Dr. Anne Truong explains why men in their 20s experience erectile dysfunction, pointing to five reversible causes: smoking or marijuana use, stress and anxiety, poor diet, pornography-related dopamine changes, and inadequate sleep. Most cases improve within three weeks with lifestyle changes and exercise.
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Potentially as little as about three weeks.
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The modern man. I'm Dr. Anne Truang, your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best selling 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@sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and resources from the show. See you on the inside.
Oftentimes I been asked this question. I'm 22 years old or 26 years old and I have ED. Is that normal? Well, my answer is yes and no. At 22, you at the peak of your sex life. That's when your testosterone level peak. That when you're in the best shape of your life, you can eat whatever you want and not gain weight. But why are we seeing younger and younger men having ED even in their 20s? Well, what I find is that most of the time if men under the age of 35 are having ED, it's because of lifestyle factor. And when I say lifestyle it normally due to smoking either cigarettes or vaping nicotine and or with marijuana. And number two is due to stress or anxiety or depression. That is a factor as well because if you're anxious or you're depressed, you can't send a signal from your brain down to your heart to increase blood flow because you're thinking about the performance anxiety. And when your mind is distracted, it's like you can't send the messages down from your brain to your heart. And remember that the brain is a larger sexual organ. So that's number two. And number three, because you're probably eating a poor diet, a diet of like hamburgers and potato chips and Red Bull and all processed food that causes inflammation and inflammation causes decreased blood flow. Number four is porn. Porn will kind of mess up how your brain processes arousal and mess up how dopamine is being produced in your brain and therefore can contribute to how you can get aroused or an erection with a partner. Check out one of my episodes here about porn and dopamine. And the last one is number five is sleep. Not getting enough sleep will contribute to ED as well too, even when you're a younger man. Because when you're sleeping is when you make testosterone and when you're sleeping is when your body heals emotionally as well as physically. You need both healing of the emotional and physical healing as well. And, and last but not least is stress, which is probably related to the anxiety and depression. But stress. Get stress from external or internal. When your body is stressed, it's hard for you to produce a high level of testosterone. And when your body is stressed, it's hard for you to process the message. Arousal to your heart, to increasing blood flow. And when you're stressed, you're not thinking about sex. So all those factors are the major reason as to why a man in his 20s may have ED. But the good news is it's all reversible. Yes, it is all reversible. And it could take as little as probably three weeks to reverse the symptoms of E.D. if you change these behaviors that I talk about because it is all due to lifestyle and lifestyle is easy to change. I know some of it may not be as easy, but if you need help with the stress and you need help dealing with anxiety and depression, that's when it's a good time to seek a mental health expert as well too. Oftentimes exercises counteract the anxiety and the depression as well too. So think about that. Because oftentimes when you exercise, your serotonin goes up, your testosterone level goes up as well too. Men that have low testosterone level actually feel more depressed and more anxious. So having said that, I hope that this help in answering this common question because at 22, you should not be having ED. Do not settle for ED if you are that young. Just follow the recommendation I discussed about and just know that you are young enough to get over this and that you deserve your best sex life in your 20s and even into your 70s as well too. So let me know if you have any questions or comment and I will appreciate it if you like subscribe to this channel and comment and share with someone that you think that can benefit from. And just know that there are natural solution to ED and that I am creating a sexual revolution. I hope that you join me in empowering men to regain your sexual independence again by getting rid of those ED medications and getting rid of all that performance anxiety and focusing on intimacy and. And focusing on having the best intimate life that you can have. So having said that, I hope you enjoyed this episode. Let me know what you think. 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 and embracing a holistic approach to overcoming ED without medication or surgery. I will provide a protective environment for a 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 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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