In this podcast episode, Dr. Anne Truong MD, an intimate health physician and author of Erectile Dysfunction Fix, explains that erectile dysfunction (ED) is far more common than most men realize—affecting 40% of men over 40, 50% over 50, 60% over 60, and 70% over 70—but it is not an inevitable part of aging. She emphasizes that the primary drivers of ED are lifestyle‑related and largely reversible. The episode outlines the top reversible causes: excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, poor diet leading to diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic stress, excessive pornography consumption, vaping, and sedentary behavior. Dr. Truong recommends concrete, low‑cost interventions: adopting a Mediterranean diet, exercising 30 minutes a day 3‑4 times a week (body‑weight work or walking), getting at least seven hours of uninterrupted sleep, and managing stress through exercise, social support, and mindset shifts. She also suggests practical tools such as a penis pump, a “Good Morning Wood” smoothie, and melatonin‑magnesium supplementation for sleep. Throughout, she promotes her online resources—ednomore.com, eat4noed.com, goodmorningwoodsmoothie.com, renewwithdranne.com, noedman.com, and the Get Wood Now program—while reinforcing an empowering message that men are not broken and can regain sexual confidence naturally.
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This podcast is for you, the modern man. I'm Dr. Anne Truong MD, your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and bestselling author of the book Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get started and be sure to visit my website at sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and resources from the show. See you on the inside.
Hello there, modern man. In today's episode, most men think that erectile dysfunction is just an inevitable part of getting older or a sign they need a blue pill to fix a broken engine. But after treating 7,000 men with ED, I can tell you this: The number one cause isn't what you think it is, and it's completely reversible. Today, I'm gonna break down why the things that you do every day could be really breaking down your bedroom performance, and you could be sabotaging your performance. And I'm gonna outline the exact steps you can take to reclaim your sex life again without a prescription. I'm Dr. Anne Truong MD. I've treated over 7,000 men with ED. So listen to this episode and you will find it very useful.
A common question that I get asked is, what's the number one cause of ED? What causes ED? That's a very, very common question that my men ask us. So studies have shown that men— this is a study that was done in 1994— 40% of men over 40 have ED, 50% of men over 50 have ED, And 60% of men over 60 have ED, and 70% over 70 years old have ED. So essentially, the older you get, the more likelihood you're going to get ED, and that the more severe you're going to get ED. Okay, so that means if you're 50 years old, half of your guy friends have ED. They just don't tell you that. Okay, that's number one. So what's the number one cause of ED? And you'll be surprised. That's the answer I'm going to give you. You will be very, very surprised. The number one cause is usually reversible causes. It's usually reversible causes because it's usually due to your lifestyle. So alcohol, too much alcohol will ruin your sex life. How much is too much? More than 2 drinks a day or more than 14 drinks a week. So number one is really alcohol. Number two is smoking. There's no amount of smoking, even 1 or 2 cigarettes is bad enough because alcohol and smoking are foreign substances that doesn't belong in your body. Your body don't make alcohol. Your body don't make nicotine. So when you're putting something that's foreign in your body, your body's going to respond badly to it. Does it make sense? So your body's going to respond very poorly to it. And that's why it becomes inflammation and then it starts to damage blood flow. And then number 3 is usually due to diabetes. Diabetes is really high blood sugar. But what is it? It's from your diet. If you're eating a poor diet or diet that is high in sugar, like pastries, bread, pasta, and processed food. Processed foods, anything that is in a box or a can. So diabetes is reversible. Adult onset diabetes is reversible. You don't have to have— contend with diabetes. When you take medication, you still have diabetes, okay? It doesn't mean that your diabetes is gone, because when you don't take the medication, your diabetes comes back. But how you can manage diabetes is to watch what you eat, to follow the Mediterranean diet. So the Mediterranean diet is powerful not only in managing your blood sugar, but it's also helpful for your sex life as well.
Where can you get the penis pump?
You can get the penis pump at ednomore.com or check the link down below this video to get the penis pump so you can start exercising your penis again. Remember, you are only one pump away. Okay, modern man, if you're struggling with weak erection, low energy, the food you eat could be the big part of the problem. One of the best research-backed ways to boost circulation so support healthy testosterone and improve sexual performance is the Mediterranean diet. It's packed with food that open up your blood vessel, lower inflammation, and fuel your hormone naturally. I've seen men notice real improvement in both energy and erection within weeks when they shift to this style of eating. So, check out the Mediterranean diet link right here below. And get that as soon as you can. Stronger testosterone and better erection.
Another reversible cause is high blood pressure. High blood pressure is usually due to being overweight, is usually due to not exercising, and also your diet affects how your blood pressure is. And it usually happens when you're older, and sometimes it may happen when you're younger, and that's usually due to stress. What reversible causes of ED? So the question is, what causes ED? Usually your lifestyle. So alcohol, smoking, your diet, having a diet full of sugar or processed food, and diabetes, which is reversible if you follow the Mediterranean diet, and also high blood pressure and obesity. So guys, interestingly, These causes are reversible. They are reversible. So it's not like it's inevitable or it's something that you get when you get older. No, it's reversible. It's just you don't know what's causing ED. And I can tell you, porn is affecting younger men more than ever for ED because porn messes up with how your brain processes to be aroused so that way you can get in the mood and to stimulate your erection. That's what porn does. It messes with your processing of initiation of your erection in the brain. And then also vaping. Vaping can involve nicotine, can involve marijuana in it as well, maybe a mix of both. Now remember, those are foreign substances that doesn't belong in your body. Your body doesn't make nicotine, your body doesn't make marijuana. So you're giving your body something foreign, it's going to react negatively to it. Does it make sense? So if you're young, ED is usually due to porn and vaping and probably sedentary activity such as poor diet or not exercising. You may be playing a lot of video games or you're working, you're sitting in front of the computer all day long and you're not exercising as much. So if you're young, between 30 and 40, and you want to continue to have good sexual function to be able to have a good sex life to the day you're 80, what do you do? You follow the Mediterranean diet and you exercise at least 3 to 4 times a week. You don't have to even go to the gym. You just do your own body weight or just walk 30 minutes a day. Mediterranean diet, go to eat4noed.com for the Mediterranean diet. Eat4noed.com. So if you follow the Mediterranean diet, it's essentially eat what the earth gave you. That's what the Mediterranean diet is. Eat what the earth gave you. Eat fish, eat chicken, eat meat, but not as much. I know some people say, oh, it's great. It's great. You don't want to eat it every day. Red meat. I'm talking about red meat. Okay. Eat what the earth grows for you. The earth doesn't grow pastries. The earth doesn't grow cookies. The earth doesn't grow bread, but you could have multigrain bread. You know, Mediterranean allows you to have 2 a day of that. Potatoes are great. Potatoes are a great carbohydrate. So the question is, if you're young, how do you continue to have good sexual activity? Follow the Mediterranean diet, exercise about 30 minutes, 3 to 4 times a week, get good sleep, at least 7 hours of straight sleep a night, and stress reduction, meaning don't let stress bother you so much. Now stress is a perception. Stress is from your thought. You get stressed from your thought. So it really comes from you. We all have different types of stressors, right? So when you feel like you're stressed or you're not able to concentrate, then maybe you should exercise. Where can you get the penis pump?
You can get the penis pump at ednomore.com or check the link down below this video to get the penis pump so you can start exercising your penis again. Remember, you are only one pump away. Men struggling to stay hard, most of the time it comes down to poor blood flow. That's why I put together the Good Morning Wood Smoothie, a nutrient-packed blend designed to restore blood flow naturally. My patients often notice improvement in just a few weeks when they take this part of their daily routine. Click the link below to get the recipe and start boosting your blood flow and firmness today, or go to goodmorningwoodsmoothie.com.
How do you know you're stressed? You know you're stressed when you are not sleeping well, are constantly trying to eat carb, you're gaining weight, and you start getting distracted. And now that you have these like Apple Watch or the heart rate monitor, when you're stressed, your heart rate goes up. Actually, your heart rate goes up. And if you have one of the Apple Watch or the Oura Ring, it picks up your heart rate variance, which shows that you're stressed. So sometimes stress is a physiological response, but know, guys, that stress really comes from your thought. Okay? Stress comes from your thought and how you perceive the situation. The way our body is made, stress is good for us if it's short-term, but stress is not good for us if it's lasting more than 6 weeks. Because when that happens, your body starts to physically respond to the stress, which is not good. Your body will respond to the stress, which then causes high blood pressure, causes weight gain, would then lower your testosterone level. It'll then interrupt your sleep, interrupt your focus. So stress kind of causes an overall mess up of all your testosterone, also affect your thyroid as well too. So interestingly, The bottom line is ED is not an inevitable part of getting older. So you guys get that? You can control your sexual function as you get older. Swear to God. It's like how you control how you're not able to gain weight with exercise and what you eat. And I just mentioned, if you're right now in your 20s, 30s, 40s, even 50s, things that you need to do now to maintain your sexual function. Mediterranean diet, exercise 3 to 4 times a week, sleep 7 hours at night, and know when you're stressed, reduce the stress. How do you reduce the stress? Easy. Reduce the stress by exercise and also spend time with the people that you feel good about to spend time with. And people that you don't feel good about, that make you feel negative, you don't need them in your life. So sometimes the most complex questions are the simplest answers. So if you're watching this, I just literally gave you the steps on how to continue to have sexual activity for the rest of your life. It's really that easy. It doesn't need you to come and see me. No, I'm giving you everything. You watch my YouTube channel, and I hope that you are a subscriber if you're watching this. If you watch my YouTube channel, I give you the Mediterranean diet. I talk about exercise. I don't want to make it complex for you. It's literally simple. And then sleep 7 hours at night. And if you have a hard time sleeping, stop caffeine at around 5 PM, anything that has caffeine in it, and try to take melatonin and magnesium. So melatonin, magnesium together help with that. And if you need to get a good melatonin or magnesium, go to our store, ednomore.com, to get that.
Well, if you find this helpful, then let's see how I can help you get back in the game again. Check the link below right here, or just go to renewwithdranne.com to see how I can help you get your sex life back. And if you're looking for a community of men with ED that can support one another in this journey together, then check out the Modern Man Club down below as well, or go to noedman.com. And just know, men, that you don't have to live with ED. You are not broken, and there are definitely alternatives for you and steps that you can do for your ED right now, naturally, without taking the pill. And I will see you in the next episode. Okay, modern men, you are not alone and you don't have to suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of not feeling like yourself. It's exhausting.
But here's the truth.
You are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost program is your step-by-step path to sexual confidence and restoration. No more suffering in silence. No more trial and error, just real solution, real result, and the confidence you deserve. It's time to take back your power on your terms. Let's get this journey started together. Check out the course at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.
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