Uncommonly Remarkable

Why Supplements Don’t Work the Way People Expect

Send us a textMost people take supplements expecting clear, predictable results.In practice, supplements rarely work that way — not because they’re useless, but because expectations are misaligned with how the body actually adapts.In this episode, I explain:Why supplements feel inconsistent even when people “do everything right”The difference between support and substitutionWhy context matters more than the product itselfHow expectations, physiology, and behavior quietly shape outcomesThis isn’t a takedown of supplements.It’s a clearer way to think about what they can — and can’t — reasonably do.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.

Pillars Break. Pyramids Endure.

Send us a textThis 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, disciplined, and consistent—often the ones holding the most responsibility. In this episode, I explore why burnout is often caused by structure rather than effort, how identity load becomes concentrated over time, and why relying on a single pillar for meaning and stability makes even strong systems fragile.I introduce an alternative model—one that distributes load, restores margin, and allows ambition to continue without collapse. This is a conversation about design, not disengagement; architecture, not grit.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.

Why Most Fitness Plans Fail (It’s Not Discipline)

Send us a textThis 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 system that was never designed for real human lives.In this episode, Artis explains why motivation-based fitness plans break down, how time and complexity sabotage consistency, and why better design beats willpower every time. Drawing from a recent conversation with PJ Glassey, this monologue reframes fitness as an engineering problem rather than a character test.If fitness has always felt harder than it should, this episode offers a simpler, more sustainable way to think about progress — one built around routine, fit, and realistic behavior instead of hype.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.

When Discipline Is a Coping Mechanism

Send us a textThis is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable.We tend to recognize mental health struggles when they look like crisis — when things fall apart, when someone withdraws, when distress becomes visible. But many people struggle in a different way. They function. They perform. They stay disciplined. And because of that, their distress often goes unnamed.In this monologue, I explore a pattern that shows up frequently — especially in men — where discipline becomes a coping mechanism. Structure, control, and self-regulation begin as stabilizing tools, but over time can turn rigid, narrowing life rather than expanding it. This often appears around eating, exercise, body image, and performance, where behaviors that look admirable on the outside quietly carry emotional weight underneath.This isn’t about blame or diagnosis. It’s about learning to recognize when discipline is serving health — and when it’s being used to manage uncertainty, anxiety, or identity pressure instead.Some of this thinking has been shaped by past conversations on the show. If this topic resonates, there’s a longer and more nuanced conversation available with George Mycock, where we explore these ideas with clinical depth and care.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.

Personal Health Is Still Your Responsibility — Even in a Broken System

Send us a textThis is an authored monologue from Uncommonly Remarkable.Personal health responsibility is not about blame — it’s about clarity.In this episode, I explore the line between what healthcare systems are built to do and what they can never fully own for us. Acute care saves lives. But long-term health still depends on daily decisions, awareness, and personal agency.This is a conversation about responsibility, not judgment — and about what changes when you stop waiting for systems to do work only you can do.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.