Ahnold’s Femur: Steroids or Stomach Acid?
From the Snarky-Comment-Slash-Breaking-Medical-Studies Department:
My governor broke his femur. I was going to recommend that he go back on the anabolic steroids, as they help bone mass (corticosteroids hurt bone mass and cause osteoporosis), but then I saw that stomach acid reducers (proton pump inhibitors like Nexium, Protonix, and Omeprazole) can cause decreased calcium absorption. Maybe the poor guy just has bad heartburn. And that I can empathize with.
The cure for heartburn is not Nexium. The cure is to stop eating foods that cause heartburn, in particular partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup and other such foreign substances which the body will attempt to reject…
So I take a Prilosec every day. Not only do I NOT eat partially hydrogenated olis and high fructose corn, but there is no food that causes me heartburn. Oh wait, it didn’t start until I was diagnosed with adult onset asthma and had to start taking asthma meds!
Oh, and I love your blog – I just found it the other day.