At 12:24 PM 12/30/97 -0800, Susan wrote:
>Hi Everybody,
>I love pemmican and raw meat, however I believe that beef (and any animal
>that is grain fed) is giving me a gluten reaction. I have found a local
>supply of wild meat but it is expensive. How can I live the paleoway on a
>budget?
>
>Thank you in advance.
>All the best,
>Susan

This is interesting.  I am self-diagnosed as gluten intolerant. I used to
have severe digestive problems, which totally cleared up when I gave up the
grains.  I also had a bad rash on both elbows and on my back.  The rash is
gone from the elbows but I still have a small rash spot on my back.  I
don't seem to have any problem eating commercial meat.  I eat a lot of beef,
 up to a pound a day.

You know what it could also be.  Dr Eades in his book Protein Power talks
about the high concentration of Arachidonic acid in commercial grain-fed
red meat (also in egg yolks).  Many people are supposedly senstive to that.
 He mentions 2 ways of reducing the amount of arachidonic acid: one way is
to marinate the meat in a half and half mixture of olive oil and red wine
(although the red wine is not paleo); another way is to grill the meat,
it's supposed to reduce it by I think 35%.

I also cannot afford the prices for wild game, so I have no choice but to
eat commercial meat.

Take care,
Gary