16/08/2026
like to have some GF oats the day after ive done a bigger distance run. I did a 10k yesterday morning and so trying to eat all the calories I burnt was not the goal. Instead you shoukd continue to fuel well the next day.
I like to do have oats in the mirning, almond butter, real butter and some honey and of course faba bean protein mixes in (tastes a bit gross as its unfavorable but its fine)
I also have hyper reactive HLA-DQ genes.
HLA-DQ receptors trigger an overproduction of inflammatory cytokines (like Interleukin-2) when they misidentify oat proteins as a threat. Even GF ones
The Structural Clone -Oats are naturally free of wheat gluten, but they contain avenin—a protein with a proline- and glutamine-rich amino acid structure that closely mirrors wheat gliadin.
My HLA-DQ receptors act as immune scanners. In sensitive genetic profiles, these receptors bind to avenin peptides and present them directly to T-cells as if they were wheat gluten.
When T-cells lock onto avenin via HLA-DQ presentation, they can hyper-activate, surging inflammatory cytokines and circulating immune signals.
In a system with 98th-percentile FKBP5 stress reactivity, any systemic immune flare signals your body to go into lockdown.
So anything I eat and any exercise I do has to be very methodically thought out and calibrated.
There is also a concept of "load" as well but ill talk about that another day. For now im going to enjoy these oats in my cozy bed
