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This week’s episode is a continuation of my discussion of the diet outlined in Tom Brady’s book “The TB12 Method”.

Tom Brady’s diet is 80% alkalyzing foods and 20% acidifying foods. A pH of 7 is the goal, and it takes that combination to get there.

In general, vegetables are alkalyzing, meat is acidifying, but here is Tom’s short list of specific examples, and some of them are quite surprising.

Alkalyzing:
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Artichokes
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chicory
Cucumbers
Dandelion greens
Escarole or Endive
Green beans
Lettuce (except Iceberg)
Potatoes
Red cabbage
Spinach
Squash
Sweet peppers
Sweet potatoes
Vegetable juice made in a juicer
Yams
Zucchini

Acidifying:
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Beef
Black currants
Butter
Cheese
Chickpeas
Cold Cuts
Crayfish
Hazelnuts
Herring
Kiwis
Lobster
Mackerel
Mandarin oranges
Millet
Nectarines
Oranges
Peanuts
Pecans
Pineapples
Pistachio nuts
Pork
Pumpkin seeds
Raspberries
Red currants
Salmon
Soybeans
Strawberries
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
White bread
White rice
White wheat
Yogurt

Tom says that foods should be combined properly in a meal to provide the best digestion. Meats need an acidic environment. Carbohydrates need an alkaline environment. So eat vegetables with either carbs or protein, but not both. Also, drinking water during meals interferes with digestion, so stop drinking water thirty minutes before a meal.

This book is very interesting. There’s also info on supplementation, a grocery list, and recipes.

Go Pats!

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brady
The TB12 Method by Tom Brady

Recorded January 26, 2019.

Weight (change since Jan 2018): 200 (-74)
Workout time: 106 Minutes
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 5.83 Miles (408.37)
Steps: 13,127
Muscle Mass (change since Aug 2018): 152.17 (+9)
Body Fat: 23.8%
Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 6 hours
2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat