Male Sex Enhancement Pill Dangerous, FDA warns

All right, you horny little freaks.  I know at least some of you out there are quickly scribbling down 800 numbers listed during late night TV commercials for male sex enhancement pills, but seriously, lay off of that crap.

The FDA agrees with me, at least in the case of the ridiculously named Man Up Now pills, which they have labelled as dangerous, and rightly so.  Like many other sketchy supplements out there, these pills contain dangerous active ingredients that closely mimic prescription drugs.

For Man Up Now (Really?  That’s REALLY the name?  Jeesh!), we’re talking about Viagra.  Big shock there.  The way Viagra works is, by encouraging the relaxation of arteries (called vasodialation) and therefore an increase in blood flow to the, um, area of interest.  Since an erection is essentially a hydraulic phenomenon (more blood goes in than out, filling up the penis and making it hard), that increase in blood flow helps those with erectile function get what they’re looking for.

Folks, there’s really no way to talk about this stuff without using terminology that’s going to make you snicker.  So go ahead and giggle.  I can’t hear you.

Okay, so here’s the thing.  Vasodialation, or widening of the arteries, lets more blood through, but also reduces blood pressure.  Any time you increase the diameter of a hose, you decrease the pressure of the fluid travelling through it.  The opposite is also true… decrease the diameter, increase the pressure.  You know this if you’ve used your thumb to block off part of the end of a garden hose to make the water shoot out further.

What this all translates to is, if you’ve already GOT low blood pressure, you really don’t want to go making it even lower by gobbling down questionable male enhancement pills and forcing it so low you keel over dead.  That’s really not how you want your body to be found.

I know what (most of) you are thinking.  “Okay, Healthy Andy, but what CAN I take?”

Perverts.

Well, without getting into this too much and thereby turning this site into something that will get filtered out by your workplace internet, remember what I said earlier about the erection being all about hydraulics?  That means that the healthier and more responsive your vascular system (arteries and veins) is, the more responsive your equipment will be as well.

So anything that helps your cardiovascular system, basically, will help you out down below.  As a prime example, read this post on how antioxidants keep arteries elastic to steer you down the right path.  Pliable, responsive arteries are the key to success with the vascular system.

That’s right, boys.  Turns out the best male enhancement pills are blueberries and other superfoods.  Other than that, good old fashioned stuff like regular exercise will help you out far more than any supplement with a silly name.

Avoid the late night 800 numbers and stay healthy!

Link to the FDA’s warning:  http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm236538.htm