When it comes to maintaining a nice and healthy erection, your body needs ample amounts of nitric oxide.
Nitric Oxide should not be confused with Nitrous Oxide which the gas the dentist gives you so that you do not feel any pain when you are handed the bill.
Nitric oxide is a compound that signaling molecule for certain muscles in your body (i.
e.
your penis), getting them to relax which allows your blood vessels to dilate and more blood to flow into them thus creating a big, raging hard on.
As men age, their ability to produce this important compound needed for a good erection decreases.
This in turn leads to erection problems.
This results in terms like erectile dysfunction or ED to be developed by doctors and researchers who then go to the laboratory to concoct a solution for the legions of baby boomers and yuppies that are now having trouble keeping Mr.
Happy happy.
The solution that scientists have come up with was rather stumbled upon one day when researchers at Pfizer were busy looking for a treatment for angina.
One of the compounds they were looking into called sildenafil citrate displayed the ability to help men who were taking it to maintain better erections.
Sildenafil, otherwise known as Viagra works by blocking an enzyme known as PDE-5.
This enzyme (now hang on here) is a cGMP destroyer.
cGMP (cyclic guanosine monophosphate) is the product of Nitric Oxide (NO) and the enzyme guanylate cyclase and works as a the smoother outer of muscles allowing for better blood flow and bigger better erections (did you get all that?).
In other words, Viagra works by making the nitric oxide in your body work more efficiently by blocking the enzyme your body creates to keep you from having a woody 24/7.
The other big two over the counter medications (Cialis, Levitra) for ED pretty much work the same way but use other compounds to avoid getting sued.
While making your love engine more efficient by adding an equivalent of fuel injectors and overhead cams sounds like a smart idea, it does have a few drawbacks.
All three of the PDE-5 inhibitors have a tendency to react with certain medications and are dangerous for men with high blood pressure or heart problems to take.
You also have to go see a doctor and talk about your embarrassing problem in order to get a prescription.
Another way you can help yourself with your little growing problem is to increase your production of Nitric Oxide in lieu of merely making it more efficient.
There are many natural supplements out there that can help you in this area, giving you enough NO to out produce the PDE-5 enzymes allowing you to maintain your erection for longer.
L'-Arginine, Ginseng, and Cnidium Monnier are all natural NO boosters that can help you keep your engine revved.
Another way you can get the love juices flowing is to take a natural supplement that does the same thing that the over the counter medications do.
Epimedium, or Horny Goat Weed, has a compound called icariin which works much the same way as the big 3, blocking PDE-5 and allowing for more blood flow to the penis.
All four of these natural substances are available in the number one natural supplement for male sexual enhancement known as Zenerect.