Hi Ro,
No, gluten-free replacements are not appropriate for a paleo diet. They 
are better, but most of these foods are highly processed, more nutrient 
dense, and highly glycemic. I'm sorry I couldn't offer your husband 
better news.

Best Wishes,
Ron

Ro Countryman wrote:
> Hi, List!
>
> Some of you may remember me.  I'm Ro.  I haven't been here for awhile--life,
> and all.   Good to talk to you again.
>
> I've been ill, and had issues, and life happen, yada, yada, and have been
> off-Paleo for some time.  I'm getting ready to go back on.  As I do, I have
> a question.
>
> But first, I thought you might find this interesting:  when I first went on
> paleo, and lost 270 lbs, my doctors were dumbstruck.   But now, my
> neurologist has really come full-circle, and is pushing the usefulness of
> gluten and dairy-free eating.  She's seen patients with complex immune and
> neurological problems (like me) respond greatly to the regimine, and she
> often tells them about my experience.  She's also been testing her patients
> for Vitamin D levels and other things, and she said she's been "shocked" at
> how low people's levels have been.
>
> I admit it's been gratifying, to finally get some support and validation
> from the medical quarter for paleo and evolutionary nutrition.
>
> I'm also gratified, as I get back into it, to find there's a lot more
> choices now, in the low-carb and gluten-free world of commercial food
> products.  The local Harry's Farmer's market up the street--which I'm lucky
> lucky lucky enough to live near since I moved to Atlanta when I
> remarried--it has a very good selection of grassfed meat products from Ga
> farmers, and a lot of other things.
>
> Which brings me to my question:
>
> Are the gluten free type of bread and cracker and other products, are these
> truly paleo-safe, in terms of health reactions?  In other words, if you are
> concerned about leaky gut and Crohns and such, are they useful or bad?
>
> I'm wondering if removing gluten is enough, in terms of the whole foreign
> protein/leaky gut/immunological issues thing?   I haven't kept up, so I
> don't know.  I do know that maintaining on pale might be much easier with a
> few more convenience foods in my arsenal.  It certainly might let me keep my
> husband more in the paleo eating loop if I could make him a sandwich for his
> lunch sometimes, or crumble a few gluten-free crackers up to bind my salmon
> patties.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help :-)
>
> best,
> Ro
>
>   


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PK