One tick bite could change your diet forever. 🥩⚠️

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]I'm an avid camper hiker. Nearly two years ago, Holly Raycroft removed a tick from her body. That evening she enjoyed a pot roast dinner. Hours later, the Hampton Bays woman woke up in the Wait, does it happen that fast?

[00:00:13]I guess, yeah. It's crazy.

[00:00:15]middle of the night.

[00:00:16]>> I was not feeling so good. Stomach, head, the whole nine yards and I was having difficulty breathing.

[00:00:22]>> Doctors diagnosed Raycroft with Alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat you can get after being bitten by a lone star tick. living in Suffolk County. We've got more Alpha-gal cases per capita than anywhere else in the country. Dr. Erin McGinty says, "Now that we're in tick season, she expects to see patients every day." She says reactions from Alpha-gal syndrome range from mild to deadly. can feel a little itchy or That's deadly. My god, imagine everyday.