Protein Is an Ongoing Cost

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

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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.

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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.