Stay Firm With Floss

Bad breath? Bleeding gums? Start flossing—it may save your teeth and your sex life, say Israeli researchers. In their study, they found that gum disease was seven times more common in men with erectile dysfunction than it was in those who always rose to the occasion. Study author Yehuda Zadik DMD says that bacteria in gum tissue can travel throughout your body, causing inflammation that may damage the blood vessels that pump up your penis.

 

 

Photography by Levi Brown

 

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