I usually eat the exact same thing for lunch almost every day - a Greek salad with some kind of protein and half an avocado. I had no plans to cut tomatoes or sugar out of my diet anytime soon, but I did want to see if Brady's meals would make me feel more energized before a workout. 'Extreme approaches where we label food as 'good' or 'bad' typically leads to lack of compliance, and in extreme situations eating disorders such as orthorexia.' Orthorexia is an obsessive fixation on healthy eating. 'However, we believe their dogmatic approach of telling people they should never have certain foods goes too far,' he added. 'There are many aspects of the TB12 diet that we do like, such as its emphasis on unprocessed foods high in fiber such as veggies, nuts, seeds, most fruits, and legumes,' Molloy continued. This is just one way in which the diet really fails to follow the actual science of nutrition.' There's only one problem: The body does this naturally through the function of the kidneys and urine. 'In both cases, the goal is to reduce the acidic nature of the body through food. 'In many ways, the TB12 diet is similar to the alkaline diet,' he said.

Mike Molloy, who does nutrition coaching for athletes at M2 Performance Nutrition, told Insider that the TB12 Method is designed to help achieve something that the body already does on its own. Nutritionists said Brady's diet isn't backed up by much scientific research.ĭr. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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