PlusOne+1 Specialty Foods LLC

09/25/2025

A lot of folks lately are trying to discredit my expertise, so I will introduce myself.

Hi! My name is Dr. Zachary Rubin. I earned a medical degree at Case Western Reserve University, completed general pediatrics residency at University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, allergy/immunology fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and am practicing in the suburbs of Chicago.

I am double board certified in pediatrics and allergy/immunology and can take care of all ages.

I am a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics , American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

I have published as first author on papers related to food allergy and primary immunodeficiency diseases. I have given talk at national conferences and I have a book being published next February called “All About Allergies.”

I love teaching and hope to help people gain a better understanding of their health. What we know and what we don’t know. Nuance often gets lost on social media and I’ll do my best to provide more in depth information.

Thank you for being here!

01/16/2025

This is great news—and a long-overdue step forward.

Red No. 3, a petroleum-based dye linked to cancer in animal studies, has been banned from food and ingested drugs.

It was banned in cosmetics 35 years ago but stayed in candy, gum, and processed foods marketed to kids.

These dyes aren’t harmless—they’re synthetic chemicals that disrupt our biology and offer no nutritional benefit. They’re designed to make food look more appealing, but at what cost?

While this ban is progress, it’s just the beginning. Our food system is flooded with additives and chemicals that harm our health. The real solution is simple: choose whole, real foods.

Prioritize your health. Read ingredient labels.

This is about more than Red No. 3—it’s about creating a future where our food supports our health, not undermines it.

10/29/2024

To the men and women that dedicate their lives to keeping our communities safe - 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐!

10/17/2024

Why is the epinephrine auto-injector supposed to be given to the outer thigh as opposed to the upper arm, like a flu shot?

06/24/2024

We chose our name through careful consideration, thoughtful examination, and a spark of true inspiration through the sometimes difficult road that AlphaGal Allergy has put us upon.

Through our trials and mistakes, and over time, AGS has been now named the 10th Major Allergy in the world, today. It is new, yes, but there were only 9 major allergies ever considered in labels and protocols here in the USA.

This was the most recent one discovered, but it is an allergy that touches every industry on the planet, not just food.

Most "food allergies" are mainly associated with the one specific ingredient/ item/ chemical/ compound, etc. So each time we found out a new accidental exposure to the allergens, we would say, "there's _this list_, plus one called _etc_ ...!" ... And it stuck. |

"Plus One" was the pivatol turning point in considering making an entire food production system specifically for an allergy. And this allergy is AlphaGal Syndrome/Mammal Allergy. We are going to provide AGS-Safe food choices for the entire market - obviously starting out small but we wish to inspire others to follow suit and do it as well. We don't want to be the only ones. 😍

It some cases AGS is life-long, and in even fewer cases it is trace-amount sensitive/reactive and does not improve over time but gets more and more dangerous to be exposed to any amount or type of allergens possible to be exposed to. I myself am very reactive, so much so that I must wear a good mask outdoors if I am traveling away from home in any direction.

In this day and age, even the country clean air has pig, cow, sheep, and many other mammal farms and food/agricultural sections of each county who still use mixtures of mammalian manures/chemical derivations of mammals on their crops, fields, and so on.

We actually do require/deserve a serious set of safe circumstances that completely eliminate the chances for contamination or exposures. This is why we exist. Our passion is to provide mammal-free foods. Period.

06/24/2024

'We are actively doing our research for starting our own Greenhouses - climate controlled and entirely mammal-free environment for growing our own food ingredients for our own brand of mammal-free specialty foods.'

~ PlusOne+1 Specialty Foods through, Morgan County Co-Op & Free Food Coalition at Life:Food~

(Check out our next post to find out how we got our name, and the story behind it. 🥰)

05/28/2024

05/26/2024

At 'PlusOne+1 Specialty Foods LLC ' & 'Life:Food' / 'The Chefs at LifeFood, at Camp Mellow our mission is to cultivate, process, prepare, and create the purest ingredients and food products imaginable for the entire Alpha-Gal Allergy community. We are committed to offering and sourcing to develop sustainable sources of everyday essentials. Our aim is to cater to people of all ages and provide nutritionally balanced options, consequently generating funds to establish processing and production facilities specifically for Alpha-Gal Allergy friendly products.

By building our greenhouses on the same property, we intend to create a self-sustaining ecosystem where one venture supports another. Our ultimate objective is to ensure the nation has access to safe and healthy choices for individuals with varying levels and severities of Alpha-Gal Allergy (AGS) or "mammalian allergies". We want to offer solutions in every industry that intersects with this allergy, including common household items like diapers, formula, incontinence and hygiene products, as well as medical and cleaning supplies.

Our commitment is to provide a broad range of options in each sector that is affected by this allergy, allowing individuals to live their everyday lives without compromising their well-being. We envision a future where everyone can find suitable and safe products for every aspect of modern living, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for the allergy-afflicted population.