A Four-Minute Video Can Save Your (Sex) Life

“Let food be your medicine,” said the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. History seems to be coming full circle with all the interest in healthy eating. We are continually confronted with the news of how changing dietary habits can reduce the alarming rates of heart disease, cardiovascular disorders, autoimmune or allergy problems, and a multitude of other conditions. However, one connection rarely makes it to the public eye: eating well for better sex.

A recent documentary entitled Forks Over Knives takes the food-sex relationship out from under the covers. An entire section within the film spills the beans about food and sex. Specifically, it contains an excellent and easy-to-understand explanation of how eating meat damages the lining of our blood vessels. Maybe, you think, but what does that have to do with sex?

Our blood vessels have a lining composed of a single layer of endothelial cells. These cells have an important mission. They produce a special muscle relaxant, called nitric oxide, which allows the blood vessel walls to expand and contract. These same cells line the tiny chambers In the penis that fill with blood to create an erection. If your endothelial cells are in top shape to do their job, they produce the nitric oxide necessary for complete erections as well as cardiovascular wellness throughout your body.

How can eating less meat and more vegetables and grains improve erections? It will take you less than four minutes to learn by watching a video clip on your computer. The clip begins with an interview with Dr. Terry Mason, Chief Medical Officer at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. He gives the short answer, and the next few minutes include clear information as well as testimonials from men (and women!) whose sex life improved as they changed their food intake.