Welcome back to the Diet Doctor Podcast with Dr. Brett Schur.

Today I'm joined by Dr. Ted Neiman.

Now Dr. Neiman is a primary care doctor here in Seattle and he has his own story about how he transitioned

from predominantly vegetarian, adventist life, both at family and in medical school to learning about the benefits

of a low-carb lifestyle. But what separates Ted from sort of your average low-carb doctor, your average

low-carb enthusiast is he's not so much in the camp of the low-carb high fat. Ted is really big on

protein and the importance of protein. And it's amazing how protein as a macronutrient can be so controversial.

Now remember, we don't eat fats and we don't eat proteins, we eat real foods, but the percentages

matter and there's this concern or this fear about getting too much protein.

So hearing Ted's perspective is very interesting from that standpoint because it's a message that we don't

hear a lot of and it's still controversial some of it but I think it's a great perspective.

Now he's also known as the exercise guy.

If you've seen his before and after pictures, he's ripped.

I mean, this guy is built and fit, not super bulky but fit and trimmed, great lean body mass, and he does it

on 15 minutes a day of exercise, which makes a lot of people unhappy and upset at him, but he

gives us some of his secrets and some of his tips about how to achieve that.

And more importantly, how to do it safely for people who maybe don't have an experience

and exercise.

And let's be honest, not everybody's going to get the results he has.

But the importance of exercise, how it contributes to health, is still a crucial concept

that maybe doesn't get enough emphasis because although exercise may not be the key to weight

loss, there are some other components about maintaining lean muscle mass

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