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Cucumber Can Cure Erectile Dysfunction
IT’S easy to disregard it as a simple salad staple, but the humble cucumber could be used as a natural viagra and even treat erectile dysfunction.
- Experts claim the vegetable boasts properties which could boost blood flow to the penis.
- Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is the inability to get and maintain and erection.
- It is a very common condition, particularly in older men - and it is estimated that half of all men between the ages of 40 and 70 will have it to some degree.
- The condition can have a range of causes, including narrowing of the blood vessels, a problem usually associated with diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
- While there are a number of ways to treat erectile dysfunction, such as lifestyle changes like losing weight or being prescribed statins - men are sometimes prescribed viagra.
- However Nat Hawes, author of Nature Cures, said Citrulline-rich foods - such as cucumber - can help to ‘improve erectile dysfunction in men suffering from low blood pressure’ as well as helping the body to overcome fatigue and stress.
- Shona Wilkinson, Nutritionist at Superfooduk.com said: “Citrulline in foods and supplements may indeed help with erectile dysfunction.
- “Citrulline is converted in the body into another amino acid called arginine, which then converts into nitric oxide.
- “Nitric oxide helps the blood vessels to relax, improving blood flow – including to the genitals.
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