Contents:
- Medical Video: 15 Everyday Things That Can Harm Your Health
- Various habits cause difficult erections
- 1. Eat canned food
- 2. Cycling
- 3. Snoring all night
- 4. Eat foods that trigger weight gain
- 5. Smoking
- 6. Stress due to work
Medical Video: 15 Everyday Things That Can Harm Your Health
For men, the health of genitals is the most important thing to maintain. Not only by having safe sex, the health of vital organs is also influenced by our daily habits. Without your realizing it, there are some habits that you might do every day, which can cause erectile dysfunction, aka impotence. Of course you don't want this to happen to you, right? What are some habits that can cause difficult erections?
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Various habits cause difficult erections
According to Salvatore Giorgianni, PharmD, scientific advisor to the Men 's Health Network, men may not be aware of the risks of common habits carried out daily, especially if these small things turn out to be the cause of your erection. Here is a list of habits that you need to be aware of:
1. Eat canned food
Natural foods such as beans or tomatoes sold in packs are not necessarily healthy. These packaged foods may contain bisphenol-A (BPA) which can disrupt the hormone system in women, and inhibit sex hormones in men. In fact, a Chinese study revealed that men who work in factories that use BPA as a food ingredient have a risk of developing erectile dysfunction four times compared to those who are not exposed to these chemicals.
BPA is also found in recycled plastics (such as plastic bottles). Tips, you can look for a drink bottle that is labeled BPA or BPA-free, and avoid the one marked number 7 at the bottom of the bottle. Do not insert the plastic container in the microwave, because the heat will increasingly make the BPA material evaporate.
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2. Cycling
Cycling is a healthy activity. However, cycling can also cause you to have difficulty erecting. Past research found 1,700 men who pedaled bicycles more than 3 hours a week had a higher risk of experiencing impotence than those who rarely biked. In fact, researchers found that rarely pedaling a bicycle can prevent erectile dysfunction.
Further research from the University of California, San Diego revealed the possibility of bicycle seats being one of the causes of difficult erections. A hard bicycle saddle can suppress the perineum (the area between the anus and testicles), thus putting pressure on the arteries and nerves needed as a sexual function.
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But that doesn't mean you can't ride. Choose seats that are made of leather, which can make you comfortable, with cushion that is soft and not jagged. Cycling is meant not only by outdoor bicycles. When you ride a static bicycle in the gym, choose a bicycle that is on your back, so you can ride in a lying position. In addition, your weight does not suppress your lower body.
3. Snoring all night
Snoring aka snoring is one of the symptoms of sleep apnea - sleep disorders that involve breathing disorders. Who would have thought snoring can cause someone to have difficulty erecting? Yes, it turns out a study presented by the American Urological Association's in 2011 found men with impotence also usually suffer from sleep apnea. One of the most likely reasons for sleep disorders is a sign that the body has low oxygen levels. While oxygen in the blood is also needed to maintain and achieve an erection.
In addition, sleep apnea is also often associated with high blood pressure, heart disease, and other problems. To treat this sleep disorder, sufferers usually wear masks that are used to supply oxygen, and lose weight.
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4. Eat foods that trigger weight gain
Obesity can put you at risk for erection. The condition of being overweight is due to food intake that is not maintained and lack of exercise. Plus when you have to tighten your belt, it can put your penis at risk for erection. Men who have a waist circumference of 99 cm are very at risk of experiencing impotence. Large waist circumference is a sign of high levels of dangerous visceral fat. These fats are associated with low testosterone and inflammation. Both are a problem for your penis.
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5. Smoking
Obviously we all know that even in cigarette advertisements it has warned of the danger of impotence. Smoking can damage the lining of your blood vessels, which can affect the smooth muscles of the penis and block the flow of blood. In fact, men who smoke will risk a 51% chance of impotence compared with non-smokers.
6. Stress due to work
Job stress can disrupt testosterone production. When working, you have difficulty leaving the office. This is what causes anxiety throughout the day, so the testosterone hormone has been drained used to think about work. When it comes time to have sex, the penis becomes difficult to erect.
