You may not know about it, but the instances of men suffering from various sex problems like erectile dysfunction are an everyday happening. 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. The causes for this are varied, starting from mental factors like stress and depression to age-related falling testosterone levels. Habits like smoking, drinking and taking in recreation drugs could also contribute to this. The store brand or generic brand almost always costs less, and usually tastes the same. In fact, they often use the very same ingredients.

Anything that obstructs normal blood flow to the penis is likely to play havoc with your erections. It has been proved scientifically that blood flow to the penis is necessary for a hard and sustainable erection.

Smoking is one of the major causes that have lead to a substantial drop in the number of erections that take place while you are asleep. This diminution of nightly erections should be treated as an early sign which tells us that something is going wrong somewhere and the blood flow is being hampered to the penile area for a successful erection to take place. Wanton smoking is the cause for this, so says the Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts. 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. Plus, the sperm quality is diluted. This not only bars them from becoming fathers but may also involve giving birth to defective children born with genetic abnormalities caused by poor DNA begotten from either parent.

Likewise it has also been seen that men who drink heavily suffer more from sexual problems than men who drink in moderation. This is because alcohol is a proven repressor and it also tampers with the male libido adversely, so erection becomes impossible.

As such a healthy lifestyle could be highly rewarding when it comes to your sexual life. For an energetic and problem-free sex life and good health, a healthy diet plan and regular physical exercise are compulsory. 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.