How to Protect Your Erection

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Nov 7, 2014/ 0 Comments / in Erectile Dysfunction / by
How to Protect Your Erection

How to Protect Your Erection

Erectile dysfunction can prove to be a huge problem for men, adversely affecting their health and sex life.  A few lifestyle tips can help you protect your erection and enjoy your sex life like never before.


7 Tips to Protect Your Erection

Prostate Removal & Impotency

1. Eat healthy: There isn’t a substitute for a healthy diet. If you eat a well-balanced diet, you can lower your risk of high cholesterol and thus prevent plaque buildup and artery blockage. A healthy dietary regimen in combination with a regular exercise regimen will go a long way in ensuring proper blood flow to your penis. Eat a mix of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and healthy fats.

2. Stay active: Overweight men have a higher risk of health problems. A big waist is even linked to erection problems. Most obese men are also diabetics. As a result, they suffer from nerve damage, affecting blood flow to the penis and causing erection problems. Stay active to maintain a healthy weight. However, avoid any exercise that puts too much pressure on the area between your anus and scrotum. Hard exercise putting extreme pressure in this area could damage nerves and blood vessels.

3. Avoid high blood pressure: It is known to everyone that high blood pressure can cause a severe damage to blood vessels and arteries, including those that bring blood to your penis, thus causing erection problems.

4. Curb stress: Stress is often linked to affecting adrenalin levels in the body. Psychological stress causes adrenalin levels to rise, which causes contraction of blood vessels and affects supply of blood to the penis. Take steps to ease tension in order to feel healthy emotionally and protect your erection.

ED & Alcoholism and Smoking

5. Quit smoking: Smoking does you no good; rather, causes a range of health problems. If you are a regular smoker and have started to experience erection problems, it could be due to your smoking habit. Nicotine causes a contraction of blood vessels, thus affecting blood supply in the body. It also impacts neuro-signals, which are responsible for ensuring proper blood flow to the penis.

6. Drink alcohol in moderation: Chronic drinking risks causing a number of health problems, from nerve damage to liver damage. While you lose control over yourself after a heavy drinking session, excess alcohol could also interfere with the balance of sex hormone levels, which could further cause erection problems or erectile dysfunction.

7. Keep a check on testosterone: Men over 50 years often experience a drop in testosterone levels, which is one of the prime reasons for low libido or sex drive or trouble getting and maintaining erections in men of that age group. Check with your doctor if you experience any such problems after the age of 40. A regular check of your testosterone levels could help you protect your erection.

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