Podcast episode (Dr. Anne Truong MD) summarizes a recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine showing aerobic exercise can improve erectile dysfunction (ED) nearly as effectively as Viagra, including in severe cases measured by the IIEF (International Index of Erectile Function). The host explains the cardiovascular basis for ED, cites a claim that ~70% of men with ED will have a heart attack 7–10 years later, and recommends aerobic exercise (walking briskly or treadmill inclines of 7–15°) 30–60 minutes, three to five times weekly paired with a Mediterranean-style diet. The episode also promotes the Modern Man Club (a coaching/community program) as a holistic, non-pharmacologic option for men with ED.
Can exercise be nearly as good as Viagra for treating ed? Stay tuned to find out.
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Well, hello there, modern man. Well, I'm here today to tell you something that you may already know, but it is now proven to be effective, that exercise is nearly as good as Viagra and in treating erectile dysfunction. There's a study that recently came out that looked at a bunch of other studies and what they found out was that aerobic exercises or exercises that make you breathe like moderate exercise, that when you're walking you can't breathe as well. It's nearly as effective in addressing ED as taking Viagra. And what's so good about it is that this study shows that if you have severe ed, which is measured on the iief, which is the International Erectile Dysfunction Scale, if you have severe ed, you have actually more improvement than if you had mild ed. And let's explore how this works because we know that having ED is almost the same as having cardiovascular disease or disease of the blood vessels or disease that causes your heart attack because it's about the blood vessel not having good function to deliver blood to your penis or for that matter to the heart. And so we know that if you have heart problem, what does the doctor say? Doctor say go exercise. Well, we also now from the recent study showed that if you exercise like aerobic exercise, 30 to 60 minutes, three to five times a week, then it will improve your ED as good as Viagra. And the point that I want to point out about this study, and I'm overjoyed by it, is saying that it not only improve your ed, but it also can improve your heart health. It can improve you living longer. It can also reduce your blood pressure. So, so you may be able to get out of your blood pressure, stop your blood pressure medicine or even stop your diabetes medicine. Because if you exercise then you'll be able to lose weight. But you have to also add in eating a good diet as well too. You can exercise all you want, but if you don't pair that with a good diet, then you may not improve as Much. But imagine if you take on the Mediterranean diet and then pair that with aerobic exercise three to five times a week. That together will improve your ed, no matter how many years you have ED or no matter if you are on medication. Because what the combination of the improved diet and the exercise is that improve blood vessels. When it improve blood vessel, you get more blood flow to the organs, particularly the penis or the heart, and also your brain as well too. So this study will kind of validate something that we already know, that exercise does help with heart and with weight loss. But now exercise can be as good as taking a Viagra and it does improve ED for long term. This was a study that was published in Journal of Sexual Medicine and I will put the link in the show. Note you want to refer to that at this point. So it's in the article, there was a quote that said you get a window into a man's heart by looking at his penis. So true. If your penis is working well, your heart is working well, your penis not working well, then your heart may not be working well. And that's actually a good thing because your penis is the barometer of your health. You have ed, then you really need to look at what's going on that's causing decreased blood flow, what's going on with your cardiovascular status. We know that 70% of men that have ED 7 to 10 years down the road will have a heart attack. That we know that from a study as well too. So men, if you're having ed, then it's a warning sign. Is your check engine lighting up? That you need to be looking at your heart health. And the first thing you should do is look at your diet and now adding exercise, step on the scale and see what your weight is at that point. And you do that, you will probably see your bedroom performance improve and do that first before you take Viagra, for that matter. So now the studies have shown that it's been effective, not only effective for men with ed, but is also effective for men that had prostectomy surgery or surgery that removed the prostate. And it's exciting because some things as simple as just walking bristly, how much aerobic exercise is enough? Well, you want to be able to walk briskly. That when it's hard for you to count 1 to 10 like it should be, 1, 2, 3. And you don't want to walk where you can have a conversation easily. So I recommend walking uphill, walking downhill, or walking with weights in your hand. So that way you can kind of challenge yourself some more and not saying you go out there and run. But if you have access to a treadmill, walk with an incline, around 7 degree incline, even up to 15 degrees of incline, and walking 30 minutes to 60 minutes, three to five times a week, you can do 60 minutes. That's even better. What I usually do when I'm exercising is I'm on a treadmill. I have a TV in front of me, I turn favorite episode of Seinfeld or a Jane Austen movie and I'm walking and watching the movie and I don't even know an hour has passed and I still want to finish the movies. I'm still on the treadmill trying to finish up my exercise. So you want to make it so that you enjoy the exercise and not make it a chore or even walking outside if you live somewhere that is good weather right now in Virginia the weather is in the 30s. Right now it's kind of cold going outside to exercise, but you can certainly do that. So having said that, it's good news that exercise can help with ED and even reverse ed. Compound that with a Mediterranean diet and you may be able to get off of your ED medication, restore your bedroom function again. So having said that, I'm excited to give you this recent study that came out and if you really appreciate the material that I've been doing so far far I would really appreciate it if you like and comment and share and subscribe to this channel and on our podcast and go and check out the Modern Man Club which is an online faith that I coach men for Natural solution to get out of ed. I'll put that in the link in the show note. So Modern man, just know that you can live life. You can love life and be happy. I'll see you in the next episode. Are you struggling and frustrated in finding a solution for ed? Well, I have just the thing for you. It's called the Modern Man Club led by yours truly, Dr. Ann. Together we're redefining male sexuality and embracing a holistic approach to overcoming ED without medication or surgery. I will provide a protective environment for community and proven strategy to overcoming ed. It is a safe place. Expert coaching by me and my team. We provide holistic approach to overcoming ED and an empowering community of men with ED supporting one another and lots and lots of educational resources. Visit mensexualityclub.com at the link here on my right and connect with us and reclaim control over your sexual health. I'll see you there.
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