Let food be thy medicine. Isn’t that what Hippocrates said?
If food is going to be your medicine, then what foods could possibly help with a condition such as erectile dysfunction? Here’s a list of four foods that are good possibilities:
Blackberries and Bilberries Boost Sexual Function
The connection between the berries and sexual function is through the antioxidant system. Berries are high in antioxidants, which quench free radicals. One thing you need to overcome erectile dysfunction is a blood vessel-dilating chemical called nitric oxide. The anthocyanins (antioxidants) found in berries quench the free radicals that damage nitric oxide.
Elderberries
Elderberries aren’t often eaten but you can get elderberry juice at the health food store. Also, elderberry extract is available. Elderberry contains the same anthocyanins found in blackberries and bilberries, and will have the same effect on the blood vessels, dilating them.
Dark Chocolate
Eating dark chocolate is another way you can get the blood vessels to dilate. When they dilate, they allow more blood flow to get through to the penis so that it can better perform its functions.
The active ingredient in chocolate that does this is epicatechins, which are flavonoids. One study found that all that was needed was 1.6 ounces of dark chocolate to improve the dialation of the arteries by 10 percent.
