Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Why Morning Wood Means Your "Engine" Works ⚙️ #MensHealth #ED

21 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment of her YouTube video, Dr. Anne Truong uses a plumbing/engine metaphor to explain that a morning erection indicates that the physiological “plumbing” of the penis is still functional, even if erectile dysfunction (ED) is present. She shares the case of a patient named Robert, who suffered a stroke, had a decade‑long history of ED, and an elevated hemoglobin A1C of 11.8. After committing to the Modern Man Club, attending every meeting, and following Dr. Truong’s dietary and lifestyle recommendations, Robert regained morning erections, looks younger, and reports greater happiness. The speaker emphasizes that the underlying “engine” is still present and can be “polished” through lifestyle change, encouraging viewers that they too can reverse ED without medication.

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Plumbing is working. That means that the engine is still there, it's still working, it's not dead. The engine is there, we just need to polish it. You need to take out the parts and clean it up, but the engine is still there. When you have morning wood, it tells me that the plumbing's still there, it just needs to be polished. So if Robert can get morning wood again after having a stroke, after having ED for 10 years, after having a hemoglobin A1C of 11.8, Well, if he can do it, you can do it as well. And all he did was he made a choice that he isn't going to live with ED. He joined the Modern Man Club and he attends every meeting. He does everything that we recommend. And guess where he's at? He's happier now. I saw him last week. He looked like he aged 10 years. It's amazing what just changing your diet will do for you. And this is a real story, guys.