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Dr. Ted Naiman is a family medicine physician in the Seattle area, co-author of The P:E Diet, and author of Satiety Per Calorie. In this episode, Ted explains why protein percentage matters, how energy density and fiber affect satiety, why refined carbohydrates and fats can encourage overeating, and how food choices can make it easier to control calorie intake. 

He also discusses intermittent fasting, protein needs as we age, blood biomarkers and insulin resistance, body composition, and why foods that provide more satiety per calorie can be useful for improving nutrition and metabolic health.

TIMESTAMPS: 
0:00 - Why protein needs increase with age, inactivity, and insulin resistance
1:36 - Ted’s path from mechanical engineering to medicine
2:50 - Reactive care vs. proactive health
4:09 - Why doctors rely on drugs and surgery
6:00 - The first step for someone who is overweight and metabolically unhealthy
6:56 - Which blood biomarkers Ted pays attention to
8:41 - How Ted’s thinking evolved from The P Diet to Satiety Per Calorie
10:50 - Why “high-protein” foods can still be unhealthy
12:46 - Whey protein vs. real food and satiety
14:27 - The four factors behind satiety per calorie
15:57 - Why refined carbs and fats can drive overeating
18:25 - Why the brain seeks foods with a high caloric return
20:36 - Ted’s typical Tuesday meals and food choices
24:48 - Intermittent fasting and how much is actually beneficial
28:31 - Why eating less and doing more cardio can backfire
31:02 - Why protein needs increase as you get older
33:34 - Insulin resistance and why “normal” labs can be misleading
36:38 - Skinny fat, sarcopenia, and normal-weight obesity
39:13 - Rapid-fire questions on satiety, carbs, fat, and nutrition
46:06 - The highest protein-to-energy foods

About Zac Armstrong & No Hype, Just Standards: Zac Armstrong is a former Marine, Naval Officer, and F-18 Pilot who coaches executives and high-performing leaders to optimize their biological systems, overcome burnout, and achieve peak physical and mental performance using precision data.

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Executive Health Edge is a physician-supervised health optimization program for high-performing men aged 40 to 65. Founded by Zac Armstrong, a retired Naval Commander with 27 years of service as an enlisted Marine, Naval Officer, and F-18 fighter pilot, the program combines strategic blood analysis at 0, 6, and 12 months, WHOOP or Oura biometric tracking with a smart scale, and 1:1 concierge coaching under physician oversight.

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