Uncommonly Remarkable
by Artis L Beatty, OD, MS
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About this podcast
Uncommonly Remarkable is a health and wellness show focused on understanding how the body works and how everyday choices shape long-term health. The show is published in two formats: authored monologues that explore core ideas around health, resilience, and human biology, and In Conversation episodes featuring long-form discussions with clinicians, scientists, and founders. Rather than chasing trends, the show focuses on systems, signals, and long-term trajectory. Hosted by Artis Beatty.
Episodes
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- Measuring the Journey · 8 minSend us Fan Mail Success is often tied to a destination: a number, a goal, a title, a finish line. But what happens when the destination keeps moving? In this episode, I reflect…
- Turning 50 and Rethinking What Comes Next · 11 minSend us Fan Mail As I approach my 50th birthday, I’ve been thinking about why I started Uncommonly Remarkable, what the show has taught me, and what I want it to become. The…
- What is a Peptide, Really? · 14 minSend us Fan Mail Recommended next listen: In Conversation: Daniel Tausan — Peptides, GLP-1s, and Stress Peptides seem to be everywhere. They're discussed in conversations about…
- Peptides, GLP-1s, and Stress: What Actually Improves Your Health? · 47 minSend us Fan Mail Peptides are everywhere right now. GLP-1 medications continue to dominate health conversations. And stress may be having a bigger impact on long-term health than…
- When Self-Help Stops Working · 5 minSend us Fan Mail Most people assume that if something works, they should keep doing it. And for a while, that’s true. Routines, habits, and structure can help you manage stress…
- Not All Struggle Is the Same · 10 minSend us Fan Mail Most people collapse very different experiences into the same category — stress, burnout, depression — and assume they’re all versions of the same thing. They’re…
- Why People Keep Falling Off the Wagon · 7 minSend us Fan Mail If you have ever tried to change how you eat, how you train, or how you take care of yourself, there is a moment that almost always shows up where it feels like…
- You Can’t See Your Own Health Clearly · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Last time, I talked about how the visual standard for the human body has changed over time, and how what looks strong or healthy today would have looked unusual…
- When the Human Body Became an Unrealistic Standard · 8 minSend us Fan Mail very generation carries an idea of what a healthy or strong human body is supposed to look like. The surprising part is how dramatically those expectations…
- Vision Is Infrastructure · 14 minSend us Fan Mail I have intentionally avoided talking about eyes on this show — even though I am an optometrist — because I never wanted the conversation to narrow into…
- You’re Asking the Wrong First Question · 10 minSend us Fan Mail We recently talked about protein as infrastructure — an ongoing expense tied to what we expect our bodies to maintain. That framing still stands. But there’s a…
- Protein Isn’t the First Question · 39 minSend us Fan Mail Protein dominates health conversations — but are we focusing on the wrong lever? In this conversation, Carson and I unpack muscle preservation, hormones, fiber…
- Sleep Loss Changes Your Mind Before You Notice · 11 minSend us Fan Mail 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…
- Protein Is an Ongoing Cost · 5 minSend us Fan Mail 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…
- Why Supplements Don’t Work the Way People Expect · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Most people take supplements expecting clear, predictable results. In practice, supplements rarely work that way — not because they’re useless, but because…
- Pillars Break. Pyramids Endure. · 7 minSend us Fan Mail This is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable℠. Burnout doesn’t usually come from a lack of motivation. It shows up in people who are capable…
- Why Most Fitness Plans Fail (It’s Not Discipline) · 4 minSend us Fan Mail This is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable℠. Most people don’t fail at fitness because they lack discipline — they fail because they’re running a…
- When Discipline Is a Coping Mechanism · 5 minSend us Fan Mail This is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable. We tend to recognize mental health struggles when they look like crisis — when things fall apart, when…
- Personal Health Is Still Your Responsibility — Even in a Broken System · 6 minSend us Fan Mail This is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable. Personal health responsibility is not about blame — it’s about clarity. In this episode, I explore the…
- Why Gratitude Changes the Body Before It Changes the Mind · 5 minSend us Fan Mail This is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable. Gratitude is usually treated as a mindset shift — but the body experiences it first. Chronic stress…
