7 Simple Health Tips for Stronger Erections
It's a no brainer that healthy blood flow is essential for a rock-hard erection, and let's face it we all want Mr Happy to be up for the challenge when he's required to perform.
Low testosterone, a low sex drive, the inability to maintain an erection or being too quick off the mark can ALL be influenced by poor lifestyle choices.
But there are some simple changes you can make to your routine and diet to ensure your penis is in peak condition. Let's make this year the "Year of the Healthy Penis" with these 7 simple health tips you can incorporate into your daily life!
Exercise regularly
Try to do at least 30mins of cardio exercise every day. A healthy cardiovascular system is important not only to get blood flowing to your penis as you become aroused, but also to keep it erect. Cardio exercise improves your heart health which will increase blood circulation to your penis.
Scientific evidence links a sedentary lifestyle to erectile dysfunction. So find an exercise routine that you enjoy which gets your heart racing and reap the benefits.
Get a good night's sleep
Your penis needs as much quality sleep as it can get!
Erections are necessary to keep your penis healthy and those night-time erections during REM phase are, to put it simply, exercising your penis. Every night the average man will experience 2-6 erections which theoretically work to recharge your penis and keep it oxygenated with blood. Lack of sleep interrupts this pattern and the absence of nocturnal erections can lead to the wasting away of penile tissues. Plus, brain hormones that affect your erection - like dopamine and serotonin - are also regulated by sleep.
Aim for a minimum of 6 hours sleep every night. Even a few late nights can affect you. Researchers from the University of Chicago found that sleeping less than 5 hours a night lowered the testosterone levels of young, healthy guys by 10% after only a few days.
Fuel your body
Healthy eating should be the top of your list if you want to be an amazing lover. Dieticians will tell you that there are definitely some foods you can add to your diet that help boost your desire, stamina and performance. We mentioned a few in our recent article 10 Best Foods to Boost Your Sex Life and here are a few specifically related to penile health.
- Pomegranate might just be the best erection boosting food ever! It's been found to dramatically increase the production of nitric oxide and boost testosterone levels.
- Spinach contains arginine, an amino acid which helps initiate and maintain erections and may also help speed your recovery time between bouts.
- All nuts are a good addition to your diet but raw walnuts are the king of erectile boosting foods as they have incredibly high levels of arginine.
- Raw cacao is known to increase levels of nitric oxide as well as lowering blood pressure which means your arteries are expanded for blood to flow more freely when it's needed.
Coffee
Research has found that your daily coffee indulgence can improve your sex life.
A team from the University of Texas Health Science Centre linked caffeine intake to a positive boost in men’s sex lives. Guys who drank between 85 and 170mg of caffeine (that’s about two cups of coffee) were 42% less likely to deal with erectile dysfunction compared to men who had no caffeine at all. And if you’re a guy who likes three cups of coffee a day, go for gold - this group of caffeine fiends were 39% cent less likely to report erectile dysfunction.
Drink in moderation
Yes wine was on the list of our 10 Best Foods to Boost Your Sex Life but moderation is the key. A glass of red wine may fuel your libido but a full bottle will totally screw with your penis-brain and ruin any chance of a good night out turning into a great night between the sheets.
Clinical studies (and we've no doubt personal experience will back this up for many of us) show that a few too many drinks can dull your libido, make an erection difficult to achieve, make an erection impossible to maintain and pretty much guarantees a less than memorable performance.
There is also a direct link to long term alcohol abuse and erectile dysfunction and some studies have linked it to shrinkage of the testicles and penis. Yikes!
De-stress
Stress affects your health and that also means your sexual health. Guys in demanding or high-stress jobs working long hours put their sexual health down the list of life's priorities and their anxiety levels are usually quite high even away from work. Ditto if you're having relationship issues. Plus, if you're a workaholic you probably don't schedule time for exercise and your sleep patterns can be less than ideal.
Stress is a leading cause of erectile dysfunction. Basically stress floods your body with adrenaline, which makes blood vessels constrict and sends blood to where your body thinks it needs it most - your muscles - and that can be bad news for an erection.
Knowing how to switch off from life's stresses can help you turn your libido on. Try to reduce your stress levels by switching off your phone, not checking your work emails once you get home, scheduling time to de-stress with exercise, yoga or meditation or taking up a hobby. Even retreating to your man cave with your phone switched off gives you downtime you might not otherwise have. The key is identifying that a stressful life is affecting your sexual health and doing something about it.
Quit smoking!
Nicotine restricts blood flow to your penis and smokers are twice as likely to experience erectile dysfunction! Do you need any more reasons that that?
Ok, here goes! There is some evidence that smoking can affect the size of your erections. "In addition to damaging blood vessels, smoking may cause damage to penile tissue itself, making it less elastic and preventing it from stretching," says Irwin Goldstein, MD, a urologist at the Boston University Medical Center.
Researchers from the University of Kentucky found that when men were asked to rate their sex lives on a scale of 1 to 10, smokers averaged a score of 5 vs non-smokers who averaged 9.
And according to a 2011 study in the British Journal of Urology International, men who gave up cigarettes for 8 weeks had thicker, more rigid erections and reached maximum arousal 5 times faster than the men who relapsed.
A lot of guys know that their lifestyle is affecting their health but bad choices and not dealing with the stresses of life also affect your penis and your ability to perform.
So do yourself, and your partner, a favour and make some changes to your lifestyle to ensure your penis is in peak performance condition now and for many more years to cum.
28 comments
Thursdaynights
More than a month agoTribulus terrestris is also good. The proper stuff with protodioscin, not the equivalent crap they sell in supermarkets.
ReplyCheekiness99
More than a month agoYou guys sound like tossers!! lol
ReplyMelody2973
More than a month agoWhat if he gets one but it's not sustained, is it just possible he's not into you.
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ReplyBoobsRule53
More than a month agoif that happens after extended foreplay then it's either as you say or he suffers from erectile dysfunction.
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More than a month agoHangover can effect it yeah
beniceeveryone
More than a month agotoo much alcohol for me doesn't normally affect my ability to get and maintain an errection but I have trouble cumming when I have been drinking
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More than a month agoCould be stress and his mind is elsewhere.
marty000
More than a month agoAnd if they all fail open a sachet of kamagra, wait 20 min and you're good to go lol
ReplyUtetopia2014
More than a month agoThrow in a multi-vitamin as well. Not so much for erections, but for libido. I take Swisse Ultivite for men, and I'm toey as a Roman Soldier. I was chatting to a friend, and she was always horny, and she took the Swisse Ultivite for women on a daily basis. We just put 2 and 2 together, and thought that may have had something to do with it. I seem to notice it when I haven't taken them for a few days, too.
ReplyItsTime44
More than a month agoAnd any suggestions on the recommended dosage for the four body fuels?
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ReplyAMM.Editor
More than a month agoThere's lots of information available on the web.
Farmboy1973
More than a month agoAny exercises to make it bigger?
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ReplyAMM.Editor
More than a month agoNot that we know of but it is a case of use it or lose it. If you don't get regular erections then the tissue can become less elastic and your penis can literally shrink.
HungGent
More than a month agoAny foods to get it back down? I keep knocking everything of the dining table every time I turn around...
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ReplyAMM.Editor
More than a month agoOur advice is to use plastic dinnerware to avoid broken glass and perhaps wear clothes if you have dinner guests over.
aussiestripper
More than a month agoI find Red bull (vodka redbulls!) give HUGE erections.. my weapon of choice and keeps my 9" huge for hours on end, and on endless repeat.. :D -randy xXx
Replynip007
More than a month agoHi, for me what I do and get a hard on and them do push ups fast as you can for 3 mins and get a hard on again :)
Replyserg685
More than a month agoAny good advise for older guys? Cos if i hang a towel from the end of my dick i may need medical attention!!!
ReplyEroticTouch2017
More than a month agoThis article is so true.....maybe hanging a towel off your cock is a good way to strengthen it too. I follow all of the above and at 50 I'm harder than ever!.....and loving it!
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ReplyAccount Closed
More than a month agoThink I'm loving you too! x
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More than a month agoMmmm music to my ears
Travellingduo2
More than a month agoThanks
ReplyGenGuy73
More than a month agoThe quality of a guys erection is a good measure of his overall health, particularly cardiovascular health - great article.
ReplyPhiker
More than a month ago''Pomegranate might just be the best erection boosting food ever! It's been found to dramatically increase the production of nitric oxide and boost testosterone levels.
ReplySpinach contains arginine, an amino acid which helps initiate and maintain erections and may also help speed your recovery time between bouts.
All nuts are a good addition to your diet but raw walnuts are the king of erectile boosting foods as they have incredibly high levels of arginine.'' LOL amongst my staple diets involve this. But i also smoked and drank yet i'm horny and easily made hard all the time. I should throw away the cigs and booze for good, become a machine.
Firmyoungman
More than a month agoHow about looking at a nice pair of tits? Always a good cause of a huge boner!! :)
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ReplyAccount Closed
More than a month agoha ha
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More than a month agoTrust you!
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More than a month agoOr simply watching her masterbate ?