Fitness Prevents Impotence
by Gabe
Mirkin, M.D.
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A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that lack of
physical fitness is a major cause of impotence. Dr. Eric Rimm of the
Harvard School of Public Health showed that men who run for three or more
hours per week, or play tennis five hours a week, have a 30 percent lower
risk for impotence. In previous studies, Dr. Rimm reported that having a
large waist, not drinking any alcohol or drinking too much alcohol also
increase risk for impotence.
Risk factors for impotence are the same as those for heart attacks. The
most common cause of impotence is a having a poor blood supply to the
penis. Therefore anything that blocks blood flow to the penis increases
risk for impotence and anything that increases blood flow to the penis
helps prevent impotence. Dr. Rimm presented his studies on alcohol
previously at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.
He showed that men who have one or two drinks a day have lower
cholesterol, and better blood flow to the penis, than those who don't
drink at all, or those who drink to extreme. So taking one or two drinks a
day helps prevent impotence. On the other hand, taking more than two
drinks a day increases risk for impotence.
Overweight people and sedentary people often have high cholesterols and
are at increased risk for heart attacks and therefore they are at
increased risk for impotence. Men with waistlines of 42 inches or more
were twice as likely to be impotent as men with 32-inch waistlines. Men
with beer bellies are at high risk for diabetes, which blocks blood flow
to both the heart and penis. Therefore men with beer bellies should be
treated as diabetics and avoid refined carbohydrates in flour and
sugar-added foods.
If you are impotent, go to your doctor and get tests to measure your
cholesterol, HBA1C to see if you are diabetic, a blood test for
testosterone, and a prolactin to see if you have a brain tumor. If your
cholesterol is high, or you have diabetes you should be on a heart attack
prevention program that will also help you to regain your potency. If all
of the tests are normal, you should still be on a heart attack-prevention
program because the odds are overwhelming that anything that helps prevent
heart attacks will also help prevent and treat impotence. Go on a diet
that is based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, seeds and nuts;
reduce your intake of meat, chicken, and whole milk diary products. Avoid
smoking and being overweight. Reduce your intake of bakery products and
added sugars. Start an exercise program. The message is that the more
vigorous your exercise program, the less likely you are to be impotent.
Now that the information is out, women will be even more likely to seek
out men who are fit.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and
practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four
specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his
fitness and health reports here. Free
weekly newsletter on fitness, health and nutrition.
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