As mentioned in a recent article in Harvard Health Letters, more than three-quarters of men with coronary arteries narrowed by cholesterol deposits also suffer from erectile dysfunction.
There are medications like Viagra, but these temporary and expensive solutions can have serious side effects. Obviously, if your arteries are so damaged, a more intensive approach, involving much more than simply taking a pill, can lead to more lasting improvements in both sexual function and cardiovascular health. A plant-rich diet can not only help reverse these two problems, but one plant in particular may play an important role in this process.
The mechanism of action of medications like Viagra involves inhibiting an enzyme that blocks the effect of cGMP, which is involved in the dilation of blood vessels in the penis. Inhibiting this enzyme increases cGMP levels and, consequently, blood flow. Another way to increase cGMP levels is to target the other part of the equation by stimulating the enzyme that…
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This is precisely the role of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is derived from arginine. Arginine can be produced from citrulline, so I wonder what would happen if you ate more citrulline. Taking citrulline supplements improves erection firmness in men with mild erectile dysfunction.
And where is citrulline found? In watermelon. And how much watermelon would you need to eat daily to get the same dose used in this study? Three and a half servings a day, unless you’re eating yellow watermelon, which contains up to four times more citrulline. So, a serving equivalent to 1/16 of a medium-sized watermelon would provide the studied dose that led to a 68% increase in sexual frequency per month. Your heart should be able to handle such an increase, given the drop in blood pressure caused by higher watermelon consumption.
Watermelon has everything you need!
Source: nutritionfacts.org