Sexual problems like erectile dysfunction in men occurs more rampantly than you would like to believe. One can not believe the official figure of 40% as it would be definitely higher since a lot of men would shy away from admitting the truth. There could be many reasons for this which range from advancing years and consequent drop in testosterone or it could be due to psychological reasons like stress and depression. Other causes include some lifestyle habits like smoking, drinking and many of the recreational drugs.

Anything which bars blood flow to the penis can mean lack of erections. To get a rock hard erection, it is imperative that there is normal flow of blood to the penile area.

Smoking is known to cause a phenomenal drop in the number of erections while asleep. This drop in nightly erections gives an important signal that there is an underlying problem and that enough blood is not flowing for normal erection to occur. A study conducted by the Section of Endocrinology of the Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts indicates that this could happen due to excessive smoking. It has also been noticed that when one stops smoking even for a day, it can bring back involuntary nightly erections.

Teenagers who are heavy smokers can expect their semen quality to suffer very badly. Additionally the sperm quality gets further diluted. This comes in the way of their becoming a father in future and could also be responsible for giving birth to children born with genetic disorders caused by defective DNA bestowed on them by either parent.

Similarly, studies have also demonstrated that heavy drinkers are more affected by erectile dysfunction than casual drinkers. This is because alcohol is a suppressant and it affects male libido negatively which makes it harder for you to achieve and maintain an erection.

As such a healthy lifestyle could be highly rewarding when it comes to your sexual life. If you adopt a balanced diet plan with moderate exercising, you could see a dramatic change in your sex drive and overall improvement in health. The good news for sufferers of erectile dysfunction is that there are several herbal remedies available which act as aphrodisiacs and increase blood flow to the penis.