Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

  • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    My wife would be fucked unless this take out some preexisting allergies she has (quinoa, buckwheat, hazelnuts, peanuts, eggs and many legumes including soybeans although she doesn’t react to soy lecithin)

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      I have a soy allergy too and don’t react to lecithin. My understanding is that by the time the soy is processed into lecithin, the “thing” you’re allergic to is pretty much non-existent and that’s why you don’t react to it.

      This isn’t the case for all people who are allergic to soy. This is not medical advice.

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        My dog is alergic to a crazy amount of things and eats hydrolyzed food which apparently changes the proteins enough to not react to it.

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        Thirding this. I develop a rash even after coming into contact with something that had soybean oil on it, but lecithin is safe (for me).