Why Your Erection Fades (Even If It Starts Strong)

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Foreign hello there modern Man. In this episode we're going to talk about why your erection leave you when you have no trouble getting an erection. Initially I hear this a lot where I don't have any problem getting an erection, but I have a hard problem maintaining the erection. But to finish or maintaining firmness, we're going to go into the top seven reason why you have problem maintaining your erection and your erection leave you. I'm Dr. Anne Truong. Stay tuned. You'll be surprised what number seven is. So number one is smoking. Why smoking is bad. That's including vaping as well too. The reason why smoking is bad because it's inflammatory. It affect your blood flow because what it does is that it decreases blood flow down below in order for it to get a firm erection. That's number one. Number two is alcohol, drinking more than about 14 drinks a week. Because alcohol again is inflammatory, your body considers that as foreign. So what it does is that it decreases blood flow to where you need it the most, when you need it the most. Number three is what you eat. That is probably the number one factor affecting your erection is what you put in here. So I always tell my patient, follow the Mediterranean diet. What that is is eating the food that mother Earth give you. Eat what the earth grow for you. Lean meat, chicken, fish. You can do red meat, but probably the not every day. Maybe twice a week or three times a week. But eat what the earth gave you. Don't eat anything in a bag or box or a can focus more on whole food. Focus more on vegetables and fruit. The bad stuff is donut, baked goods, fried food and sweets and anything that has a lot of sugar and fat at the same time. The worst. So a Mediterranean diet. Check out the link right here. I give you information on what to eat for the Mediterranean diet and laid out what to eat every day. Number four is lack of exercise. You know when I mean exercise. I'm not telling you to run a marathon or try to do hard exercise. Even just walking 30 minutes a day is exercise. Or even walking up and down the stairs is exercise. Even doing housework is exercise. And your wife's going to like this. Doing yard work is also exercise as well too. As long as you're moving, it is exercise. We should do that around 30 minutes. About three to four times a week is optimal. And you want to get your heart rate up to a point that it's hard for you to count to 10 easily. So moderate level of exercise. But you can do biking, you can do swimming, walking, even weight training. The preferred exercise is high intensity interval exercise or HIIT exercise, where you do a fast exercise for like a minute and then rest a minute and do fast exercise for a minute and you do it for about 20 to 30 minutes. But that's not for everybody. I get it. The best form of exercise is walking. It's outside, you enjoy the fresh air, it relaxes you as well. Number five is common medication that you take actually will decrease your erection, such as your blood pressure medication can affect your erection. Your antidepressant medication as well as your diuretics that you take. Again, diuretics are the water pill that you take for your blood pressure medicine. Now I'm not saying stop your medication at all. I'm just saying these medications can counteract the erection and that you should talk with your doctor about your medication. So do not stop your medication. However, you can counteract that by exercising, by changing what you eat, by stopping smoking and limiting your alcohol. So that way you can take the medication, but it will not affect your erection. Okay, modern man, 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. And you don't have to figure this out alone anymore. The GET would 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 term. Let's get this journey started together. Check out the course@getwoodnow.com I'll see you there. Number six is sleep. Getting inadequate sleep. You should sleep seven hours at nighttime is most optimal and good sleep. You want to have sleep that put you rapid eye movement or REM sleep. Because when you have REM sleep is when your testosterone are being made. And when you have REM sleep is when you your mind and body are truly Relaxed REM sleep is when you dream. When you dream, you know that you have good REM sleep. So get adequate sleep because that's how you heal and that's how you make more testosterone and that's how your mind is more relaxed. And in fact, when you have REM sleep, you also have a morning word or nighttime word, because it happened during REM sleep. Because during REM sleep is when your testosterone is made. And that's why in the morning between 5 to 7, your testosterone level is at its highest. And that when it coincides with you having morning wood. So that lead us to number seven, porn. If you're watching porn, porn is more easily accessible now than ever. When you're watching porn, it messes up with how arousal is processed in your brain. It messes up with how you release dopamine. Dopamine is the feel me good hormone that gets released when you get aroused. That's when you get released, when you have an orgasm and ejaculation and that gets messed up. Therefore the processing of arousal is disrupted. That's how porn affect your erection. Where you can get an erection watching porn, but you can sometimes struggle with getting erection with a partner. So those are the top seven reasons why your erection leave you when you need it the most. And if you just make a little tweak, maybe one out of seven, maybe moderating your alcohol and drinking less, or maybe thinking about eating less processed food, less sugary food and less fatty food, that will also help. I'm not saying do all seven at the same time, but maybe start with one for a few months and then get your blood work checked. Because if you change your diet, you can definitely see if your blood sugars improve. You can see if your cholesterol is improved. And if you sleep better, you will notice more frequent morning wood, more peaceful. You know, when you wake up in the morning and porn is either yes or no, it's like you can't just watch a little bit of porn and be okay, you gotta stop. It's no in between there as well. So imagine you do all seven at the same time. It will accumulate and you'll be surprised what a difference it will make for your erection. I would do all this first and get your blood work done and check your testosterone level before you take an ED medication, because you will be surprised that making one treatment will create a great erection. So having said that, I hope you find this helpful. It will mean the world to me. If you subscribe, get notification of when we release our episode and share it with somebody who you think will be find this useful and just know that you do not have to suffer in silence. We are here to help. That's why I created the Modern Man Club. The Modern Man Club is the place where we work together to get you out of ED to sexual confidence where I will coach you step by step and laid out the path and the skills that you need to get out of ED. So check it out. At Noedman.com is the space where we will work together towards you getting out of ED and just know that you are not alone and you are supported and do not suffer in silence. We'll see you 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 term. Let's get this journey started together. Check out the course@getwoodnow.com I'll see you there.

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