Ep. 216 – What It’s Really Like Growing Up With Food Allergies Today
Food allergies are more than a diagnosis. For many families, they shape daily life, decision making, and a constant awareness of risk that never fully turns off.
Dr. Dean Mitchell sits down with 12 year old advocate Zacky Muñoz and his mother Priscilla for a conversation that brings that reality into focus. Zacky shares what it’s like to grow up managing food allergies, from everyday challenges to the moments that pushed him to speak up and take action.
What started as a personal experience has turned into something much bigger. Through his work on the Zacky Fast Act in California, Zacky is helping push for safer environments and stronger awareness for kids like him. The conversation also touches on where allergy treatment is headed, including new approaches to epinephrine and how younger generations are using social media to drive real change.
It’s an honest, hopeful look at what advocacy can look like at any age and why these conversations matter more than ever.
We’re revisiting this conversation because the message is just as relevant today as when it first aired.
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