The man credited with Tom Brady’s success has a history of controversial medical claims
A month into football season, Tom Brady’s in tip-top shape — at 38, he’s leading the Patriots through a thus-far undefeated season. Brady credits his performance to his sports therapist and all-around guru Alex Guerrero, but Guerrero’s past raises questions about his credentials.
Guerrero was sued in 2004 for claiming he was a doctor and falsifying drug trial results to sell snake-oil as a miracle cure for multiple terminal illnesses in informercials, according to Bostonmagazine.
About a decade later with Brady by his side, Guerrero started a new company he called 6 Degree Nutrition, claiming his drink NeuroSafe could prevent head trauma football players often suffer, Boston reported. Brady supported the product and credited it with quicker recovery from concussions, and now the two have joined together to create TB12, a sports therapy center located next door to Gillette Stadium. They plan to sell the strict training regimen Guerrero used with Brady.
The Federal Trade Commission banned Guerrero from throwing the title doctor in front of his name for life, and has already shuttered 6 Degree Nutrition, Boston reported. While media outlets rave about TB12, the FTC will be keeping an eye on Guerrero just what exactly his Brady training system entails.
Read the full Boston magazine story here.
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