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Protein dominates health conversations — but are we focusing on the wrong lever? In this conversation, Carson and I unpack muscle preservation, hormones, fiber, and where peptides actually fit into long-term health.

Protein is one of the most talked-about nutrients in modern health culture. But true protein deficiency in the United States is rare — while other foundational elements of health are often overlooked.

In this conversation with Carson, we step back from the macro-counting mindset and look at the bigger physiological picture.

We discuss: • Why protein deficiency is uncommon — and why fiber deficiency is not • The real drivers of muscle preservation as we age • Resistance training vs. macronutrient obsession • Sleep, endocrine balance, and recovery • The difference between exogenous hormones and peptide stimulation • Growth hormone modulation and long-term risk • Short-term performance vs. long-term healthspan

This episode is less about how many grams you’re eating — and more about which levers actually move the needle.

If you care about strength, recovery, metabolic health, and longevity, this conversation reframes where your attention might belong.

Uncommonly Remarkable℠ is a health and wellness show focused on understanding how the body works and how everyday choices shape long-term health.

I’m Artis Beatty, a doctor of optometry and Chief Medical Officer at MyEyeDr. While my professional background informs how I think, the perspectives shared here are my own.

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Most people who say they function fine on six hours of sleep are not lying. They are describing how it feels. The problem is that sleep loss alters perception before it causes obvious collapse.

I explore how sleep architecture recalibrates emotional regulation, decision-making, and cognitive bandwidth; why subjective performance stabilizes while objective performance declines; how REM and deep sleep shape perception; and how modern habits fragment complete sleep cycles.

Rather than focusing on muscle recovery or performance optimization, this episode examines the psychological cost of incomplete sleep and the mechanism-based steps that restore full cycles.

Uncommonly Remarkable℠ is a health and wellness show focused on understanding how the body works and how everyday choices shape long-term health.

I’m Artis Beatty, a doctor of optometry and Chief Medical Officer at MyEyeDr. While my professional background informs how I think, the perspectives shared here are my own.

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The body doesn’t follow nutrition rules. It keeps accounts.

You can also checkout the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/ClVdbSaG_8Q

Protein is one of the places where that accounting becomes visible. Muscle tissue is constantly being built and broken down, and when intake doesn’t consistently exceed the cost of what the body is being asked to maintain, the system adjusts quietly. Not through breakdown, but through reduced margin.

In this episode, I explain why protein functions less like advice and more like infrastructure—why moderation only works when total intake clears demand, why aging raises the cost without announcing it, and why inefficiency often appears long before obvious loss.

This is not about chasing targets or extremes.
It’s about funding the assets you expect your body to keep.

This is Uncommonly Remarkable. Thanks for listening.

Uncommonly Remarkable℠ is a health and wellness show focused on understanding how the body works and how everyday choices shape long-term health.

I’m Artis Beatty, a doctor of optometry and Chief Medical Officer at MyEyeDr. While my professional background informs how I think, the perspectives shared here are my own.