Brady doubles down on his medical beliefs

[PatsWSB47]

I don't know anything about Alex Guerrero, and don't really care right now.
Everything Brady says is true to me. It certainly isn't "out there" at all; what's "out there" is that so many people are still unaware of what are common practices for much of history and much of the human race.

What I find most interesting about what Brady says is his suggestion that the head trauma cause by football can be avoided through these practices and lifestyle. I find that hard to believe and a bit disturbing, which means it is what I should pay attention to because I probably have something to learn.

Did Brady actually say it prevents a concussion from ever occurring or did he suggest that they might be less severe or that you might have less recovery time?

 

[mosi]

He raises some interesting points. Don't forget, carbonated water was thought of as a healing water in Europe. "Coke" was a concoction sold by snake oil salesman! Having distrust of the modern medical system is not a terrible thing but that only goes so far. I hope he did not think he cured his infection with some special energy drink!

 

[BTTA]

Did Brady actually say it prevents a concussion from ever occurring or did he suggest that they might be less severe or that you might have less recovery time?

Don't know. I just read what's in the story, where he adds it to the list of maladies that can be reduced/avoided. He didn't make a distinction between reduced/avoided in the story.

 

[BTTA]

I hope he did not think he cured his infection with some special energy drink!

I suspect he drew on the knowledge that antibiotics and surgery actually weaken the immune system while attacking the bacteria. Rather than have more surgery he did other things to strengthen the immune system so it could better deal with the bacteria.

We are experiencing a dramatic increase in staff, MRSA, and similar in part because of the dominant use of antibiotics to kill infections. Brady's beliefs probably include the use of other methods as well, and as preventative.

 

[Oswlek]

Brady's right on. We employ a massage therapist on our athletes and when he can't fix it we use an osteopathic doc rather than an allopathic one. Allopathic docs have their training funded by big pharma and are considered "right." They portray osteopathic medicine as quackery, while the blind masses spend big bucks on pills and surgeries that are far from necessary.

Cutting edge is nutrition, massage, sleep specialists, fascial release. Your fascia has a huge impact on pain, movement and athletic performance. Chronic pain can be treated by "quacks" like rolfing therapists much more effectively than any surgery or pill. That's why Brady kicks ass...he is open to alternative treatment methods rather than scoffing at them and following the same path as everyone else.

Yeah, if you want to chide Brady for deflecting about Guerrero's history, go right ahead. But the "double's down" rhetoric sounds like someone who didn't read what Tom said or didn't understand it.

 

[DarrylS]

When Coke first came out it contained Cocaine and Caffeine(kola), and was originally used as a substitute for Morphine..

Now it is just crap, and best used for removing rust from rusty bolts..

I agree with the MRSA stuff, many routine infections are becoming resistant to traditional antibiotics..

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Saying that sugary drinks and cereals are problematic is a no brainer.....Look at the rising obesity and diabetes rates and you have to agree with what Brady is saying.....at least if you have kids and see it first hand....
*yes- lack of physical activity is also a major factor.

 

[Fencer]

But the "double's down" rhetoric sounds like someone who didn't read what Tom said or didn't understand it.

I grew up in California. My mother and I had, between us, >30 years in the state. We lived around and among the film community. My grandfather (her father) was a physician. I also lived in NYC for a bunch of years around the performing arts folks (my chiropractor's patient list included Shirley Maclaine, Yoko Ono, Kevin Kline and Pope John Paul II). And there's more that I could add to that that I won't.

Suffice to say that I've seen common sense and/or intuition taken to extremes that were quackery.

 

[DarrylS]

I grew up in California. My mother and I had, between us, >30 years in the state. We lived around and among the film community. My grandfather (her father) was a physician. I also lived in NYC for a bunch of years around the performing arts folks (my chiropractor's patient list included Shirley Maclaine, Yoko Ono, Kevin Kline and Pope John Paul II). And there's more that I could add to that that I won't.

Suffice to say that I've seen common sense and/or intuition taken to extremes that were quackery.

This is not a criticism you or your profession, but there are fair share of traditional medical professionals who look upon Chiropractors as "quacks".. anything that does not fit the traditional mold of what we know as current day medicine is looked upon with a "crooked eye"....

When I was a kid in the 50's lived across the street from a chiropractor and had several sports injuries, the Chiropractor would conjur up various treatments.. vibration with some warm wet object or other different methods.. it worked. To this day my tx for a stiff neck is to wrap a hot face cloth in a towel, pin it and sleep on it.. it works like a charm.

A big issue now is that health plans only cover what they consider as mainstream medicine.. many folks cannot look at alternatives.

 

[MassPats38]

Believe what he wants to believe. It has worked for him.

It astounds me that at this point in time, when we still have so many untreatable diseases and degenerative conditions, that people are so dismissive of anything outside the mainstream. If the mainstream theories are so correct, and so based on definitive knowledge, then why is it so ineffective in many cases? If you believe yourself to be intellectual, then ask why we have not stopped aging, have not cured cancer, and have actually created problems that did not exist 100 years ago if we are so well informed in the ways of health and medicine. It would be interesting to fast forward our knowledge 500 years, assuming we are still here, and hear how close we actually were to the correct answer.

Eastern medicine is not necessarily quackery. Nor are the healthy diets propounded by Brady (don't get me wrong - avocado ice cream would never be on my menu). I am open-minded enough to accept that we do not know everything, and to listen when people claim to have figured something out. Maybe they actually did find an answer somehow.

 

[primetime]

Now, you guys may think that I'm full of crap, but the proof is what you see on the field. ​

That is a pretty compelling trump card, I guess.

Correlation does not equal causation.

 

[Fencer]

Tom Curran has a really good article -- http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/curran-who-alex-guerrero-heres-what-i-know

And by the way -- the guy who brought Guerrero into Brady's life was, you guessed it, a Southern Californian. Specifically, it was Willie McGinest.

 

[Fencer]

This is not a criticism you or your profession, but there are fair share of traditional medical professionals who look upon Chiropractors as "quacks".. anything that does not fit the traditional mold of what we know as current day medicine is looked upon with a "crooked eye"....

When I was a kid in the 50's lived across the street from a chiropractor and had several sports injuries, the Chiropractor would conjur up various treatments.. vibration with some warm wet object or other different methods.. it worked. To this day my tx for a stiff neck is to wrap a hot face cloth in a towel, pin it and sleep on it.. it works like a charm.

A big issue now is that health plans only cover what they consider as mainstream medicine.. many folks cannot look at alternatives.

My chiropractor was excellent.

However, he also diversified into quackery (I think he believed the quack stuff sincerely, but not on great amounts of evidence).

I conjecture something much the same is true about Guerrero.

 

[NashuaPats]

This is not a criticism you or your profession, but there are fair share of traditional medical professionals who look upon Chiropractors as "quacks".. anything that does not fit the traditional mold of what we know as current day medicine is looked upon with a "crooked eye"....

When I was a kid in the 50's lived across the street from a chiropractor and had several sports injuries, the Chiropractor would conjur up various treatments.. vibration with some warm wet object or other different methods.. it worked. To this day my tx for a stiff neck is to wrap a hot face cloth in a towel, pin it and sleep on it.. it works like a charm.

A big issue now is that health plans only cover what they consider as mainstream medicine.. many folks cannot look at alternatives.

I used to tend to think of chiropractors as quacks largely because of my experiences with a couple of chiropractors, not as a patient, who were most definitely quacks. But after decades of back pain, my father decided to see a chiropractor and it has done wonders for him.

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

If Brady believes sex with Giselle is good for your health, then I'm willing to try it.

 

[RobertWeathers]

It's clear that Tom believes deeply that his diet, exercise and conditioning regimen has helped him manage his health, mental and physical well-being better. Pro athletes do weird stuff and are obsessed with getting that little edge. Thats great and I'm happy for him. I'm skeptical about his routine but there is a lot about medicine and science that we still don't know. The human body is a funny thing. Part of me wants to do what he does for 6 months and see what happens....the other part of me wants potato chips and beer.

Tom supports Guerrero but he does sound a little sketchy and lacks credibility. Not sure what to make of that dude.

With that said, the FDA, drug companies and medicine in general is not pure as the driven snow. There is absolutely shady stuff that goes on with drug reports, FDA lobbyists, etc.

The amount of chemicals, sugar and processed food Americans eat is pathetic. If you have watched "Super Size Me" or are aware of what Monsanto does with food it's incredibly disturbing.

No question Tom is putting himself out there on this and leaving himself open to criticism but people need to chill. He isn't practicing satanic worship or denying his children healthcare based on religious beliefs.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I used to tend to think of chiropractors as quacks largely because of my experiences with a couple of chiropractors, not as a patient, who were most definitely quacks. But after decades of back pain, my father decided to see a chiropractor and it has done wonders for him.

Absolutely. Skeletal and muscle alignment is very important.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

Living in CA for the better part of a decade has maybe taken a toll on me, because I'm surprised to learn that yoga is still considered to be at all 'out there'. Out here, at least, it really is pretty much accepted as a healthy and worthwhile thing to do. Is that not the case back east?

Agreed. Don't forget how much of this discussion is being forwarded by the village mediots aka Boston spawts tawk radio. Talk about an ignorant, shallow bunch. Scary if anyone takes anything these clowns have to say as gospel...on ANY topic.
Yoga is mainstream as is meditation. In fact the positive impact of mediation has been scientifically proven. Meditation quiets the brain, slows it down. Fascinating stuff.

 

[PatriotsReign]

Now, you guys may think that I'm full of crap, but the proof is what you see on the field. ​

That is a pretty compelling trump card, I guess. I think there's a lot of merit to his statements about lifestyle, diet and proactive maintenance being the best path to staying healthy. That's pretty much established fact. It's also pretty much established fact that a lot of the most widely available food in America is garbage at best and basically poison at worst.

But at the same time, I think Brady veers a little too close to presenting himself as an expert on medicine for my liking. And more importantly, Alex Guerrero does not seem like a good person to put your faith in based on what little we know about him. But then again, as he says: the proof is what we see on the field. However weird I find this whole line of reasoning, Brady seems to take it really seriously, and the results support what he's claiming at least.

I work in the supplement industry. But my company only makes/sells science-based products like letter vitamins, multi vitamins, fish oil, etc.

I have no idea how much these products help by themselves, but I'm a big believer in the effects that positive beliefs that go along with a full healthy lifestyle. In other words, if you excercise vigorously, eat super healthy all the time, meditate and take supplements, you'll stay younger longer than if you don't.

But that's common-sense.

 

[DarrylS]

Agreed. Don't forget how much of this discussion is being forwarded by the village mediots aka Boston spawts tawk radio. Talk about an ignorant, shallow bunch. Scary if anyone takes anything these clowns have to say as gospel...on ANY topic.
Yoga is mainstream as is meditation. In fact the positive impact of mediation has been scientifically proven. Meditation quiets the brain, slows it down. Fascinating stuff.

Unfortunately, many of the folks who listen to the Spawts tawk radio, believe what they hear.. I have found it less and less tolerable lately.

The personification of short attention theater..