Ep. 293: Do I Have to Be Gluten-Free Forever?

In this episode, Stacy and Sarah talk about if a little gluten now and then is so terrible for most people. Plus, they discuss genetic susceptibility to having issues with gluten.
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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 293: Do I Have to Be Gluten-Free Forever?
Intro (0:00)
News and Views (0:40)
Get ready listeners, this episode is loaded with bloopers at the end!
Stacy is traveling and Sarah has a speaking engagement so they recorded this podcast a week early.
Stacy is amazed at how her and Sarah's friendship has lasted because Sarah is so positive and enthusiastic, and Stacy is sardonic and sarcastic!
Stacy and family are headed off on a cruise, which was the boys' Christmas gift.
They are all unplugging, not getting wifi on the ship.
Stacy has been trying to prepare ahead for this!

The boys chose Jamaican bobsledding as an excursion, which Stacy is crazy excited for!
Sarah is looking forward to nerding-out on Jamaican bobsled history with them!

The boys have never been out of the country before, they had to get passports.
After the cruise they are going to visit the Kennedy Space Center and then head over to Sarah's house.
Sarah is planning Kalua Pork and Stacy requested Ambrosia Salad.


Sarah chaperoned a sleep-away field trip a couple weeks ago with her daughter's class.
She had an amazing experience and it was great bonding time with her daughter.
It was long, exhausting days but she loved the curriculum and everything they learned.
She is still catching up on sleep.


Listener Question (16:27)
Gina asks, "Since late last year I have started listening to your podcast and I LOVE all the information you both share.. I have gone back and listened to so many old podcasts. My question for you is late last year I started seeing a registered dietitian to help lose weight (20 pounds overweight). I am active and eating for the most part a clean diet. I have not adapted a Paleo Diet as I eat very little meat protein. I am obsessed with eating healthy reading labels and trying to feed my family as healthful as possible.I had a Vibrant Wellness sensitivity test done I had 3 positive foods and 9 Moderate foods, Gluten Containing Grains and Gluten Free grains were among that list. With this information I had the gene test done for Celiac and I tested positive for the DQ8. And then also further had a wheat zoomer test done that, that came back showing some high risk for some of these panels. I was told I have leaky gut and to avoid gluten now for LIFE ahhhh.My husband and sister were also tested and both carrying a celiac gene. I just read your post on The Celiac Gene and am still confused. Do I need to avoid gluten forever, can I have some every once and awhile? I never noticed any symptoms that bothered me. When on vacation recently I did have pasta that wasn't GF. I didn't feel great after that but nothing that would stop me from eating again. I feel less bloated but not seeing weight loss. I don't do well with being told NOT to have something. Will I develop Celiac disease if I continue to eat it gluten? Are my kids at risk since my husband and I both carry this gene?I know you both talk about that you and your family are gluten free, I just don't know that I can do this 100% of the time. Is this really going to affect my body if we continue to allow some gluten in our diet? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!!"
Stacy says that if it were her and she found out she had a hereditary disposition to gluten, she wouldn't personally eat it.
Stacy is also a control freak and doesn't like being told what to do.
She tells herself that she is choosing not to eat gluten, not that she "can't."

Sarah doesn't subscribe to the dogma of everyone must be 100% gluten free all the time.
The idea that we haven't adapted to eating modern foods is oversimplified.
She talks in depth in Paleo Principles about a