Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a functional disturbance in the erection process in men. About 5% of men around the age of 40 yrs, and 15 to 25% of men around the age of 65 yrs experience ED worldwide. In this disorder, there is either an inability to develop or to maintain an erection of the penis and this could lead to trepidation and complications in healthy relationships.

The penis is a complex structure of muscles, blood vessels and nerves. During sexual stimulation, the sensory nerves carry the impulse to the brain and the brain in turn signals the muscles of corpus cavernosa (a chamber inside the penis) to relax, allowing blood to flow in and fill the spaces. The blood creates pressure in the corpora cavernosa, making the penis expand. After ejaculation, the nerves stop sending messages and the muscles contract, causing the blood flow to reduce. This makes the erection go away.

Since an erection requires a precise sequence of events, ED can occur when any of the events is disrupted. These events include carrying of nerve impulses to the brain via the spinal column, stimulation of muscles, filling up of blood in the arteries, etc. 

Causes of ED:

• Diabetes, kidney disease, neurological disease, chronic alcoholism and vascular disease are the main causes and account for about 70% of the cases.
• Smoking, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle raise the risk of acquiring ED.
• Any damage to the nerves and arteries can also cause erectile dysfunction. E.g. damage of nerves during prostate or bladder surgeries.
• Certain medications can cause ED as a side-effect. E.g. antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers, appetite suppressants, etc.
• Psychological factors play a huge role. Stressful relationships, tension, anxiety, low confidence, guilt, depression, and anxiety about sexual performance constitute 10 to 20% of ED cases.
• Hormonal problems

Symptoms of Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is a condition that is difficult to discuss openly. Men usually tend to try and deal with it on their own with Over the Counter Drugs and snakeskin Oil remedies. Erectile dysfunction could stem from various different root causes, and it would be beneficial to discuss with a physician to be able to break down the exact cause and treat it correctly. You could also consult one of our doctor's available 24/7, over the phone or on a discreet chat.

Following are the symptoms generally observed in men:

• Inability to have an erection at any time, either when alone or with a sexual partner.
• Inability to maintain an adequate erection until completion of the sexual activity.

Diagnosis of Erectile Dysfunction

The physician will start by taking a detailed case history of the patient. An accurate medical and sexual history will help to define the degree and nature of ED. The psychological state of the patient is also evaluated by asking about relationships, stress, expectations, etc. Besides this, he may be advised to undergo some tests.

• A physical examination will be done to identify if there is any systemic problem. E.g. abnormal secondary sex characteristics can point to hormonal problems.
• Laboratory tests can include blood counts, urinalysis, lipid profile, creatinine levels, liver enzymes and the amount of free testosterone in the blood.
• Other tests like nocturnal penile tumescence test, monitors the erections during sleep. In a healthy state, a man has involuntary erections during sleep. So, if nocturnal erections do not occur, then ED is likely to have a physical rather than psychological cause.

Conventional medicines for ED include phosphodiesterase inhibitors. These drugs do not address the root issues, which are more related to energy imbalances rather than physical abnormalities. Moreover, these treatments of ED are also known to cause a long list of side effects and create dependence.

In cases where there is no pathophysiology involved, most physicians prescribe drugs for symptomatic relief such as Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. These drugs work by enhancing the effects of nitric oxide. This chemical relaxes the muscles of the penis, thereby allowing blood to flow freely. This increased circulation helps in improving the response to sexual stimulation. But the flip-side of these drugs is that they cannot be used more than once a day. Besides this, men who are prescribed any nitrate-based drugs for heart problems cannot use PDE.

Some physicians also prescribe low levels of testosterone. But mostly, this is ineffective and carries the risk of liver damage.

There are also some drugs which are injected into the penis for increased blood-circulation (like papaverine hydrochloride). But these can also have unwanted side-effects like persistent erection or scarring.

Complementary Natural Care

Developing and maintaining an erection involves a complex integration of psychological, neurological, endocrine, vascular and local anatomic systems. Natural Remedies including Ayurveda and Homeopathy aim at balancing all these systems rather than providing symptomatic and temporary relief.

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In order to present this information in an unbiased and up to date manner, we simply show you Google scholar search results of all scientific articles available on a certain product. We support you in your right to know and your right to choose!

Ayurvedic research

• Mucuna puriens
• Withania somnifer 
• Tribulus terrestris

Resonance homeopathic

• Passiflora Incarnata 
• Agnus Castus 
• Damiana

Conventional treatments for Erectile Dysfunction

• Viagra Though effective, Viagra is not without its fair share of side-effects. Headaches, facial flushing, and indigestion are a few of the more common side effects of Viagra. Uncommon Viagra side effects include allergic reactions, temporary vision loss, and migraines.

A Research Report by Dr. James Meschino, D.C., M.S., N.D. Clinical Director, Renai Sante Institute of Integrative Medicine, states that in the years following the European conquest of Central and South America, Damiana has been associated with improvement of sexual functions in both males and females. In Holland, it is renowned for its sexual enhancement qualities and positive effects on reproductive organs. In particular, Damiana has been shown to increase the sensitivity of genital tissues. With aging, sensitivity of these tissues is often reduced due to fewer functioning nerve endings. Damiana helps compensate for this effect, re-establishing heightened sensitivity and arousal capabilities.

There are a few clinical and pre-clinical studies that have demonstrated that some natural anti-androgens address the underlying patho- physiology and may affect endocrine mediated disorders.

If you have read the research above, you are now in a position to make an intelligent decision. We suggest you discuss this research with your doctor or one of our doctors available online.

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Tips for Erectile Dysfunction

• It is very important to understand that any kind of stress can add to this problem. So, figure out the sources of stress and have a talk with your counselor as to how they can be taken care of.
• Avoid smoking or drinking.
• Aerobic exercise helps to oxygenate every cell in our body. So it is very important to exercise regularly.

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Recommended Foods:

• Always eat fresh, organic, sweet, juicy fruits such as watermelon, mangoes, peaches, plums, and pears and vegetables like celery and spinach
• Whole grains and pulses like lentils
• Dairy proteins that include milk, yogurt, lassi (a savory drink made from yoghurt or buttermilk) and paneer (fresh cheese made of milk)
• Almonds, Walnuts, Sesame, dark chocolate, Pistachios 
• Dried fruits such as dates, figs, and raisins
• Increase your intake of Asparagus, Broccoli, Sesame, and Almonds
• Rice pudding
• Zinc in Oysters and other shellfish can be helpful
• Lycopene in tomatoes and grapefruit is good for circulation, male sexual issues and prostate related complaints.
• Include cranberries, apples, peanuts, onions and red wine that are good for circulation

Foods for Moderate Consumption:

• Consume Hot and spicy food, Mint, coffee, tea, caffeinated beverages, alcohol in moderate amount.

Foods to Avoid:

• Reduce your intake of salts, bitter vegetables/fruits, spicy, astringent and alkali foods.

Home Remedies:

• Eggs of fish, Swan, peacock or hen should be fried in pure ghee (clarified butter). Consuming this preparation increases libido.
• Recipe for libido
  Wheat flour – 100 gms
  Pure ghee – 25ml Milk – 800ml
  Sugar or sugar candy (misri) – as per taste
  Ashwagandha powder – 25 grams
  Water – 200ml
  Honey – 25ml
  Cardamom – 1-2 grams
  Boil ashwagandha powder with water and milk and reduce to 1/4th. Strain the milk to filter ashwagandha.
  In a separate pan fry wheat flour with ghee for few minutes. Add boiled ashwagandha milk and sugar to this. Allow it to cool then add honey and cardamom to cooled mixture. Consume this once in a week.
• A banana cooked in ghee, cinnamon and cardamom-this also serves as a tasty and wholesome dessert for people with a strong digestion

The mind is a tool developed for our survival. You are not the mind, nor the body but rather one that can perceive the mind and the body. However, one is now constantly wagged around by the mind and its fears and desires. Often we find ourselves trampled in a parade of thoughts and washed around in a flood of emotions. Meditation is simply the process of returning Home to our true nature as the witnessing consciousness in which arise all thoughts and emotions. It is merely the fragrance of Being Human.

Meditation cannot be done, it will happen once we stop doing everything and anything. Now is all that exists, all else is merely grasping at the wind hoping to change things that are generally way beyond our control.

Talking about meditation and whether you believe you can do it or not, is pointless. When we rise above our mind, emotions and body, meditation will happen. Simply listening and following is enough. Meditation is in our very nature, and it happens for us all. Behind all those thoughts is a Witness. You are that Witness.

So please, let it happen.

 

• Guided Healing Meditation with Patrick from Samarpan foundation-Goa,India

• Guided Qi Gong energy healing meditation with our founder Apoorv

Advaita self discovering meditation with Apoorv"I AM THAT I AM"meditation with Dr Stephen Wollinsky

• Meditation 1

• Meditation 2

• Meditation 3

• Meditation 4

• Meditation 5

Prana' stands for life force, and as the name suggests, it is instrumental in keeping us alive. 'Pranayama' is the process that helps us control 'Prana', and thus in a way, control our life. On careful observation, it is clear that there exists an intimate connection between the breath and energy-currents. Proper coordination of the breathing process leads to the control of vital inner-currents and energies. It ultimately results in the control of the body, mind and soul continuum. Over the millenia yogis have understood how each pranayama affects the energy meridians of the body and therefore these yogis recommend particular pranayamas for particular conditions and constitutions.

1.Tandem Breathing ('Sahita Kumbhaka') 

It has 2 types, based on whether or not there is any concomitant chanting of Mantras with the Pranayama exercise. 

Steps:

1. Comfortable aasana like Padma-asana or Swastika-asana.
2. Slow inhalation; with concomitant chants of the mantra 'OM AARAH', if possible.
3. Hold the breath for a short period of time. 
4. Slow Exhalation.

Significance:

It's a daily and constant process, which we seldom appreciate.

Benefits:

It encourages concentration with closed eyes while we inhale and exhale.

2. Awakening breath ('Surya Bheda')

Steps:

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana / Swastika asana / Siddhasana. Concentrate with eyes closed.

2. Rest the right thumb on the right nostril (Avoid applying any pressure or blocking the nostril). At the same time, rest the right index finger on the space between 2 eyebrows and close the left nostril with the right ring and little finger.

3. Slow inhalation through the right nostril is pursued, till comfortable.

4. With the thumb applied to the right nostril, retain the breath firmly pressing the chin against the chest. There is no specific limit to this and it can be pursued till there is discomfort.

5. Slow and silent exhalation through the left nostril. It is followed by a short gap wherein inhalation is avoided. This same procedure is to be repeated again. 

Time limit: 

Hold your breath till you perspire. This point cannot be reached at the very outset. The period of retention of breath needs to be gradually increased. 

Advantages:

• It cures the diseases caused by excess of Vata & Kapha
• Improves digestion
• Awakens 'Kundalini Shakti'

Indications:

• Intestinal worms
• Arthritis
• Sinusitis

3. Hissing breath ('Ujjayi')

Steps: 

1. Sit comfortably in Padma-asana / Swastika asana / Siddhasana. Close the mouth. 
2. Fold the tip of the tongue and rest it on the palate. The tongue will appear to be 'twisted'. 
3. Inhale air slowly through both the nostrils in a uniform manner till the breath fills the chest. This results in a peculiar sound uniform in pitch and continuous in nature.
4. Retain the breath as long as you can, till there is any discomfort.
5. Close the right nostril with the right thumb.
6. Exhale slowly through the left nostril.

Time limit:

3 min to hr

Advantages:

• Strengthens the nervous system
• Improves the tone of voice
• Relieves stress
• Increases lung capacity

Indications:

• Indigestion
• Koch's
• Bronchitis
• Pharyngitis
• Spleen disorders
• Tonsillitis
• Cough
• Ascites

• Purifies the blood
• Quenches thirst and appeases hunger

• Spleen disorders
• Chronic dyspepsia
• Indigestion
• Bilious disorders

5. Cooling Breath (Shitkari) 

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. 
2. Fold the tongue so that its tip is brought to rest over the upper palate. Inhale air through the mouth accompanied by a hissing sound 'Si'/ 'C'. 
3. Retain the breath as long as you can, till there is any discomfort.
4. Slowly exhale through both the nostrils.

Time limit: 

Gradually increase by 1 minute every week, till 5 minutes.

Advantages:

• Helps to keep the body cool in summer
• Improves vigor & beauty
• Helps quench thirst when thirsty

Indications:

• Dental carries
• Bleeding and inflammation of gums
• Ulcers
• Colitis
• Throat infection
• Hypertension patients can practice this type of Pranayama to decrease blood pressure.

6. Bellow Breath (Bhastrika)

It draws similarity with the bellows of a blacksmith. It involves rapid expulsion of breath and is a powerful exercise. It can be termed as a combination of Kapalabhati and Ujjayi. 

Steps: 

1. Upright position (with a straight neck) in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. 
2. Body, head and neck in erect posture. Close the mouth. 
3. Inhale air (chest expands and abdominal muscles are pulled in) and quickly exhale 10 times (1 set). While doing so a hissing sound is produced. 
4. When 1 set is on the verge of completion the final expulsion should be followed by a deepest possible inhalation. 
5. Retain breath as long as you can till there is some any discomfort. 
6. Follow it with a complete slow exhalation. This marks the end of one round. 
7. After a short rest (with normal breathing pattern) begin the next round. 

Time limit: 

Practice three rounds daily in the morning and evening. 

Advantages:

• Decreases anxiety and depression
• Stimulates appetite
• Improves resistance power
• Gives warmth to the body
• Purifies 'Nadi' and awakens the 'Kundalini' quickly

Indications:

• Abdominal disorders
• Throat and chest infection

Note:

• In case you encounter any giddiness, stop the practice and take a few normal breaths. Continue after the giddiness has subsided.
• In summer, practice it in the morning only during cool hours.
• Those wishing to practice it in the long-term and in an intense manner, should live on 'Khichdi', and take an Enema ('Bhasti') in the morning before starting the practice.
• People suffering from heart or lung disorders should do it slowly.

7. Humming Breath (Bhramari)

 Its name is derived from the fact that a sound like that of 'humming of bees' is produced when it is practiced.

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana or Swastika-asana. Keep the neck and back erect.
2. Place your thumbs on the ears, index fingers just above the eyebrows (near the sinuses) and the remaining three fingers on the eyes. The finger-tips should slightly press the ridge of the nose on each side.
3. Inhale and exhale air rapidly through both the nostrils, making a humming sound resembling that of a Bee ('Bhramara'). Concomitantly chant 'Om'.
4. The process can be continued till you perspire profusely. 
5. Next inhale through both the nostrils and retain the breath as long as you can, till there is some discomfort. 
6. Exhale slowly through both the nostrils. 

Time limit: 

Beginners may practice it 3 times, and advanced practitioners 11-21 times.

Advantages:

• Improves speech and voice-quality
• Helps in the achievement of ultimate peace ('Samadhi')

Indications:

• Sinusitis
• Hypertension
• Depression
• Stress

Contraindications

• Epilepsy
• Head injury
• Brain tumor
• Migraine
• Severe or persistent headaches

8. Supreme Breath ('Murcha Pranayama') 

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. 
2. Close the eyes and concentrate on the space between the 2 eyebrows ('Trikuti'). 
3. Inhale slowly through the mouth and retain the breath till you feel faint. 
4. Sever off your connection with the surroundings and focus on the center-point between the 2 eyebrows.
5. Apply the chin on the chest and then exhale slowly. 

Advantages:

• Practice without distraction endows divine happiness
• Makes you feel pleasant and relaxed

Indications:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mental disorders

9. Unconditioned Breath ('Kevala Kumbhaka') 

Perfection in Tandem breathing (mentioned earlier) paves the way for Kevala Kumbhaka. Thus, an existence devoid of inhalation and exhalation and unconditioned by space, time and number is unconditioned breath.

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana.
2. It involves the sudden stopping of the breath without resorting to inhalation or exhalation.

Advantages:

• Attainment of Raja Yoga and perfection in Hath Yoga
• Arousal of Kundalini Shakti
• Cures diseases and promotes longevity

10. Alternate Breath

A simple, yet scientific exercise that can be practiced virtually anywhere. It is based on the fact that we alternate between the two nostrils when we breathe. 

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. Tilt your head slightly forward.

2. First half round:

• Fold the index and middle fingers of the right hand into its palm. The other fingers should be extended.
• Close the right nostril with your right thumb.
• Inhale through the left nostril for a definite period of time – say 5 seconds.
• Close the left nostril with the right ring-finger and little-finger.
• Concurrently remove your thumb from the right nostril, and exhale.
• This is to be done for twice the inhalation period, i.e. for 10 seconds.
• This completes the first half of one round. 3. Second half round
• Inhale through the right nostril for a definite period say 5 seconds.
• Close the right nostril with the right thumb.
• Exhale through the left nostril for a period that is twice that of inhalation i.e. 10 seconds.
• This completes the other half of one round.

3. Second half round:

• Inhale through the right nostril for a definite period – say 5 seconds.
• Close the right nostril with your right thumb.
• Exhale through the left nostril for a period that is twice that of inhalation i.e. 10 seconds.
• This completes the other half of one round.

Time limit: 

If there is no discomfort of any kind after practicing as instructed above, increase the inhalation period gradually second-by-second. Correspondingly change the exhalation period.

Number of Rounds: 

Begin with 3 rounds. If there is no discomfort, 1 round can be added every week, until you are doing 7 rounds.

This exercise can be practiced as often as you wish, but do remember to do it at least once a day.

Advantages:

• Cleanses/detoxifies the Pranic channels
• Regulates Prana
• Imparts relaxation
• Improves mental functioning and alertness
• Imparts optimum creativity and optimum logical, verbal activity of the brain
• Improves sleep

Indications:

• Stress and related disorders
• Physical and mental fatigue
• Tension headaches

Contraindications

Cold/ Nasal block (Stuffed nose). Forced breathing is not advocated and can lead to complications.