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Health Issues // Impotence

Frequently Asked Questions

"Why can't I eat all the meat I want and then just take Viagra?"
The answer is simple: Viagra doesn't work for everyone. Up to 40 percent of the men who take it report absolutely no result at all. Also, some medications end up having long-term, dangerous side effects that don't show up for a while. Remember fen-phen? It was a miracle diet drug that ended up causing heart damage and death in a large percentage of those who used it and was then taken off the market in 1997. Finally, it costs up to $12 for a single dose of Viagra every time you want to achieve an erection. That's immeasurably more expensive than switching to spaghetti with marinara sauce instead of fried chicken or fish filet.

"What if I'm already experiencing impotence?"
It's not too late! Even if your impotence is caused by your blood pressure medication, going vegetarian or vegan will greatly improve your ability to produce a hard and lasting erection. Cutting meat and dairy products out of your diet is a great way to lower your cholesterol and blood pressure naturally and get your equipment back in working condition.

"Won't I get weak and unhealthy if I don't eat meat or dairy products?"
Meat and dairy products are high in saturated fat and cholesterol—two substances that have been linked to heart disease, cancer, strokes, and a host of other ailments. You can get all the nutrients you need from a healthy plant-based diet without having to worry about cholesterol and excessive fat. In addition to having flesh that is full of saturated fat and cholesterol, chickens, cows, sheep, and other livestock are fed hormones to increase their body mass and produce more meat or milk. These hormones deposit themselves in the fat cells of the meat or the milk. They build up in your body and throw your hormonal balance off drastically. Very often the imbalance becomes so severe that men become estrogen-dominant instead of testosterone-dominant. This can lead to the development of breasts, increased obesity, prostate cancer, and accelerated aging. There is a wide variety of wonderful vegetable products that contain abundant amounts of protein and other nutrients that are great alternatives to meat and dairy products. Visit GoVeg.com for more information.

"Is there any other way that eating meat can affect my sex life?"
Most definitely! Eating a meat-laden diet greatly increases the amount of synthetic hormones that your body takes in. These hormones may contribute to a reduced sperm count, a rise in testicular tumors, and an increase in the incidence of undescended testicles and malformed genitals.

"My impotence is caused by high blood pressure medication, not by cholesterol. How is quitting the consumption of meat and dairy products going to help me?
Your high blood pressure is most likely a direct result of a diet rich in meat and dairy products. The incidence of hypertension (high blood pressure) is very low in those who abstain from meat and dairy products. So stop eating burgers and drinking milk and have some pasta and a salad instead. Changing your diet will help lower your blood pressure, hopefully to a point where you can stop taking the impotence-causing medication.

"I'm still young. I don't have to worry about impotence, do I?"
According to a recent study by the National Institute of Aging, cholesterol levels were much more of a factor than age in the onset of impotence. The study included more than 3,000 men between the ages of 25 and 83 and proved that men with cholesterol over 240 milligrams per deciliter of blood had double the risk of penile dysfunction compared to men with cholesterol of 180 milligrams per deciliter of blood. Cardiovascular disease often starts in childhood. You'll pay for all those years of eating meat as a youngster later in life. Don't set yourself up for problems in the future

"Are there any other benefits to going vegetarian?"
Of course! Vegetarians/vegans are generally much slimmer and have a lower incidence of heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. Plus, you don't have to have the death of tortured animals on your conscience! Learn more about the benefits of a vegetarian diet.

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