Lifestyle Factors
Abstinence from a healthy lifestyle behavior often leads to erectile dysfunction in males and it happens when a person incorporates the following unhealthy habits in his life:
- Smoking
- Alcohol Consumption
- Overweight
- Inactivity
- Usage of Certain drugs
- Intake of food containing High Cholesterol
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Smoking
- On smoking cigarettes or other tobacco containing products, nicotine present in these substances constrict blood vessels, block arteries and prevents the flow of blood to the penis ( Acute Vasospasm) because of which the penile mechanisms become incapable of setting off erections necessary for physical intercourse.
- Smoking causes venous dilation in which nicotine destroys the valve mechanism and other irregularities in the physiology of males and leads to the dreaded erectile dysfunction.
- In a study conducted by the Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and British Medical Association (BMA), 120,000 men in UK, belonging to the age group 30-40 are found to be in the grip of erectile dysfunction on account of smoking.
- It has also been found that on being addicted to cigarette smoking, men with risk factors such as high blood pressure, heart disease and arthritis are more prone to suffer from erectile dysfunction.
- Smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco containing products decreases the amount of testosterone in the blood which in turn makes people victims of erectile dysfunction.
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Alcohol Consumption
- More than 80 per cent of excessive alcohol users are erectile dysfunction patients. It is because of the fact that after the intake of alcohol as a person prepares himself to have sexual intercourse with his partner, the blood vessels in his penis loosens drastically. As a consequence, the stored blood in the penis is drained out and due to the lack of blood in the penis; the man fails to achieve the erections necessary for sexual intercourse.
- It has been clinically derived that the intake of a large amount of alcoholic beverages induces hormonal changes in the body and leads to erectile dysfunction. Alcohol consumption reduces the production of testosterone, the principal male sex hormone and lowers the sexual capacity of a man.
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Overweight
- Research findings by the “The American Urological Association” (AUA) state that people who are overweight, i.e. whose Body Mass index lies within 24-29.9 (a person`s Body Mass Index is calculated by dividing his weight in kilograms by the square of his height in meters) generally fall prey to erectile dysfunction.
- Excessive weight increases a person's risk of succumbing to a range of ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart diseases and in turn makes him a victim of erectile dysfunction.
- If a person undergoes his obesity treatment through Amphetamines such as Desoxyn (methamphetamine) then there are comparatively higher chances that he would be an erectile dysfunction patient sooner or later.
- Obesity leads to high blood pressure and the medicines which are used to treat high blood pressure in men prevent the flow of blood to the penile section and as such the person falls in the grip of erectile dysfunction.
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Inactivity
- People governed by inertia, lethargy and those who abstain from physical activities such as walking, playing, swimming or performing daily chores are likely to be victims of erectile dysfunction. A research paper published in the Journal “Urology” reveals that the people who lead sedentary lifestyle are more prone to suffer from erectile dysfunction.
- An inactive lifestyle leads to poor blood circulation in a person and makes him a victim of male impotency.
- As sedentary lifestyle has been found to be a leading cause of erectile dysfunction, American Urological Association (AUA) has advised people to incorporate physical activities in their daily life style pattern in order to keep the scourge of impotency at bay.
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Usage Of Certain Drugs
- Marijuana and other illegal drugs available in the market can trigger off erectile dysfunction in the consumer and wreak disaster on his overall health. Specifically in the case of erectile dysfunction, these drugs damage blood vessels and impede flow of blood to the penis.
- Intake of cocaine and heroin are also found to prevent blood from reaching the penile tissues and cause erectile dysfunction.
- There are also other drugs, namely; Methyldopa, which is generally used for the treatment of blood pressure, the heart failure medicine Digoxin , certain cholesterol lowering drugs and the prostate cancer medicine Lupron which can cause erectile dysfunction in normal healthy people.
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Intake of food Containing High Cholesterol
Food in which cholesterol levels are approximately high should be avoided as an increasingly high amount of cholesterol in the blood blocks the arteries leading to the penis and also damages blood vessels present throughout the body. This further pushes people to the threshold of erectile dysfunction. So fast and junk food should be avoided and instead a diet with abundant vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients should be preferred.
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