Hey guys this week's video is all about Erectile Dysfunction it's time to learn what it is? And
what you can do to help? So Erectile dysfunction is when you can't maintain or keep an erection now
it's completely normal if it happens every now and then but if it's happening quite often then it can
cause a problem because it can cause problems in how you feel about yourself it can cause
problems in your relationship with your partner and it can also be a cause of concern because
there might be an underlying health condition that's causing it this is why it's so important
if you do have erectile dysfunction you speak to your healthcare professional don't just leave it
speak to your healthcare professional that is the most important thing i'm going to tell you in this
video so now let's dive into lifestyle changes that everyone can make to really have a positive
impact and the first thing i want to ask you is what is your diet like how healthy is your diet
are you having foods that high in cholesterol or higher saturated fats on a daily basis and
i really want you to to be harsh with yourself on this and really think about it and give yourself
an honest answer now if you're wondering what these foods are that are high in saturated fats
or high in cholesterol there's gonna be a box that's appeared here already hopefully and it's
got a list of these foods there for you to look at so feel free to pause the video right now have a
quick look see if any of them apply to you now the reason why i'm asking you to really think about it
and how healthy your diet actually is is because if you're not having a healthy diet it's going to
cause an increase in our cholesterol and it's going to potentially cause an increase in your
blood pressure as well both of which can cause erectile dysfunction and what they're going to do
is they're going to reduce the blood supply going to the venus and therefore reduce the oxygen as
well against the penis which definitely don't help with erectile dysfunction so they're they're
aiding to the problem now this moves on nicely to our next point and i really want you to think
about this as well is what is your current weight status are you overweight so you're underweight
are you normal and if you're unsure of it i am going to leave a bmi calculator in the description
below it's very easy to use all you do is you put your age your weight your height your gender
you put them in it and it gives it your bmi once you've done that you're going to have a bit of an
outlook as to what your weight status is if you are overweight we know that it can put you at a
higher risk of erectile dysfunction so you need to be at a normal weight this is again going to help
with erectile dysfunction and if you want to know really good ways to lose weight i do have quite a
few videos on this topic which have over 15 or 20 million views in total looking at scientifically
backed studies on how to lose weight so if you're interested in losing weight if your bmi is above
25 of course then please feel free to check those videos out i will leave them in the description
below now moving on to our next point which is the next question i want to ask you is how often
are you exercising look exercise can also be really really helpful for erectile dysfunction
it can help with our blood circulation it can also help with our blood pressure as well
at reducing as we know high blood pressure can cause erectile dysfunction so we need to make sure
that you're doing enough exercise and the question i want to ask you is are you doing 150 minutes of
moderate intensity exercise per week that's about 21 minutes per day and if you're not doing that
you need to try and build it up slowly i'm going to put some ideas as well in the description below
all about different exercises that you can do so as i mentioned all of this exercise and our
healthy eating and not eating foods that high in cholesterol and saturated fats are going to
help keep our blood pressure at a normal level and we're looking at a normal range of about 120 over
80. that's a a really really good blood pressure anything above 140 over 90 so if you have your
own blood pressure machine at home it's great for you to have a little go on it maybe take a week's
worth of readings morning and night time and see if the readings are high or if they're normal
if they are high then please speak to your healthcare professional about them because
something needs to be done about it but we know that maintaining good exercise and good diet
can help with the blood pressure which in the long run is going to help with erectile dysfunction as
well now here's a little pro tip that i want you to consider if you are a cyclist if you're cycling
three hours or more per week and you're having erectile dysfunction it might be worth stopping
cycling for at least a week or two to see if there's any improvement sometimes the cycling
can actually cause erectile dysfunction or make it worse at least so if you do see an improvement
and you still want to cycle then it might be worth getting a professional seat fitted or made
to help reduce the erectile dysfunction symptoms as a result of it so the next question i want to
ask you is how many hours of sleep are you getting per night are you getting seven to eight hours of
good quality sleep per night and by good quality i mean having a routine sleeping at a certain
time every night waking up at a certain time in the morning to get your eight hours of sleep if
you're not doing that this could potentially have a negative impact on your erectile dysfunction and
make things worse it can also cause many other problems as well such as weight gain as well
by not getting enough sleep and some studies have actually shown that not getting enough sleep can
actually increase your risk of certain cancers as well so you really need to be looking at getting
your seven to eight hours of good quality sleep if you are someone that struggles with going to
sleep i do have a few videos on that topic which i will leave up here and in the description below
for you as well so the next thing i want to talk to you about is actually an invisible cause for
erectile dysfunction and that is all about your mental health how are you feeling at the moment
are you feeling more anxious are you feeling more stressed are you feeling depressed are you feeling
these kinds of symptoms so are you having negative thoughts at all are you having suicidal thoughts
are you having times of low mood where you where you don't want to go out or speak to anyone or
you're no longer enjoying your hobbies that you used to like or you're having any thoughts of
self-harm or any negative thoughts like this these are all thoughts that are showing that your mood
might be low and deteriorating and it can actually be one of the causes for erectile dysfunction
another thing that we think of as well is are you sexually aroused at all when you're with
your partner because all of these if there's been a change in it can indicate some form of change in
your mental health and it's super important that you speak to your healthcare professional about
it so they're aware of it and they can help you with it so the next question i want to ask you is
how much alcohol do you consume if you don't drink any alcohol that's perfect it's definitely going
to help with the erectile dysfunction but if you do drink alcohol it could be making things worse
now it's recommended that you don't drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week i know it's
very difficult to know how many units of alcohol you're drinking per week so i'm going to leave
a calculator in the description below it's really easy to use and you can calculate how much you're
drinking and whether you need to reduce that consumption or not it's also important to remember
that you need to have alcohol-free days if you do drink alcohol make sure you're not drinking seven
days per week so ideally if you're drinking 14 units per week it needs to be spread over three to
four days that way you're having at least three to four alcohol-free days as well smoking can
also make erectile dysfunction much worse it's really really bad for it and if you do smoke
please please please quit and i know it's easier said to done but it's definitely gonna help with
your erectile dysfunction it's definitely gonna help with reducing your risk of cancer and it's
definitely gonna help with all of the other medical conditions that it can cause so if you do
want to quit if you're thinking about it and you really wanna do it i do have a video on the topic
which has helped thousands of people around the world so if you want to find out more information
on it i will leave a link to up here and in the description below and once again i'm going to
mention this again because it's super important you're aware of it sometimes erectile dysfunction
can be caused by another health condition there might be an underlying health condition that's
causing it so it's super important if you are having erectile dysfunction and you haven't
spoke to your healthcare professional about it please speak to them first before doing any of
the things that we're speaking about in this video please speak to them first make them aware so
they can do the relevant investigations to find out that you're okay that is the most important
thing because your health is the most important thing okay so now let's move on to treatments for
erectile dysfunction but before we begin i just want to say a quick thing please remember that
treatments are not a replacement for the lifestyle factors and things that we just spoke about it's
important that we make those lifestyle changes and if it's needed then the treatments are going to
help with the erectile dysfunction as well that's super important that you remember that also please
remember that the treatments are all prescription only so you will need to speak to your healthcare
professional about them some of them you can buy over the counter as well but again you need to
speak to healthcare professional about them so they can make sure you're safe and suitable to
take them now i'm sure you've all probably heard of the most famous pill that's given for erectile
dysfunction the branded name is viagra this is a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor the generic name
so the actual drug name for it is sildenafil but there's loads of these phosphodiesterase
5 inhibitors also for example valdenafil to dalaphil and they all work by widening the
blood vessels in the penis so more blood can flow into there now it's important to remember that
these medicines aren't an instant fix so they can take about 30 to 60 minutes for their full effect
you also need to have a sexual desire to still get the erection that's also important to remember
sometimes the pills don't work for everyone you might need to try a few different ones to get
to find the best one that works for you really and the common side effects of it include headache
that's quite common it can also cause flushing of the skin so the way that it would work in practice
is you would speak to your healthcare professional first and obviously then do all the relevant
investigations to make sure there's no underlying health conditions that are causing this problem
and then they could potentially prescribe you this medication for example or anything else that they
think is suitable and then the usual way that it works with phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors like
your cell identifidalophyll bardeniphil is it give you a lower dose to begin with it's give you maybe
a pack and then to come back in a couple of weeks to review again to see how you're getting on if it
helped if it didn't help might try increasing the dose or try an alternative medication now
i know that this can be a slightly embarrassing topic for some people especially when you have
to speak to your healthcare professional about it but please remember we speak to patients all the
time about erectile dysfunction it's nothing out of the ordinary for us so it's super important you
remember that you speak to your healthcare professional because like i said earlier
there could be underlying health conditions that are causing this condition and it's important that
the relevant investigations are done first just to make sure that you're safe and please do remember
like i mentioned earlier high blood pressure can make erectile dysfunction worse as well if you do
have a blood pressure machine at home like i said it'd be really useful if you did seven days worth
of readings wrote them on a paper in the morning and the evening do them write them down and show
it to your healthcare professional so they can average it and see how your blood pressure is
because this could be affecting it another thing your healthcare professional might discuss with
you is your cholesterol if your cholesterol is high they might start you on cholesterol lowering
medication or make some lifestyle changes for it that's entirely dependent on your healthcare
professional but again this might be one of the things that they do with you as well and another
important point i just want to make before we move on to the causes of erectile dysfunction is if
these treatments don't work the phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors such as your identifiable
cell adenophil your tadala fuel if they don't work there are other treatments available as well
so please just bear with it they might have to refer you to other people who are more
specialized in the area but there are other treatments available as well so now let's move
on to the causes of erectile dysfunction and to understand that we need to understand the anatomy
of the penis a little better so the penis has fine blood vessels that deliver the blood and oxygen to
it they're going to help with the erection now these blood vessels are a little wider than the
fine blood vessels that we find in the kidney or the heart but that is so we can get lots of blood
there to help with the erection now when we have certain medical conditions for example if we have
high cholesterol or we've got high blood pressure or if we've got high blood sugar it's going to
reduce the amount of blood that can go there so it's going to cause the erectile dysfunction
that's a very basic explanation of all but i think it's really going to help and this is one of the
main reasons why i keep saying in this video that if you do have a erectile dysfunction and
you haven't spoken to a healthcare professional about it please do you now understand a little
better what's causing it and now you're starting to see the underlying health conditions it could
potentially be causing it so it's super important that you speak to your healthcare professional
if you haven't already now certain medicines can also cause erectile dysfunction as a side effect
so if you are taking a few medicines please don't just stop them because it's not many medicines
actually cause this but if you are taking a few medicines and you're starting to notice
that you're getting a bit of erectile dysfunction then speak to your healthcare professional again
so they can check it out and make sure that their medicines aren't actually the cause
and they can do the relevant investigations that are required and please also speak to your health
care professional if you feel like there's been any change in your toilet habits so for example
if you're weaning a lot if you're struggling to get a steady stream if you're having any
incontinence issues if you're having any pain or discharge from the penis anything like this
please speak to your healthcare professional quite urgently so that's the end of this week's
video i really hope you found this information helpful on erectile dysfunction you now know all
about the lifestyle changes you need to make you now know all about the treatments you now know
about causes and also you know when to speak to a healthcare professional as i said that's the most
important thing thank you for watching you're now a bit of an erectile dysfunction pro i really hope
you found this information helpful and as i always say sending you awesome vibes and i will see you
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