Impotence
An abnormal physical or psychological state of a male characterized by inability to engage in sexual intercourse because of failure to have or maintain an erection.
FOODS TO EAT MORE OF
FOODS TO AVOID OR MINIMIZE
ESSENTIAL OILS
HERBAL
SUPPLEMENTS
MIND-BODY CONNECTION
FOOD MEDICINE
Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.
FOODS TO EAT MORE OF
- Fruits: avocados, figs, grapefruit, tomatoes, watermelon
- Vegetables: beets, broccoli, carrots, collard greens, kale, onions, spinach, sweet potatoes
- Beans, fish (especially salmon & tuna) or poultry, seeds (especially flax, pumpkin & sunflower), kelp, nuts (especially almonds, walnuts & pistachios), oats, soy products, wheat germ, whole grains
- Cinnamon, garlic, ginger, olive oil, saffron
FOODS TO AVOID OR MINIMIZE
- Red meat, full-fat dairy, fried foods and black pepper
- Excessive sugar & refined four
- Alcohol & caffeine
ESSENTIAL OILS
- Celery Seed, Clary sage, clove, ginger, nutmeg, sandalwood, ylang ylang (bottom of feet, lower abdomen, lower back)
HERBAL
- Cayenne, celery seed, cinnamon, dandelion leaf, fenugreek, evening primrose oil, garlic, ginger, ginkgo, ginseng, nutmeg, saw palmetto, stinging nettle
- Muira Puama Tea: 1 teaspoon dried herb per cup hot water each morning (also available as a tincture).
SUPPLEMENTS
- Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day)
- Ginkgo Biloba: 80 mg 3 times daily (should contain at least 24% flavone glycosides)
- Panax Ginseng: 100-250 mg twice daily; rotate with Siberian Ginseng (should contain at least 7% ginsenosides)
- Pygeum Africanum: 100 mg twice daily between meals (should contain 13% sterols - side effects may include nausea and upset stomach)
- Quercetin: 1,000-2,000 mg daily
- Siberian Ginseng: 100-300 mg extract twice daily (alternate with Panax Ginseng every 2 weeks)
- Vitamin C: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (reduce if it causes diarrhea)
- Zinc: 80 mg daily
MIND-BODY CONNECTION
- Represents the connection between your inner values/morals and your external behavior/choices. Look at where your lifestyle contradicts your internal thoughts about what is right.
- Can also represent sexual guilt or pressure or feelings of spite for a previous partner.
FOOD MEDICINE
Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.
Abbreviation Definitions:
LC = Low Calorie (under 400 for breakfast, 600 for lunch/dinner, and 200 for beverages/sides/snacks)
GF = Gluten Free
KT = Keto / Low Carb
VG = Vegan
VT = Vegetarian
LC = Low Calorie (under 400 for breakfast, 600 for lunch/dinner, and 200 for beverages/sides/snacks)
GF = Gluten Free
KT = Keto / Low Carb
VG = Vegan
VT = Vegetarian