133 | ALPHA GAL - BEYOND THE BITE (PART 2)

<p>You might have alpha-gal syndrome and have no idea — and neither might your doctor. In this episode, Andrea and Ashley go deeper on the numbers (up to 450,000 Americans may be living with AGS, and it&#39;s not even a reportable condition), who&#39;s most at risk, why the lone star tick&#39;s expanding range means this is no longer just a Southern problem, and why a positive antibody test doesn&#39;t automatically mean you have the disease. They also get into the 2023 CDC survey that found nearly half of healthcare providers had never even heard of alpha-gal — which explains a lot about why so many patients end up bouncing between IBS diagnoses, anxiety labels, and &quot;idiopathic&quot; everything before anyone connects the dots.</p><p>Plus: the controversial philosophical paper that argued deliberately giving people alpha-gal could be a form of &quot;moral bioenhancement&quot; — and why that take falls apart the moment you talk to an actual patient.</p><p><br></p><p>📬 <strong>Reach us:</strong>Andrea – <a href="mailto:andrea@rmhealthpartners.com">⁠andrea@rmhealthpartners.com⁠</a> | <a href="http://www.rmhealthpartners.com">⁠www.rmhealthpartners.com⁠</a>Ashley – <a href="mailto:ashley@karvefitness.co">⁠ashley@karvefitness.co⁠</a> | <a href="http://www.karvefitness.co">⁠www.karvefitness.co</a></p>