Tom Brady , for those of you who do n’t know , plays   field general for the New England Patriots . He ’s an exceedingly successful athlete , and plausibly gets demand   " what is your secret ? " a lot .

Well , now he ’s released a book that break his john , which are highly questionable and inordinately unscientific . Amongst the stranger claims of the account book is that he becameimmune to sunburnbecause he drinks 11.4liters(2.5gallons)of water a day .

But that ’s not how it works . That ’s not how it make at all .

Tom wrote in his book , The TB12 Method : How to accomplish a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance , that he stopped getting sunburn thanks to his water supply consumption .

" When I was grow up , and playing alfresco in the sun , I got sunburned a lot . I was a fair - skinned Irish boy , after all , " he wrote , as transcribed bySB Nation .

couple yourselves , science fan .

" These days , even if I get an adequate amount of sun , I wo n’t get a sunburn , which I accredit to the amount of water I drink . "

Yeah . It gets worse . Also , Tom ’s sister talk like she ’s live on QVC .

" I always hydrate later , too , to keep my skin from pare . When I once told that to my sister , she said , ' You mean I do n’t have to use all those moisturizers and facial production to keep my pelt looking salutary ? I should just drink as much piddle as you do ? I imagine you should commercialise your TB12 electrolyte   as a looker product . ' I just laughed . "

allow ’s be open : There is no grounds whatsoever that drinking a great deal of water can prevent you from start burn . The best direction to avoid tan are to use sunscreen and detain in shade .

Brady presumably also habituate SPF as well , otherwise he ’d be getting suntan . Because , we ca n’t accentuate this enough , drinking a lot of water wo n’t prevent the sun from burn your skin .

There are also no clear benefits to drinking as much water as Tom   if you are n’t catch as much exercise as he is .

TheFood and Nutrition Board ’s advice(recommended by the CDC ) says women should take   in   approximately 2.7 liters ( 0.6 gallon ) of total urine a day ( from all beverage and foods ) ,   and men an norm of   3.7 liters ( 0.8 gallon ) . Tom drinks up to a whopping 11.4 liters ( 2.5 gal ) , which is probably ok for him as an athlete , but is force at unhealthful levels for non - athletes .

Drinking too much watercan lead to health problems , rather than Dominicus - resisting power .

[ H / T : Deadspin ]