How your morning coffee could give you a major boost in the bedroom
DRINKING coffee could give you a boost in the bedroom, experts claim.
A cup of Joe in the morning is known to increase your energy — but the caffeine and other natural chemicals also help improve blood flow to other parts of the body.
Caffeine and nitric oxide relax and widen your blood vessels, boosting flow to the penis.
This can reduce your risk of erectile dysfunction, pharmacists say.
Superintendent pharmacist Abbas Kanani, of online pharmacy Chemist Click, said the drink’s impact on the central nervous system can also help ward off the condition.
He said: “Enhanced blood flow to the penile tissues is essential for achieving and maintaining an erection.
“Nitric oxide is a molecule that plays a crucial role in relaxing and widening blood vessels, which, in turn, can facilitate blood flow to the penis and support erectile function.”
Around 4.3million men in Britain are affected by erectile dysfunction and it is usually considered to be more common in people in their 40s or older, according to the NHS.
It can be caused by stress, tiredness or drinking too much, but could also be a sign of more serious complications if it happens regularly.
These include high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, depression, anxiety and hormone problems.
The health service recommends you see your GP if it keeps occuring.
A study, published in PLOS One, found drinking two to three cups of coffee a day was enough to help reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction.
Researchers analysed data from 3,724 men to see how their caffeine intake affected their chances of suffering ED.
People who drank that amount were around 40 per cent less likely to suffer the condition than those who drank no coffee.
Dr David Lopez, of the University of Texas, said: “Caffeine intake reduced the odds of ED, especially an intake equivalent to approximately two to three daily cups of coffee.
“This reduction was also observed among overweight and obese people, and those with high blood pressure, but not among diabetic men.
“Yet, these associations are warranted to be investigated in prospective studies.”