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This podcast is for you, the Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong,
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your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best
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selling author of the book, Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll
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do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how
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it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get
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started, and be sure to visit my website at
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sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and
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resources from the show. See you on the inside.
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Hello there, Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong. I'm a sexual health
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specialist, has treated over 7000 men with ED. In today's
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episode, we're gonna talk about what are the natural ways to get
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harder erection, and I'm just gonna go dive into it. So that
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way you have some actionable item. And stay tuned all the way
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to the end so that way you be surprised at what number 9 and
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number 10. Okay, so you ready? Have a pen and pencil. Here we
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go.
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There are variety of evidence based lifestyle and dietary
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changes that can help men achieve a harder erection
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without medication. Now these approaches focuses on optimizing
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blood flow, hormone, psychological well being, and
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also communication. Number one, exercise regularly. I know I
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sound like blah blah blah. You keep hearing the doctor say this
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over and over and over again. I can't stress to you how
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important this is, because studies have shown that regular
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exercises beat Viagra, beat Cialis, beat any medication that
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you can take, and even supplement that you can take.
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Now, which exercise? It could be a brisk walk or fast walk, or
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even swimming, or even stationary bike, or even biking
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outside. What this does is it increases your heart rate. When
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it increases your heart rate, your blood vessels start
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becoming more flexible, and therefore you have more blood
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flow down there. Now studies have shown that just 30 minutes
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of walking a day is associated with significant reduction in
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erectile dysfunction risk. Now you should aim for a total 150
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minutes a week. Thought that work out to be probably 30
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minutes every other day, or four times a week.
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Number two, eat a nutritious, balanced diet. And I sound like
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blah, blah, blah, blah, blah again, but I can't stress this
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enough. Again, studies have shown that diet, a well balanced
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diet with less processed food, works better than Cialis and
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Viagra. And diets such as rich in fruits, eating more
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vegetables and multi grain and lean meat such as chicken and
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fish and nuts all contribute to increase in nitric oxide
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production, increase in better blood vessels and therefore
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better for erection. Food that are high antioxidant, like
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berries, dark chocolate and nuts are great for increasing blood
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flow.
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Number three, maintaining a healthy weight. Now what do I
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mean by healthy weight? Healthy weight is that you avoid to have
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that abdominal fat, because when you have that abdominal fat that
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is linked to heart disease, as well as reducing testosterone,
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because in that fat, it will make more estrogen and usurping
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your testosterone, and therefore it will impair your erection. So
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what is a healthy weight? I want to give you this formula. So
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type this formula out. So healthy weight is calculated by
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body mass index. The body mass index is a calculation based on
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height and weight. It doesn't account for muscles or fat, but
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you should shoot for a BMI between 18.5 to 25 and so you
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can use the BMI formula as pounds, your weight in pounds
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times 703, divided by your height in inches. Okay, height
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in inches square, square, not times, but square. Again, BMI
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formula is weight in pounds times 703, divided by your
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height square. So that's will kind of give you the range,
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whether you're between 18.5 to 25. You will consider overweight
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if your BMI is between 25 to 30, and then 30 and above is obese.
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Because weight is considered a risk factor for heart disease.
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Now, how do you distinguish between muscle and fat? That's
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when I recommend getting biometric scale. Check in the
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link below here in description to go to my Amazon store for the
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scale that I recommend that when you step on it, it will measure
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your percent body fat and your percent muscle mass. And so
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those of you that have more muscle mass, then you may be
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weighing a little bit more, but you're not necessarily obese. So
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just kind of keep that in mind. But my rule of thumb is that
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your waist, you should keep that probably between at least under
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38 inches at this point. But when you start to sit down and
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you have a thigh that sticks out and you can grab like the width
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of your hand, that's probably not good either. So I'm really a
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practical person. You may not need a BMI. I'm more like, okay,
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just give me the lowdown on it. So I just give you the lowdown
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on it now at this point. And you know if you are overweight, so
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that's for the weight.
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Number four is limiting alcohol and avoiding smoking. How much
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is too much alcohol? Probably no more than three drinks a week,
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probably say your should be around 14 drinks a week at this
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time and just no smoking period. There is no midway for smoking
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at this time, because alcahol and smoking affect blood vessels
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and penis tissue. Reducing it will reduce your blood flow. So
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keep that in mind.
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Then number five is managing stress such as performance,
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anxiety and depression are common contributors to ED. So if
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you exercise, it will help deal with stress doing just simple
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things such as meditation. There is a free app called Calm that
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you can download on your phone and breathing exercises with it.
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It goes a long way, and nothing is better than having a
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communication with your partner, spend time with your family.
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Okay, Modern Man, you are not alone and you don't have to
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suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even
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defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of
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not feeling like yourself is exhausting. But here's the
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truth, you are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to
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figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost Program
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is your step by step, path to sexual confidence and
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restoration. No more suffering in silence, no more trial and
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error, just real solution, real result and the confidence you
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deserve. It's time to take back your power on your term. Let's
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get this journey started together. Check out the course
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at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.
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Now, number six, it's getting good sleep. Refer to my episode
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I talked earlier about how important sleep is for your
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erection, because when you're in sleep, you have REM sleep. REM
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is when your testosterone is being made, and also is when you
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have morning wood. And so if you have less REM sleep, then you
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can have less testosterone and more at risk for ED. You want to
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aim for about seven to eight hours of sleep per night at this
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point.
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And the number seven to optimize and monitor your testosterone
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level. Low testosterone can contribute to weaker erection.
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So if you have low energy, decreased sex drive and mood
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changes, consider getting your testosterone level checked
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through blood work. It's easily done. You can get it done with
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your primary care doctor. Make sure you get total testosterone,
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free testosterone and SHBG levels to really measure your
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true testosterone level.
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Okay, number eight is strengthen your pelvic muscle. You know I'm
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a big advocate of pelvic muscles. So strengthen those
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little muscles that are between your scrotum and your rectum.
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And these muscles actually help with erection, orgasm and also
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ejaculation. And they're small, but they're mighty muscles. So
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how do you activate these musces? Those are the same
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muscle that actually start and stop your urine stream. So you
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just lie down, put your hand down there, and you can feel the
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contraction like you can feel it would start your urine stream
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and stop your urine stream. You want to hold it for optimally,
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for about four seconds and then release. You want to do about a
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set of 10 twice a day. It takes practice because 99.9% of all of
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you guys have very weak pelvic muscles. You'll have a hard time
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holding it for four seconds. It will get better as you practice.
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Number nine, you'll be surprised to hear this, but yes, caffeine
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in moderation, because caffeine improve blood flow and relax
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penile muscle, potentially enhancing erection. So coffee
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and tea are good sources, but avoid excessive intake. What is
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excessive? Excessive is probably more than about 21 ounces a day,
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or three cups of coffee a day. And just be really careful how
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much sugar and cream you add in your coffee. Try to drink black
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coffee if you can, so that way you don't have to add it back
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from the cream and the sugars. Coffee and black tea are the
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best because it has the highest antioxidant. And tea, you can
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probably have three cups of tea a day at this point.
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And number 10, of course, is penis pumping. When you use
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penis pump exercises your penis it brings in oxygen, help with
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muscle flexibility, as well as stretching the penis muscle in
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order for it to not have any type of atrophy or shrinkage.
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And it also kind of get your penis ready for what it needs to
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do. So I call it taking the penis to the gym with the penis
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pump. Something as easy as a pump can really do magic down
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there for you. And I want to take the penis pump from dirty
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taboo to using it as a medical device. In fact, it is an FDA
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approved medical device to help with ED. But instead of calling
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it the penis pump, it's called vacuum erection device, BED. So
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I hope you find this useful. It's the 10 natural things that
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you can do to get harder erection right now. That's
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probably not going to cost you a lot of money, that actually
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work, that is straightforward and simple to do, and something
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that you can do right now.
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So I hope you find this useful. It will mean the world to me if
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And let me know what your thoughts are, what are you doing
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right now, what do you need help with? So just know, you do not
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have to suffer in silence, and that you are not alone. 50% of
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men over 50 have ED. There are alternatives to ED besides
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surgery and pills. That's why I created the Modern Man Club.
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It's a safe and discreet space where I coach you to get out of
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just know there are alternatives and that we are here to help
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you. I'm much appreciative for you to listen to this episode,
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and I will see you in the next episode, Modern Man.
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Okay, Modern Man, you are not alone and you don't have to
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suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even
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defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of
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not feeling like yourself is exhausting. But here's the
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truth, you are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to
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figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost Program
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is your step by step, path to sexual confidence and
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restoration. No more suffering in silence, no more trial and
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error, just real solution, real result and the confidence you
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deserve. It's time to take back your power on your term. Let's
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get this journey started together. Check out the course
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at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.
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