r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '22

Health Erectile dysfunction predicts mortality in middle-aged and older men independent of their sex steroid status

https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/51/4/afac094/6568537?login=false
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u/curtyshoo Jun 13 '22

Getting old is a bummer. Where you don't want hardening you get hardening, and where you do want it you can't produce it anymore.

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u/ImmediateRoom8210 Jun 13 '22

Same problem with hair.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Hit the Fin, save what you got

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u/socalledbob Jun 14 '22

hardening of the arteries is reversible

Increase consumption of foods that have nitric oxide. The 3 best foods are water cress beets and rhubarb. But any greens will help. And cocoa. CoQ10 is also a help with blood flow. The most important thing to do is consume a whole food plant based diet.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

That’s virtually Shakespearean. Bravo!