Forget Viagra, just eat like a Greek! Fish, salads and olive oil could change lives of men suffering from impotence

Research found healthy foods clean out blood vessels, especially in penis

Dr Athanasios Angelis says Mediterranean diet helps a man's performance

He recommended plenty of cereals, nuts, fish and poultry – but no kebabs

Red meat once a week is enough and recommended small glasses of wine

Never mind those little blue pills – men who have problems between the sheets could reinvigorate themselves simply by eating a Mediterranean diet.

Eating fish, salads and olive oil, and enjoying the odd glass of wine, could transform the lives of men suffering from impotence, according to Greek cardiologist Athanasios Angelis.

He said his research had shown that consuming such healthy foods helped clean out blood vessels, especially the narrow ones in the penis that are essential for a man to perform. 

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Eating fish, salads and olive oil and enjoying the odd glass of wine could transform the lives of men suffering from impotence, according to Greek cardiologist Athanasios Angelis

Dr Angelis, an expert on erectile dysfunction at Hippokration Hospital in Athens, said: ‘The Mediterranean diet is well known to be a healthy diet, one that is associated with longevity, wellbeing, lower incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

‘And this is very important, because people can choose this type of diet to prevent or restore their vascular health.’ 

He explained that when a man had problems achieving an erection, ‘it can be a sign of worse health problems to come’, because the blood vessels in the penis were ‘very, very sensitive’ to what was happening in the rest of the body.

‘Adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle can help reverse moderate erectile dysfunction,’ Dr Angelis said.

Changing to a Mediterranean diet, and taking more exercise, could be so effective in some men that they would not have to rely on Viagra any longer, he added.

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Changing to a Mediterranean diet, and taking more exercise, could be so effective in some men that they would not have to rely on Viagra any longer

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‘What those pills do is substitute substances that can’t be produced in the body due to poor vascular health. They help restore a proper vascular response. But if we can restore vascular function by adopting a healthy lifestyle, we can reverse at least the first stages of the disease without drugs.’

He recommended plenty of cereals, fruit and vegetables, salads, nuts, olive oil, fish and poultry – but no kebabs. Red meat, once per week, is enough, he said. He also recommended two or three small glasses of wine a day.

Dr Angelis presented the research at a meeting of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging in Vienna.

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Forget Viagra, the 'Cuddle drug' could be the new way to boost performance in the bedroom

'Cuddle drug' oxytocin could be the new Viagra

Taking a chemical that  helps mothers bond with their babies may not immediately strike you as the best way to improve a man’s libido.

But oxytocin, the so-called  ‘cuddle hormone’, can dramatically improve male sexual performance, researchers have found – producing results on a par with Viagra.

One of the scientists behind the discovery and development of Viagra was so impressed that he described an oxytocin-based treatment as having ‘blockbuster potential’.

Oxytocin is a hormone naturally made in the body in both men and women, and is involved in sex, sexual attraction, trust and confidence.

Extra doses of the ‘cuddle chemical’ are released into a mother’s blood during labour – triggering the production of breast milk – and  flood the brain during breastfeeding, helping mother and baby bond.

It has recently been shown to make men more sensitive and in tune  with others’ feelings, but its effects on the male physique were unknown until now.

Researchers in California published a paper on the hormone’s effects after giving it to a married father of three who suffered from attention deficit disorder and had difficulty in maintaining social relationships.

Research found that a married man who sniffed the spray twice a day saw a considerable improvement in his sexual performance

His relationship with his wife was also in difficulties, and conventional drugs either were not suitable or had unwanted side-effects.

Spraying the hormone up his nose twice a day did little to help his  social phobia but did wonders for his love life, the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports.

His libido went from ‘very weak’ to ‘somewhat strong’, his  sexual arousal from ‘somewhat difficult’ to ‘somewhat easy’ and the act itself was easier to perform and more satisfying.

The spray also produced emotional benefits. The man said he found it easier to be affectionate towards his wife, while she said he wanted to be closer to her and was more tactile.

But not all its effects may be quite so welcome.

The man, who is identified only as Mr B, also hugged a work colleague in a ‘very out of character’ way. At the time the paper was written, the man had not experienced any other side-effects, despite using the oxytocin spray twice a day for several months.

However, the positive effects vanished if he stopped using the spray.

Unlike Viagra (pictured) which just improves sexual performance, oxytocin was found to improve relationships and strengthen bonds

The University of California researchers said the improvements were ‘in keeping’ with those of Viagra.

They concluded: ‘These findings support trials directly examining the use of oxytocin to treat problems in this vital aspect of human function, especially in the context of stable, loving relationships.’

Others said that as Viagra does not work in all cases, there is a great medical need for a new drug.

Mike Wyllie, one of the team of scientists that discovered and developed Viagra for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said that for some men  who have had surgery, the little blue pills can work in as few as 10 per cent of cases.

With sales of Viagra and similar pills reaching almost £2.5billion year worldwide, there are billions to be made.

Dr Wyllie said that a drug based on oxytocin could have ‘blockbuster potential’.

However, he warned that drug watchdogs may be cautious about approving a medicine that has emotional as well as physical effects.

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