IMPOTENCE:
Definition:
Inability to achieve adequate level of erection or even failure to do so in order to accomplish satisfactory sexual intercourse enjoying all the pleasures of it is referred as impotence or erectile dysfunction (ED).
Most susceptible age group:
Impotence tends to be more common in men over 45 years of age for whom antioxidants and vitamin consumption is highly recommended. Men under 45 years of age are more susceptible to impotence of psychological cause and emotional disturbances. Reduced nutritional standards have lead to increasing impotence or erectile dysfunction among men of all age groups not to mention the aged persons for whom impotence is inevitable. Luckily, disease of impotence is curable for all age groups.
Impotence and lifestyle habituation:
Impotence tends to be related to nutritional standards and lifestyle and is pronounced in the individuals with carbohydrate-fat rich nutrition deprived of fruits and vegetables and smoking, drinking habits. Sedentary habits with reduced muscular activity stretch the chances of impotence drastically. Men with healthy day to day routine and regular exercising sessions have as much as 30% less chances of conceiving impotence than those not having healthy lifestyle.
Amino acids crucial for sexual activity:
Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from an isomer of arginine amino acid. Nitric oxide synthase requires L-arginine to produce an important smooth muscle relaxant in the penile tissues under neuronal stimulation. This nitric oxide relaxes smooth muscles of the vasculature of penis and increase blood flow inside to cause engorgement of the penis with blood, thus achieving an erect posture for sexual activity.
L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine helps aged men in relieving erectile dysfunction by improving sperm quality. It also compromises on varicocele, a major cause of male impotence.
