Re:Alpha-Gal Syndrome
by ajkjk on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @12:43AM
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I feel like it is necessary to be scared of it an amount proportional to how bad it is times the expected chance you get it. And as bad as these are, they're just not likely, and even less likely if you're careful at all.
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Re:Alpha-Gal Syndrome
by IntrepidWorm on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @01:02AM
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Agreed- the psychological and physical health benefits attributed by several studies to regular exposure to wooded and rural outdoor spaces is almost certainly worth the risk.
Worth the risk of being food impaired for life? Don't know about that.
There's a much greater chance you could die in a car accident, do you also avoid the highways?
Re:Alpha-Gal Syndrome
by bruce343434 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @06:58AM
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Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. You can never 100% insulate yourself from all harm. But you can choose to reduce it where you see fit.
Personally I'd rather die than give up one of the main joys in my life.
Technically, you always have the choice to convert the latter into the former.
No thanks.
Completely fair enough. But that seems to contradict your earlier statement that you'd prefer to die.
You get used to diet modifications after a while, took me a year at least before I stopped 'mourning' my old diet so to speak. There's plenty of other delicious foods out there and it may go away eventually.
There's plenty of outdoor spaces that are treated for ticks prevention to enjoy too, to get the best of both worlds.