{"id":2814,"date":"2016-03-04T16:36:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T16:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viamedic.com\/blog\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2016-03-04T16:36:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T16:36:21","slug":"can-erectile-dysfunction-be-reversed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/can-erectile-dysfunction-be-reversed\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Erectile Dysfunction Be Reversed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Exercise has tremendous impact on reversing erectile dysfunction.<\/figcaption><\/figure> If you suffer from erectile dysfunction, studies show that by simply changing your lifestyle and diet, as well as seeking a prescription medication to take as needed, your condition can successfully be reversed.<\/p>\n

In a study<\/a> conducted by Australian researchers and published in the May 2014 The Journal of Sexual Medicine, findings proved that even if medication is required, it’s likely to be more effective if you implement certain lifestyle changes. Essentially, what you put into your body and how healthy you are has a big impact on sexual function, especially as you age.<\/p>\n

What Does Overall Health Have to Do With ED?<\/b><\/p>\n

There are certain predictors of those who seem to develop ED and require treatment. According to the study, having a greater amount of abdominal fat mass, diabetes, and heart conditions tend to make a patient predisposed to developing ED. Essentially, these conditions can affect blood flow and that is why they have a co-morbidity with erectile dysfunction.<\/p>\n

But what you eat can also have an effect on reversing erectile dysfunction too. In another study<\/a> from John Hopkins University School of Medicine, it was found that low levels of Vitamin D may contribute to erectile dysfunction (ED). These findings support the importance of proper levels of vitamin D in the body, which over the last decade has been a common vitamin deficiency found in many people who are screened because of other health issues.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to the International Journal of Health Sciences, Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem, with over a billion people worldwide being vitamin D deficient or screened to be at insufficient levels.<\/p>\n

Essentially, researchers analyzed data from more than 3,400 American men, age 20 and older, none-of-which had any history of heart disease. What they found was that 30 percent of the men were vitamin D deficient, which means their levels of the “sunshine vitamin” were below 20 nanograms per milliliter of blood. A total of 16 percent of the men also had erectile dysfunction.<\/p>\n

What Changes Can Reverse ED?<\/b><\/p>\n

There are many contributing factors for experiencing erectile dysfunction<\/a>. It may be your age, whether you have a specific health condition that’s affecting your ability to get and maintain an erection, or you are experiencing stress, anxiety, or relationship problems.<\/p>\n

Typically the first line of treatment, with the fastest results, is prescription ED medication. But there are lifestyle changes and foods you can eat they will assist in reversing the condition for many patients. Some may surprise you.<\/p>\n

Diet and Supplements: Beets, Healthy Food, and Vitamin D<\/b><\/p>\n

Though certainly not the most popular vegetable on your plate, there have been some reports that suggest that consuming beets, or drinking beet juice, is a natural way to improve erectile dysfunction. Some believe that combined with the use of prescriptive medication designed to treat ED, like the number-one prescribed, Viagra, even greater results can be found.<\/p>\n

What is the science behind these theories, and why beets, of all the vegetables? Beets have been the focus of several ongoing studies lately because of their nutritional and health benefits because they are naturally very rich sources of nitrate, a form of nitrogen that is transformed into nitrite by bacteria found on the tongue. When the nitrite reaches the stomach, it converts into nitric oxide or enters the blood as nitrite.<\/p>\n

Nitric oxide works to increase blood flow by dilating (widening) your blood vessels. So naturally, since prescribed medications for ED, like Viagra, treat erectile dysfunction by increasing nitric oxide, reports suggest<\/a> that it make sense that beets may also help with ED and boost the effect of Viagra.<\/p>\n

So essentially, with beets having a natural effect on the body that increases nitric oxide in the blood, it is believed that having that increase occur for 24 hours before using Viagra will make that little blue pill work even better. Some patients claim that eating beets or drinking beet juice a couple of times the day before the sexual encounter can actually cause remarkable improvement in the erectile dysfunction condition.<\/p>\n

Eating a healthy diet<\/a> is also important to your body’s sexual function, since it has been proven to help maintain a healthy body weight, which is important because men who have a 42-inch waist are 50 percent more likely to have ED than men with a 32-inch waist. Also remember that obesity<\/a> increases your risk of developing vascular disease and diabetes<\/a>, two conditions that contribute to ED.<\/p>\n

It is suggested that your diet consists of plenty of fruit, veggies, whole grains, and fish, and with fewer servings of red meat and refined grains, to decrease the impact of ED and perhaps help reverse it.<\/p>\n

You may also be Vitamin D deficient and addressing it may help reverse ED. Ask your doctor to screen you for vitamin D deficiency. If your levels are found to be deficient, taking a vitamin D supplement may be recommended. Your doctor can advise you about the amount of Vitamin D you should be taking.<\/p>\n

Exercise: Get the Blood Pumping<\/b><\/p>\n

Everyone knows that exercise can improve blood flow, and healthy blood flow is essential in getting and maintaining a strong erection. Exercise also improves blood pressure by increasing nitric oxide in your blood vessels, which, is similar to how Viagra works. Weight-bearing exercise can increase the natural production of testosterone, a significant factor in erectile strength and sex drive.<\/p>\n

Get a Good Night’s Sleep<\/b><\/p>\n

Sleep has an impact on testosterone levels in men, according to a study<\/a>, published in Brain Research in 2011. The finding showed the impact of sleep loss, confirming that low concentrations of sex hormones occurred, therefore contributing to sexual dysfunction. Your body’s internal clock regulates your hormones, and quality sleep helps the body be able to release them.<\/p>\n

Give up Smoking and Cut Back on Alcohol<\/b><\/p>\n

Smoking (with or without actual smoke) can lead to a narrowing of important blood vessels and contribute to the blood flow issues that cause ED. There are many reasons to quit and reversing ED is one of them. Drinking alcohol depresses the central nervous system, which is what releases nitric oxide in the body, as you now know nitric oxide is an essential chemical for producing and maintaining an erection.<\/p>\n

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Along with consuming beets, a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables supports normal sexual function.<\/figcaption><\/figure> These Healthy Steps Mirror and Support How Viagra Works<\/b><\/p>\n

It’s all about a healthy body and normal vascular functioning and blood flow. Viagra, the number one prescribed ED medication, was discovered accidentally, while focusing on treatments for heart conditions. According to Drugdatabase.com<\/a>, Pfizer Inc., the makers of Viagra, originally looked to produce a drug to treat cardiovascular conditions and were looking to find one that could expand blood vessels and therefore treat angina, a heart condition where the vessels supplying the heart with blood become constricted.<\/p>\n

So, while looking for ways to expand blood vessels that were constricted, they discovered that male test subjects developed erections that lasted several hours. This occurred at the same time that other scientists were coming to the conclusion that erectile dysfunction was caused by narrowing of blood vessels and resulting in the inability of blood to flow quickly to the penis.<\/p>\n

So, Viagra’s purpose for Pfizer shifted and it was approved in the late 1990s by the FDA as the very first of its kind drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. It just makes sense that reversing ED can be accomplished best with prescriptive medication like Viagra, but also by making lifestyle and diet changes that work similarly to support healthy functioning within the body.<\/p>\n

Male impotency is a common condition that affects at least one-third of men at some point during their lifetime. Viagra successfully treats this condition in most men with the medical field calls a PDE5 inhibitor, which works by relaxing the muscles in the penis, allowing the vessels to dilate and fill with blood. This results in improved blood flow, facilitating an erection once you become sexually aroused.<\/p>\n

Clinical trials show that Viagra (sildenafil) is effective for up to 80 percent of men and its safety and effectiveness have been well proven since it was first approved by the FDA in 1998. It works regardless of age, or the length of time you have experienced male impotence, even if it has been for several years.<\/p>\n

According to one report, Viagra has improved the quality of life and relationships for countless men who suffer with male impotence<\/a>. It is also affordable, since most health insurance policies cover the prescription.
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