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Healthy Rant You're on an exploration of this thing we call a healthy life. My name is Scott Carson and I am the chief ranter and habit master at healthyrant.com.

We are too and hope you find our kindred spirits while we seek to open an objective examination of all facets of physical, mental, and spiritual health. Currently, I make a comfortable living from the lack of health in other people. I want to change that around, work my way out of this job. I'm now more interested in making progress toward seeing more people get their health on and avoid totally preventable diseases.

That 'zero sugar' pint may deserve a second look. Not fear, just information. Check your labels for erythritol, especia...
10/21/2026

That 'zero sugar' pint may deserve a second look. Not fear, just information. Check your labels for erythritol, especially in "keto" and "zero sugar" products.

2023 Nature Medicine study: higher erythritol levels linked to more heart attacks and strokes over 3 years.

In lab tests, it made platelets (clot cells) more reactive.

A 2024 follow-up found a similar pattern with xylitol. The fair counterpoint: it is association, not proof, and the body makes some erythritol itself.

Practical rule: occasional is fine for most people, but ask your doctor if you have heart disease or take blood thinners.

Share this with someone who eats "sugar-free" snacks every night.

10/20/2026

They gave 120 healthy adults sucralose, saccharin, aspartame, or stevia for two weeks.

Sucralose and saccharin worsened blood sugar responses on average. Aspartame and stevia did not.

This was published in Cell by researchers at the Weizmann Institute in 2022.

Here's the catch: it was small, it was short, and every person responded differently.

So it's not a verdict, it's a warning light.

If you use it every day and you're working on blood sugar, try a two-week break and see how you feel.

Most "sugar-free" labels hide the ingredient that matters.Save this ranking before your next grocery run. Educational on...
10/19/2026

Most "sugar-free" labels hide the ingredient that matters.

Save this ranking before your next grocery run.

Educational only, not medical advice.
Save this post and check your pantry labels tonight.
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Here is the honest gap.Lower LDL is a marker. It is not the finish line. The cholesterol-lowering part of the evidence i...
10/16/2026

Here is the honest gap.

Lower LDL is a marker. It is not the finish line. The cholesterol-lowering part of the evidence is consistent.

The living-longer part is thinner.

So test, do not guess. Get ApoB, change your fats for 6 to 8 weeks, and retest.

Watch the full breakdown on YouTube: Butter Vs Olive Oil: Why The Cholesterol

Evidence Is Weak.

Want the full prevention playbook? Join The Independence Standard newsletter and get the Strong 60 Scorecard free. Link in bio.

Decline is not inevitable.

10/15/2026

They gave 120 healthy adults sucralose, saccharin, aspartame, or stevia for two weeks.

Sucralose and saccharin worsened blood sugar responses on average. Aspartame and stevia did not.

This was published in Cell by researchers at the Weizmann Institute in 2022.

Here's the catch: it was small, it was short, and every person responded differently.

So it's not a verdict, it's a warning light. If you use it every day and you're working on blood sugar, try a two-week break and see how you feel.

5 steps you can start this week.1. Make extra virgin olive oil your default fat.2. Keep butter as a flavor fat.3. Do not...
10/15/2026

5 steps you can start this week.

1. Make extra virgin olive oil your default fat.
2. Keep butter as a flavor fat.
3. Do not swap butter for refined carbs.
4. Ask for ApoB on your lipid panel.
5. Change fats for 6 to 8 weeks, then retest.

Save this post. Your retest numbers are the real answer for your body.

Full breakdown at the link in bio. Educational only. Talk to your doctor.

The best head to head trial I found: about 90 adults, 50 grams a day of butter, coconut oil, or olive oil for 4 weeks.Bu...
10/14/2026

The best head to head trial I found: about 90 adults, 50 grams a day of butter, coconut oil, or olive oil for 4 weeks.

Butter raised LDL the most. About 15 mg/dL more than olive oil.

But look at the dose. 50 grams is about 3.5 tablespoons of butter a day. A pat is not a scoop.

And cheese may act differently than butter. One more reason not to lump all dairy fat together.

Link to the full breakdown in bio.

First, what is LDL?The cholesterol that can build up in your artery walls. Lower is generally the goal.Not all fats move...
10/13/2026

First, what is LDL?
The cholesterol that can build up in your artery walls. Lower is generally the goal.

Not all fats move your LDL the same way.

In the big oil review, virgin olive oil, canola, and rice bran lowered LDL. Coconut and palm raised it.

And here is the part most people miss. Regular olive oil did not match virgin. The label matters.

Butter? Only a comparison in this review. Tomorrow I show you the trial that put it head to head.

Full breakdown at the link in bio.

BUTTER OR OLIVE OIL?Everyone says swap butter for olive oil. Almost nobody shows you the evidence. The heart proof is th...
10/12/2026

BUTTER OR OLIVE OIL?
Everyone says swap butter for olive oil. Almost nobody shows you the evidence. The heart proof is thinner than you think.
One review checked 206 findings on cooking oils.
48 reviews. One question. What really moves your cholesterol?
Only 2 were high certainty.
About 67.5% were very low certainty. A better study could flip them.
Tomorrow: which oils actually moved LDL.

That does not mean olive oil is a myth. It means the proof is thinner than the headlines.

This week I will show you what is solid and what is hype.
Day 2 tomorrow. Follow along. Link to the full breakdown in bio. Decline is not inevitable.

Educational only. Talk to your doctor.

Five days, one study, one simple protocol. Grab the free grocery list and the full video at the link in bio, and tag som...
10/09/2026

Five days, one study, one simple protocol. Grab the free grocery list and the full video at the link in bio, and tag someone who's been stuck chasing the scale.

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