50% of men over 40 have some level of ED, and younger guys aren’t immune either. How about you? Have you been having trouble getting it up and keeping it up? Maybe you’re wondering WTF is happening?
Here’s a possibility. How many times a day are you hitting on a joint, or a bong, or a cigarette? Well, that’s how many times a day you’re inhaling a cloud of pesticides. And pesticide exposure is a BIG issue with ED.
Conventional cigarettes and commercial marijuana are loaded with pesticides, and pesticide exposure is strongly linked to all three major types of ED damage – hormones, nerves, and blood vessels. Nobody regulates pesticides in cigarettes, so although it’s well-known that smoking cigarettes doubles your risk of ED, doctors never make the pesticide connection. And nobody regulates pesticides in marijuana based on inhaled pesticide research because there isn’t any such research thanks to the Feds and Big Pharma, so docs have nothing to go on there either.
So, don’t look for help or information on this from the docs. But … do you want to start getting hard and staying hard again, on your own? OK then, maybe just stop inhaling pesticides for a month or two and see what happens. No guarantees, but check the science and think it through.
If you smoke cigarettes, it’s easy to do. No need to quit – although that’s all the docs know to tell you. Just switch to an organic pesticide-free cigarette brand, and there you go. If you smoke marijuana, there’s also an easy solution. Just start buying organic/medical pesticide-free marijuana or better yet, grow your own.
Here’s a quick look at some of the science.
“Environmental Factors-Induced Oxidative Stress: Hormonal and Molecular Pathway Disruptions in Hypogonadism and Erectile Dysfunction”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8225220/
In the male reproductive system, oxidative stress due to molecules called Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) created by pesticide exposure harms specialized cells in the testes, causing a drop in testosterone levels. Testosterone plays a major role in achieving and maintaining healthy erections because it controls the release of nitric oxide (NO), a molecule that regulates blood flow to the penis. However, when ROS interact with NO, they create harmful compounds that reduce NO levels. This causes problems like poor response of the penile tissue needed for erections and long-term damage to penile blood vessels. ROS from pesticide exposure are also involved in both nerve-related (neurogenic) and blood vessel-related (vasculogenic) Erectile Dysfunction.
Investigating the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among men exposed to organophosphate insecticides
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37574529/
Among environmental contaminants, organophosphate (OP) insecticides represent one of the largest chemical classes, and chlorpyrifos is the most commonly used OP in the U.S. OP exposure has been implicated in driving biological processes, including inflammation, reactive oxygen species production, and endocrine and metabolism disruption, which have been demonstrated to adversely affect the hypothalamus and testes and may contribute to ED.
Regulatory trends of organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides in cannabis
https://academic.oup.com/toxsci/advance-article/doi/10.1093/toxsci/kfaf009/7965910
Organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides are common contaminants in cannabis.
Smoking and erectile dysfunction: evidence-based analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11586190
The association of erectile dysfunction with risk factors such as coronary artery disease and hypertension appears to be amplified by cigarette smoking. Smoking may increase the likelihood of moderate or complete erectile dysfunction 2-fold. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in former smokers was no different from that in individuals who had never smoked, implying that smoking cessation may decrease the risk of erectile dysfunction. (Editorial Note: smoking cessation means no more inhaled pesticides)
Pesticides in cannabis: A review of analytical and toxicological considerations
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31834671
The most common pesticide classes associated with cannabis are insecticides, acaricides, and fungicides. Studies have found that the use of these are common and that high levels of the pesticides are transferred into the cannabis smoke.
There’s plenty more to say about the relationship between pesticide exposure and reproductive health, but considering where the priorities of most men lie I thought this information ought to stand on its own – so to speak.
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