomen, for no apparent reason.
Thankfully, we had heard of this "disease/syndrome" going around here. Although, it has just "appeared" in recent years. The older natives here tell us, there was never such a thing; and they have been bitten by literally thousands and thousands of ticks in their lives.
Since we heard this, we were able to pinpoint that about 2 hours after she ate meat or dairy, it was happening.
As time went on she became more and more sensititive, and the reactions became more and more severe. To the point that we had to go through EVERYTHING in the house. We're talking toilet paper, chapstick, (lanolin from sheep), her cowgirl boots (leather from cows), shampoo, soap (goat's milk), our laundry soap, TOO MANY THINGS, we never thought of, to mention them all here.
She ended up having to get an epipen because she would start to get anaphylaxis, just from us cooking beef in the house. She couldn't even be around our cows, goats or sheep without a reaction.
Early on we got her antibodies tested, which you can order yourself online. They weren't elevated very much, when the reaction was just a rash, stomach ache, loose stools etc. About 6 months later we tested them again, as the reactions got worse; and they were higher.
The first advise we would give is to get EVERYTHING out of your life that is a trigger. READ ALL LABELS! Learn everything that contains alpha-gal, and remove it. It's not just a "red meat" allergy. Dairy and mammal by-products are in SO many things! We don't eat pork or pork by-products; which gave us some insight into this before the Alpha-gal.
Carrageenan, is another thing to watch out for. It is derived from red seaweed, and has a polysaccaride that causes an alpha-gal reaction as well, in some people. Beware of it being in VEGAN products.
Make sure you look for products that are VEGAN, not just vegetarian; as they can have dairy in them.
Keep your adrenals healthy, this REALLY puts a burden on them. Our daughter took Ashwaganda, in veggie caps.
We also got her a vegan iron and vegan Vit D. (Most Vit D is from sheep lanolin). These three things helped her the most, in being able to function.
We ended up doing acupuncture, after the reactions got so bad; and it was affecting our large family. No one was able to eat beef at home.
We went to a place where they put needles in her ear for 35 mins, then set the "pins"; that needed to stay in at least 2 hours. This was not the SAAT certified type. She did this twice a week for 10 sessions total.
We are thankful to the Father for helping her through this treatment. She still can't eat mammal meat (we pray and believe someday she will be able to) but she can eat dairy now, and we can cook meat in the house now. The hyper-sensitivity is a lot better, PRAISE GOD!
Pray this helps you as you, or a loved one, is going through this health trial.
Hollyhock (America ) on 10/09/2024
Terry Chamberlin
Alpha-gal syndrome:
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious food allergy to red meat. It occurs most often in adults bitten by certain types of ticks. Symptoms range from mild to severe and can vary over time. Meat from any kind of mammal — beef, lamb, pork, goat, and even whale and seal — can cause an allergic reaction. While meat allergy is uncommon, more cases have been reported in the past few years and the numbers continue to rise due to increased recognition of the diagnosis.
A bite from the Lone Star tick can cause people to develop an allergy to red meat, including beef and pork. The Lone Star tick has been implicated in initiating the red meat allergy in the US, and this tick is found predominantly in the Southeast, from Texasto Iowa and into New England.
Natural treatment options include EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping and using the Pulse Test and muscle testing to determine more exactly which meats/foods are causing a reaction.
Many people have found that allergic reactions occur less or not at all when the meat has been raised in a 100% grass-fed and pastured environment.
Some have reported experiencing improvement when generous daily colloidal silver ingestion (sometimes 1 quart/liter per day) is a part of their diet/supplementation.
People with a strong immune system tend to experience Alpha-gal and other allergy symptoms less often or not as severe.
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Rob (Kentucky) on 12/19/2023
A patient "Chad" called me today to tell me about his alpha-gal "diagnosed via testing" he had contracted this past summer while horseback riding with a group of other men. All of them came down with Alpha-gal and all pulled ticks off them.
As previously mentioned, there is no set treatment yet for this disease. And the posted data as to its cause form reseachers/labs is very sketchy to say the least.
Chad was complaining about the joint pain caused by this disease. He asked if I could treat him and I agreed. I like a good challenge.
Since Alpha-gal seems to be caused by a tick bite just like all the other tick-borne diseases like Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Powassan, Rocky mountain spotted fever, Lyme's, etc... I've chosen to treat it the same way as any other of the listed tick disease's.
Based on research and results from a 2017 petri-dish study on Lyme's disease caused by ticks, I choose oregano for its high activity against spirochetes, at lowest concentration of 0.125%. Plus, it had the lowest side effects attached to its use than the other herbs listed in the study. How this translates to the human body will be different due to the division of cell walls. You will just need to crack up the dosages.
I put him on my homemade wildcrafted oregano capsules 2 times daily with food because they are the strongest I can make and they can cause upset stomach.
He has been on them now for 25 days and he was happy to report that his joint pain has been reduced by 50%. Over all feeling better. So he wanted to order two more bottles from me to continue this treatment for another 50 days.
Based on the initial results this experiment, I would say that wildcrafted oregano will be a good choice for treatment of this disease. Just don't expect any major results overnite.
If I can remember, I'll post again his results in 2 months of taking the wildcrafted oregano.
Hope this helps....
Mama to Many (TN) on 11/07/2019
Life had been busy with kids and grandbabies and my mother in laws needs, so I haven’t had much time to post. I still read the latest posts most days though and love hearing what everyone is learning!
I am writing to just put out there a heads up about alpha gal syndrome, which is basically a meat/mammalian allergy caused by tick bites, often from the lone star tick. There is lots of info on the web, but the symptoms are random and it isn’t easily diagnosed. I think I have alpha gal syndrome based on some symptoms and some recent bloodwork.
Here’s my story:
I had eliminated dairy over the summer, suspecting it was the cause of my chronic sinus congestion. It did greatly reduce my congestion but I mentioned it to my primary doctor who offered to run some allergy testing to see if there was something else that might be a factor.
The results showed a beef allergy and dairy allergy among other things.
That’s when a lot of things started to make sense.
I was shocked at the beef allergy. I eat beef and beef broth and have never noticed any issue.
But the more I thought about it the more the dots connected.
Last spring I bought some collagen powder to add to my coffee. I thought it would help my hair and nails.
Three days in a row I added it to my morning coffee. Every afternoon I was having stomach cramps and diarrhea. I just figured collagen powder wasn’t all it was chalked up to and bought just gelatin powder. Same results. So I gave up.
All summer it seemed that my digestion wasn’t great. I was prone to cramps and diarrhea at random times, but I had no idea what caused it.
Now I realize it was meat. Beef broth. Gelatin. Sausage, bacon. Beans seasoned with pork. And on and on and on.
With Alpha Gal Syndrome, you can’t eat any kind of meat from any 4 legged animals. Chicken and fish are okay. Some people can and some cant have dairy products. Dairy has never agreed with me much, so I don’t know if Alpha Gal is the reason it bothers me currently or not.
I have been off all mammal products for a week and my digestion has been perfect. Not one cramp. No diarrhea. No bloating. My doctor is going to do bloodwork to confirm alpha gal next time I go in.
Alpha gal can cause an anaphylaxis reaction. And the reactions can be delayed from the time of exposure – 2-8 hours, so the connection is not easily made. It can also be in medications – heparin, gelatin based capsules, vaccines, etc.
I won’t try and do a complete education about Alpha Gal. There is plenty of info.
Just keep it on your radar for yourself and your loved ones!
That’s all for now!
~Mama to Many~
