Among the many great developments in medicine we have seen in the last couple of decades one of the most celebrated achievements seems to be the acquired ability to treat a rather peculiar health condition known as erectile dysfunction. Being a rather moderate in its essence and not affecting the health in a profound way like diabetes or cancer would do, erectile dysfunction still seemed to be like a problem worth solving since there millions of men all over the world suffering from it. So how does the modern medicine deal with erectile dysfunction (also known as male impotence) and how does this address the actual causes behind the problem?

Since the approval of the first erectile dysfunction medication that took place almost 15 years ago there were more drugs from different companies introduced to the market. Yet, their mechanism of action remained the same as it turned out to be as efficient as it can get. But in order to understand what’s going on when you’re using drugs like levitra or Viagra it’s important to grasp the actual causes of erectile dysfunction.

Male impotence was observed to take place only in cases when there were significant health problems of a certain kind. Further scientific investigation showed that most patients develop erectile dysfunction as a symptom to specific health conditions that seriously affect the cardiovascular system one way or the other. The most common conditions of this kind would be hypertension, heart diseases, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, alcoholism, drug abuse, lack of physical activity, smoking, specific types of cancer and other conditions. Dealing with most of these conditions is rather complicated and involves a very complicated treating pattern so eliminating erectile dysfunction by removing the cause isn’t actually the best solution. Especially in patients whose conditions are chronic. All of these health problem have one thing in common – they deteriorate blood vessels throughout the body, including the penile area. When this happens there’s less blood available for forming an erection, that’s why erections become weaker and less stable – there’s simply not enough blood flowing into the penile shaft for that.

Now, how do the erectile dysfunction drugs like levitra work? The solution to the problem is actually very simple and really effective. These drugs stimulate additional blood flow when an erection is formed allowing stronger and more durable erections when there are other factors affecting the formation of erection. To be more precise, levitra and similar drugs blog a certain enzyme that is responsible for the flow of blood out of the penis after ejaculation. Normally, it comes into effect after the intercourse is finished. But when there’s weak blood circulation in the penis it impedes erection all the time by making the blood flow out of the shaft. That’s why these drugs will work with just any health condition causing erectile dysfunction. Of course, you should consult with your doctor first but they are actually safe to take with most of the health conditions mentioned that are known to cause male impotence.

In old times people had to depend on local agriculture for the foodstuffs to eat. Today thanks to the cheapness of air transport, traditional as well as exotic exotic food can be found in our local shop imported from anywhere. Never before so much food was available to us. And this could seem a wonderful time except we see the results on the every second person. These results show more obviously overweight people around us.

And beeing overweight is creating two major health problems, and a lot of unpleasant consequence one of which is the sexual function affected. Let’s review the problems and how they affect the sexual sphere.

First is the encreased level of carbohydrates in the bloodstream causing a build-up of platelets on the walls of our arteries. As the platelets harden they restrict the flow of blood from one hand and prevent the walls of the arteries from dilating and contracting from the other hand. This dual negative progress is the first major symptom of heart disease and it also develops a condition called artherosclerosis. Actually the artery going into the penis is one of the smallest ones, that’s why it is often affected at first time and a man faces ED problems prior to heart problems. Now you see creating an erection depends on the walls of the arteries to dilate, so one shoulf remember erectile dysfunction is a danger sign of heart disease.

The second problem caused by exessive weight is diabetes wich is a longer term problem. Diabetes is defined as a failure of the metabolic system to process sugar and it is very serious as it can cause damage to the nerve endings around the body if untreated. Similar to carbohydrates rise in the blood, an often symptom of diabetes is erectile dysfunction.

Both artherosclerosis and diabetes can be controlled if you have treatment early enough, and, with the help of Viagra, there’s no reason why full sexual function should not be restored. But if you delay, you could have a stroke or heart attack. And if you fail to treat the damage caused by diabetes, the damage becomes permanent and you never return your sexual health.

So the two reasons whyabove should encourage you to eat a healthy diet. You should develop the habits of eating smaller portions as well as eating more fresh food with less carbohydrates. Protect yourself not waiting until erectile dysfunction give you the first warning sign. If you only use Viagra to enhance erections, you are pushing yourself to far more serious health problems. It is a sound idea to get a full set of tests and consult a doctor.