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Taking Care of Your Sexual Health Beyond 50

As we age, especially beyond 50, we develop (especially men) arteriosclerosis. This is a narrowing of the blood vessels, which is a major cause of ED. There can be other causes for arteriosclerosis other than age which include diet and stress.

A common question to doctors from men between 50 and 70 is how to keep their performance in the sack going even if they seem fit and are trying to do the right things. It’s not just one thing, it several things that we need to do.

Men with erection issues can have early indicators of more serious problems on the horizon. Your inability to get it up enough to have sex could be a developing heart issue which can actually be warning you up to three years in advance of the more serious issues.

Smoking, being over weight, family history of coronary disease increases your risk of a more serious problem. You need to see your doctor to have your blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels checked. Exams like a CT angiogram to check your coronaries.

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This isn’t to say all men with ED issues have a heart problem, so see your doctor to be sure. It could be a matter of exercise. The heart is a muscle, and like all of our muscles, they need to be exercised regularly to perform at their best. Exercising moderately for 30 minutes 5 days a week can greatly reduce our chances of heart disease or other life limiting conditions. Studies show only 37 percent of men, and 24 percent of women exercise enough to gain benefit from it.

Most men know that regular exercise and being active can control your weight, blood pressure and lower cholesterol. But most don’t realize it also boosts your libido, and has way more affect than gulping oysters and eating gingko nuts.

To compliment the exercise, diet is important, not only what we put in our bodies, but also what we don’t. Salt is one of the real bad ones, and all processed foods contain too much salt, and do fast foods, canned foods, and chips. Excess salt can be huge in developing heart disease, so cut back on it. The things to increase on are fruits, vegetables, and water. One alcoholic drink can help relax us in the evening, but that’s just one.

Another common question for doctors is timing, in our busy lives, sometimes Viagra doesn’t work because we can’t get the timing right. Viagra generally only works for about 4 hours after it takes 30 minutes to start working. If this is the case, ask your doctor about Cialis, it takes 15 to 30 minutes to get you up, and can keep you ready for up to 36 hours.