Remember the song about how your toe bone is connected to your foot bone? Well, it’s not only your bones that connect to each other; your body is the same way. While it might not seem readily apparent, various parts of your body can have a drastic affect on other, seemingly unrelated parts of your body. In this instance, your stomach is connected to your erection. Well, more accurately, what you put into your stomach is connected to other parts of your body, which in turn affects your erection. If you put high sugar, high fat foods into your body, it could eventually affect your ability to achieve an erection. So, to ensure your erection stays healthy, here are 3 foods to start incorporating into your diet.
Leafy Greens: Lettuce, kale, spinach; if it’s leafy and it’s green, chances are it’s chock full of nitrates. These nitrates are classified as vasodilators. Vasodilators help to open up blood vessels, improving blood flow. Better blood flow means blood can easily circulate the body, which means that blood can quickly reach your penis, which means that erections will be easier to achieve. Not only that, but better blood flow through your body will improve heart health.
Watermelons: For years, watermelon has been seen as Mother Nature’s natural erection health medication. This is due to the fact that watermelon prominently features phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are antioxidants, which helps to relax blood vessels. When blood vessels are relaxed, blood can quickly and easily flow through the body. This ensures that erections will be easier to achieve, and can be incredibly useful in combating erection problems.
Dark Chocolate: Here’s a food that is good for your erection but not for your waistline. Yes, research has found that dark chocolate come improve blood flow, due to being rich in flavanoids. These flavanoids are antioxidants that typically help plants to repair cell damage and protect from toxins, and studies have found that flavanoids can have the same effect on people. Flavanoids can also help to lower blood pressure and decrease cholesterol, both of which can improve general erection health.
Evan Hopkins is a 24 year old writer operating out of Atlanta, GA. When he isn’t writing, he enjoys reading books, drinking coffee, and folk music.