Though difficult to imagine but an amazing number of men suffer regularly from sexual problems like erectile dysfunction. Since a lot of men would not admit the truth in such issues the real figure is higher than the official declared figure of 40%. The reasons for this could vary from psychological factors like stress and depression to physiological causes like age and falling levels of testosterone. Other causes include some lifestyle habits like smoking, drinking and many of the recreational drugs.

Anything that causes a bottleneck to the blood flow to the penis region, can cause problems with erections. Physiologically speaking the penile region needs blood to flow smoothly for making erection a possibility.

While asleep, the number of erections can reduce substantially, if the man is a smoker. When there is such reduction in the number of nightly erections, it is an early sign of something going wrong and that there is not adequate amount of blood flowing which can result in an erection. Wanton smoking is the cause for this, so says the Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts. It is also proved that even stopping smoking for a day improves nightly erections.

Teenagers who are heavy smokers are likely victims of poor quality semen. Moreover, the concentration of sperm is also affected negatively. This not only tampers with the possibility of becoming a father but may also result in their children born with severe genetic abnormalities from damaged DNA got from either parent.

Similarly, there have been studies that highlight that heavy drinkers suffer more form erectile dysfunction than occasional 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.

Thus to enjoy a rewarding sex life, choose a healthy lifestyle. Balanced diet and regular exercise keeps your sexual energy flowing and health glowing. Erectile dysfunction can be treated with herbal supplements which contain time-tested ingredients which increase the blood flow to the penis.