Why Paleo? This is why

I have been married to the most wonderful man for almost 16 yrs. I'm not saying marriage isn't a lot of work but let's just say I would rather work hard at being married to him than have an easy life with anyone else. That being said, for the last 16 yrs I have been woken up with the most horrible hacking, nose blowing, phlegm-clearing cacophony. EVERY morning! And everyday he would struggle with headaches and body aches and fatigue.  He rarely complained and if he did complain I knew the pain was beyond baring. But every morning he went off to work to provide for us (I am one of the lucky ones who gets to stay home with her children) and every evening he would come home exhausted. We have seven beautiful children and he loves them, a lot. He would try to hide his exhaustion and give them the attention they craved but some days it was all he could do to stay awake. Now we knew that he had severe allergies. Mostly environmental but some to food (garlic anyone) so I would make sure and keep the house dusted and we got commercial carpet that was low "pile" so dust wouldn't collect in it. As we became more familiar with food allergies (we have two daughters w/allergies to wheat and dairy) we wondered if it could be something along those lines. But we never wondered for to long because, well, my husband loves beer and not Budweiser but micro brew. We call him a "beer snob". So, knowing his love for the beverage I never imagined he would give it up for even a day let alone long enough to see if he felt better without wheat. But as I'm always forgetting there is a God and He still does miracles.  As I began looking into Paleo and talking to him about the benefits I could see for our children he began to wonder if it might not help him. And so he made the commitment to try it for 30 days. Thirty days with no wheat, in any form. No beer! I thought for sure it would never last but 3 weeks in he's talking crazy talk. Maybe he won't go back to beer. What would cause a man who loves beer to say he may not drink it again? His health. For the first time in as long as either of us can remember he feels GOOD. Not okay, not just alright but GOOD. He comes home from a long day at work and is ready to go. He's been in his garden with the kids, he's been walking to the park with them. I could go on and on but it is really good to see the man I love feeling good, having energy and I won't lie......it's really nice to not be woken up by a  hacking, nose blowing and phlegm-clearing cacophony.