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Tom Brady was on the chunkier side as a kid. The San Mateo, California native was always a little pudgy, but still had a winning quality about him. According to the Daily Mail Online, Brady’s former football coach, Tom Mackenzie, said that when he first met the future five-time Super Bowl champion, “he was just the back up” and that Tom was just “lanky kid with a bit of baby fat.”
Yet, during his sophomore year at Junipero Serra High School, Brady grew a couple inches and started improving his accuracy.
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. was born in San Mateo, California on August 3, 1977, the only son and fourth child of Galynn Patricia (née Johnson) and Thomas Brady Sr.[10] He has three older sisters, Nancy, Julie and Maureen,[11] and was raised as a Catholic. His father is of Irish descent, while his mother has German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish ancestry.[12] Two of Brady’s great-great-grandparents on his father’s side, John and Bridget Brady, were Irish refugees from the Great Famine who moved to San Francisco from Boston before the American Civil War. Brady attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he graduated in 1995.[22]
He played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. He played against Bellarmine College Preparatory rival Pat Burrell in both football and baseball.[23] Brady began his football career as the backup quarterback on the Padres junior varsity team. At first, Brady was not good enough to start on the 0–8 JV team, which had not scored a touchdown all year.[24] Brady ascended to the starting position when the starting quarterback was injured. He became the varsity starter in his junior year and held the position until he graduated.[25] By Brady’s senior year, he was striving to be noticed by college coaches.
He created highlight tapes and sent them to schools he considered attending.[26] This led to strong interest from many football programs around the nation.
The process of recruiting was much different during Brady’s time, when athletes’ rankings were not as prominent. In terms of recruiting in the 2000s, Brady would have been considered a four-star recruit. In essence, he was a highly rated prospect.[27] Brady was also on Blue Chip Illustrated as well as a Prep Football Report All-American selection.[28] After his recruiting process, he narrowed his list to five schools.[29] “Probably the ones that we did hear from and ultimately pared the list to were Cal–Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Michigan and Illinois”, his father said.[29] As a Cal fan, his father hoped that Brady would attend the nearby Cal, where Brady was a silent commit, and that he would be able to watch his son play.[30][31] Tom Brady – Wikipedia
How Much Longer Can Tom Brady Play at a High Level?
Tom Brady admits there’s one thing he would like about retirement:
We will probably never see a player like Tom Brady again. A guy who was overlooked in the NFL draft only to become one the greatest athletes of all time, he overcame all odds from day one and he continues performing at his best even at 44 years of age.
Just when many thought he was done after leaving the New England Patriots, he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an unforgettable Super Bowl triumph in his first season away from Foxborough. And now he’s on the mission of leading Tampa to back-to-back championships.
So, he has certainly put to rest any comments about his best days being far behind him or anything like that. But even though it looks like he could play until he’s 50 if he wants to, Brady admitted there’s something he would like about retirement.
On his SirusXM‘s Let’s Go show, TB12 chatted with Oprah about what he looks forward to most when he retires. It seems like Thanksgiving Day left Tom thinking, as he revealed what things he would like to enjoy more in retirement.
“I’ve been in football for so long, 22 years professionally, it always comes in the middle of the football season,” he said, regarding Thanksgiving Day. “We usually have a game on that Sunday… The holiday just kind of comes and goes. There’s one thing about playing in the middle of the football season… Thanksgiving, there’s a lot to be thankful for, but you only get about four hours to enjoy it.
“Practice usually ends at about 1 or 2. You eat about 3:30, then you’re getting ready for next day of practice, same thing with Christmas. I’m looking forward to the time when I’m done playing football so that I can have some of those more normal holidays that I had growing up that were important where the family’s all together.”
Of course, after more than two decades of playing football at the top level, there’s a lot of things Brady may have wanted to enjoy a bit more. Time with family is always important and holidays are a great opportunity for it. So, even though we’ll probably see him play for more years, now we know what attracts him the most about retirement.
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How has Tom Brady Been so Successful for so Long?
by Josh Chaimson (thegamehaus.com)
Not even the NFL great Peyton Manning, could play the quarterback position successfully past the age of 39 (while struggling in his final years). Upon choosing to play the sport of football (professionally), it seems one’s body enters a contract with the laws of physics. In this contract, it is stated that the human body should not be able to withstand the blows (that are endured in football), for a long period.
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As time goes on, more and more of the world’s most talented athletes fall victim to time. This can be best evidenced by the lack of quarterbacks (over the age of 40), who have managed to successfully play the quarterback position at that age. Currently, there are only 16 quarterbacks (in the history of the NFL), to have started at such an age. Of those 16 quarterbacks, only seven of them held an above .500 record (while playing at age 40+).Of those seven quarterbacks with above .500 records, only three of them have won more than five games at such an age.
Those three quarterbacks are Brett Favre (13-12), Drew Brees (14-5) and Tom Brady (42-15). Brady currently has more wins than the 13 other quarterbacks combined (38-42). So the question becomes, why has Brady been able to hold unparalleled athletic success at such an age?
One of Tom Brady’s favorite desserts is avocado ice cream.
Photo courtesy of Mexico in my Kitchen.
The Secrets To Being Tom Brady Are Pricey Supplements, No Tomatoes or Fries. 5 years ago, at 39, Brady told Dayna Evans of NYmag.com,
“I’m 39 and I get to play football for a living. There are not a lot of people who get that chance…Part of that is because of the way that I treat my body. There are not many people who get to play for as long as I have, and I want to be able to show the next generation of athletes that if you follow certain routines and you’re disciplined in certain areas, then you could get to do this, too.”
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According to a (Sports Illustrated) report, Bradys’ diet differs depending
on the time of year. This is done to obtain a metabolic balance. During the summertime, Brady eats a mostly raw diet (cold property foods). During the wintertime, Brady eats a lot of red meat (among other hot property foods). Properties of Food from a TCM Perspective (shen-nong.com)
This is done to help keep his diet at an 80 percent alkaline, 20 percent acidic ratio.
Joanne Young is an international, award winning chef specializing in organic whole food cuisine, holistic nutrition, and culinary education. Chef Jo has been a leader in the whole plant based culinary field for over twenty years. She has gained fundamental healing and culinary experience working closely with Herbalists, Naturopathic Doctors, Doctors of Chinese Medicine and highly revered chefs around the globe. In addition to the Culinary Arts, Living Food Cuisine and Holistic Nutrition, Joanne has studied Functional Medicine, Entrepreneurship, Herbology, Crystal Therapy and a myriad of other natural healing modalities.
Joanne’s classes, detox programs, and private chef services have been enjoyed by everyone from celebrities, federal judges and senators to the top women in tech, finance and the entertainment industry. As testament to her skill and talents in the kitchen Joanne worked as the personal vacation chef and informed the greatest football player of all time, Tom Brady and his wife Gisele Bundchen, for 8 years in their home in Costa Rica. The super couple flew Chef Jo to Boston to train their chef in her phenomenal cuisine.
About – The Healing Cuisine Brady (and his wife) were even hesitant to begin eating dessert (when their head chef Joanne Young mentioned it). But the desserts Joanne Young prepared were healthy, so the couple began to grow quite fond of the recipes. These recipes consisted mostly of organic ingredients (as Brady will not eat processed sugar).
Tom Bradys’ Belief in the Power of Stretching.
Outside of the kitchen, Brady dedicates much of his longevity to the powers of stretching. He mentioned to GQ News, that he cares deeply about the ability of his muscles to lengthen and contract. Given that muscles shorten upon strenuous weight lifting activity, it makes sense that he would deeply value stretching (as this lengthens the muscle tissue). Having longer/looser muscle tissue makes athletes more limber. This will drastically reduce their odds of injury. For this reason, Brady loves doing yoga in his spare time. Tom Brady yoga routine – Bing video
Tom Brady yoga routine – Bing video
Another benefit of doing yoga is that it drastically improves one’s mental health. Given that the quarterback is often viewed as the leader of a team, the quarterback needs to have a solid mental foundation. For this reason, Brady takes this one step further, as he visits with a neuropsychologist (through skype) regularly. This serves to help Brady strengthen his decision-making speed, and mental sharpness.
Given that father time is undefeated, Brady’s NFL career should end soon. However, in the meantime he should be honored and everyone should take note of his impeccably rigid/detailed work ethic.
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Mark Lucock ends his review of the science of folic acid by quoting Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” (p 211). Although many patients are convinced of the importance of food in both causing and relieving their problems, many doctors’ knowledge of nutrition is rudimentary. Most feel much more comfortable with drugs than foods, and the “food as medicine” philosophy of Hippocrates has been largely neglected. That may be about to change. Concern about obesity is rocketing up political agendas, and a growing interest in the science of functional foods is opening up many therapeutic possibilities (p 180).
It was in 1931 that Lucy Wills described how yeast extract could be effective in preventing tropical macrocytic anemia of late pregnancy. Folate was shown to be the crucial factor. In the 1980s a series of studies showed how periconceptional folate could prevent spina bifida. Then in 1995 came a meta-analysis that established that high homocysteine concentrations were a risk factor for atherosclerosis. Dietary folate reduces homocysteine, raising the possibility that a vitamin might prevent vascular disease. Next, several nucleotide polymorphisms were found to be related to folate, meaning that folate levels might influence the chance of developing cancer.
These discoveries are not surprising as folate metabolism is involved in many of the fundamental processes of life. Lucock describes, for example, how it is important for nucleotide biosynthesis. Thymidylate synthase, an enzyme that helps synthesize DNA, depends on a folate derivative. Low levels of folate may thus lead to breaks in DNA, predisposing to cancer. There are many other ways in which folate can affect gene function, and so folate is central to nutrigenomics—the study of the links between nutrition and gene function.
Folate may thus be a leading contender for panacea of the 21st century. Addition of folate to foods might reduce birth defects, vascular disease, and heart disease—and the Americans favor fortifying bread with folate. But folate being involved in so many of life’s fundamental processes not only leads to its possibilities as a panacea but also to the prospect that “messing around with folate” could do extensive harm. The folate used in food fortification is not a natural co-enzyme, and nobody knows the long-term effects of exposing whole populations to the unnatural folate.
There is thus great potential for good, some possibility of harm, and much uncertainty.
The question of fortifying foods inevitably becomes highly political, and the politics of nutrition are just as complex as the science. Owen Dyer tells how the United States government—lobbied by food manufacturers—is trying to undermine a report by the World Health Organization on Diet, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Chronic Disease (p 185).
My unadventurous prediction is that we will be hearing much more about the science, medicine, and politics of food. Hippocrates would be pleased.
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Get your PH levels in the right range and keep your biochemical balance in check. …. The Alkaline Diet: An Evidence-Based Review (healthline.com)
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Balancing pH and Water (“usgs.gov”) PH Levels in Your Body—whether distance runners, Crossfitters, triathletes or otherwise all-around competitors—need the right nutrients to fuel their training and stay healthy. But there’s more involved than eating a healthful meat-veggie-carb-fat mix. To use that fuel in the most efficient way, athletes should strive for a neutral internal pH, says Nicole Kuhl, a certified clinical nutritionist at Life Span Medicine in Santa Monica, Calif. When in a state of biochemical balance, they will perform optimally, have prolonged stamina and strength, and enjoy better overall health.
“Your pH most determines your biochemical balance,” Kuhl explained. “An athlete’s goal should be to get his or her biochemistry as balanced as possible because when that happens, you have metabolic efficiency. That’s what every competitor wants. If your pH isn’t in the right range, your metabolic processes can’t fire right.” So how do you balance your pH? By being mindful of what you put in your mouth.
Understanding Ash
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Just about everything an individual consumes is converted into energy. Once the nutrients are digested and metabolized by the body, they leave behind an ash that’s either acidic, alkaline or neutral, explained Lisa Suriano, a nutrition and food science expert based in Ridgewood, N.J. In general, most vegetables and fruits leave behind an alkaline ash; meats, dairy, fats and many processed foods leave behind an acidic ash, Suriano said. Even healthy foods, such as lean meat and cholesterol-lowering oatmeal, can leave behind an acidic ash that needs to be balanced with alkaline dietary options.
“Competitive athletes are always trying to fight muscle fatigue, so most people know to stay hydrated and prevent carbohydrate depletion,” Suriano said. “But acidic pH levels, possibly reaching an acidosis level, will really hinder their performance as well.”
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Signs and symptoms of acidic pH levels include cramping, overall soreness and stiffness, headaches, and even foggy thinking, she said. Human bodies operate optimally when they’re slightly alkaline between 7.35 and 7.45, Suriano said—so athletes have to consume more alkaline foods to reduce acid levels.
However, it’s more complicated than that, Kuhl said.
“When you burn food into ash, there will be an acidic or alkaline residue, but in the human body there’s something called biochemical individuality,” she said, meaning that each person’s chemical makeup and nutritional needs are unique. “Two human beings can eat the exact same nutrients or take the exact same medication and have completely opposite responses. For instance, some people who take antihistamines get wired instead of drowsy. This biochemical individuality is not just isolated to medications; it’s even with very healthy foods.”
Mind Your Metabolism
So what does this mean for athletes? To gain a competitive edge and drive their bodies to operate at peak performance, athletes need to understand how their bodies metabolize and assimilate nutrients, and what kinds of residues various foods leave behind. “It’s like the old saying goes: ‘One man’s food is another man’s poison,’” Kuhl said. “You don’t really know what your type is. You could be eating exactly wrong for balancing your pH.”
Kuhl cited an example of a weightlifter who came to her clinic for help.
Though he ate a balanced, low-fat plant-based diet of complex carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, lean meat and poultry, he felt sluggish and sick and tended toward foggy thinking. When he changed his diet to one centered on meat and fat, he felt like a new man. “He was very sick and his health was failing,” she said. “He ended up restoring his health by eating a diet that was primarily meat and fat, three times a day—and I’m talking red meat and fat, like coconut oil and saturated fat. He found that if he deviated too far from that, he noticed big changes in all aspects of his health, from digestion and mood to cognition.”
Protein and fat fueled his one-of-a-kind metabolism.
“I see this clinically all the time,” Kuhl said. “I’ve seen some people thrive on vegetarian diets, and others whose health goes down the toilet. According to the old school of alkaline eating, a vegetarian diet would be very alkaline, so therefore people should be balancing out their pH and feeling really good.
But I just don’t see that happen in all people.”
What’s Your Type?
To determine an individual’s unique biochemical blueprint so he or she
can formulate a customized neutral pH diet, Kuhl recommends athletes connect with a metabolic typing advisor, who can perform a number of
tests to determine their type. “You want to work with
someone who understands this kind of nutrition,” she advised.
Another option: Do a little research.
Kuhl recommends starting with a metabolic typing book
by William Wolcott called “The Metabolic Typing Diet.”
“It gives a really good background into this kind of nutrition & emphasizes how important it is to eat in a way that’s suitable for your specific biochemistry,” she said. “There’s a basic questionnaire you can fill out, and it’ll point you in the right direction. It wouldn’t be as accurate as doing a clinical assessment, but it’s going to give you some good insights. “It’s more complicated than choosing the right foods,” Kuhl said. “You have to know your type.”
Though each person’s nutritional needs are unique, various foods do leave behind an acidic, alkaline or neutral residue in the body, said nutrition experts Nicole Kuhl and Lisa Suriano.
The goal, generally, is to keep your shopping list balanced, leaning toward the alkaline side. Following are some acid, alkaline and neutral ash-producing foods:
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Acidifying Foods
Grains, beans, legumes, dairy, animal proteins, fats and oils,
sugars and sweeteners, coffee, vinegar, alcohol and some nuts.
Alkalizing Foods
Vegetables, fruits (including citrus), plant-based protein, minerals,
herbs and spices. Neutral Coconut water, coconut meat, coconut oil.