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Healthy Relationships and a Healthy
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Relationships can affect our
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The perks of sex extend
well beyond the bedroom...
Sex is not only
pleasurable, did you know it’s also good for you? It’s true. The benefits of
sex range from slashing stress levels to lowering your risk of cancer and heart
attacks. Sex facilitates bonding and feelings of intimacy with your partner.
This kind of connectedness does more than make you feel warm and fuzzy, it
actually reduces anxiety and boosts your overall health.
How would you like a
stronger immune system or better sleep? Action between the sheets can help you
get all of this and more.
1. Get Less Colds & Boost Your Immune System
More
sex equals fewer sick days. That’s what the results of studies comparing
sexually active people to those who are not sexually active say. Sex boosts
your body’s ability to make protective antibodies against bacteria, viruses,
and other germs that cause common illnesses. Of course, there’s more to
cultivating a robust immune system than having a healthy sex life. Eating
right, exercising, getting adequate sleep, and keeping up to date with
vaccinations all contribute to having strong and healthy defenses against
contagious illnesses.
3. Improve Women's Bladder Control
Urinary
incontinence affects about 30% of women at some point in life. Having regular
orgasms works a woman’s pelvic floor muscles, strengthening and toning them.
Orgasms activate the same muscles that women use when doing Kegel exercises.
Having stronger pelvic muscles means there’s less risk of accidents and urine
leaks
4. Lower Your Blood Pressure
Are
you one of the millions of people who suffer from high blood pressure? Sex can
help you lower it. Many studies have documented a link between intercourse
specifically (not masturbation) and lower systolic blood pressure, the first
number that appears on a blood pressure test. That’s good news for individuals
looking for an easy adjunct to lifestyle (diet, exercise, stress reduction) and
medication strategies to get blood pressure into a healthy range. Sex sessions
cannot replace blood-pressure lowering drugs to control high blood pressure,
but they may be a useful addition.
5. Counts as Exercise
Like
every other kind of physical activity, sex burns calories, too! Sitting and
watching TV burns about 1 calorie per minute. Having sex increases your heart
rate and utilizes various muscle groups, burning about 5 calories per minute.
Regular sex cannot replace sessions at the gym, but a having an active, healthy
sex life is a nice way to get some extra physical activity.
. Lower Heart Attack Risk
Want
a healthier heart? Have more sex. Sexual activity helps keep levels of
hormones, like estrogen and testosterone, in check. When these hormones are out
of balance, conditions like heart disease and osteoporosis may develop. When it
comes to protecting heart health by having sex, more is better. One study in men
showed that those who had sex at least 2 times a week were 50% less likely to
die of heart disease than their less sexually active peers.
7. Lessen Pain
Sexual
stimulation (including masturbation) and orgasm can help keep pain at bay. Both
activities can reduce pain sensation and increase your pain threshold. Orgasms
result in the release of hormones that can help block pain signals. Some women
report that self-stimulation through masturbation can reduce symptoms of menstrual
cramps, arthritis, and even headach
8. May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
There
are male-specific health benefits of sex, too. One study showed that men who
had frequent ejaculations (defined as 21 times a month or more) were less
likely to develop prostate cancer than those who had fewer ejaculations. It did
not matter if the ejaculations occurred through intercourse, masturbation, or
nocturnal emissions. Of course, there’s more to prostate cancer risk than
frequency of ejaculations, but this was one interesting finding.
9. Improve Sleep
Sex
can help you sleep better. That’s because orgasm simulates the release of a
hormone called prolactin, a natural sleep aide. Prolactin promotes feelings of
relaxation and sleepiness. This is just one of the reasons you may notice that
you have an easier time falling asleep after having sex.
10. Relieve Stress
Sex
is a great stress reliever. That’s because touching, hugging, sexual intimacy,
and emotional attachment stimulate the release of “feel good” substances that
promote bonding and calmness. Sexual arousal also releases substances that
stimulate the reward and pleasure system in the brain. Fostering intimacy and
closeness can help relieve anxiety and boost overall health.
11. Burn Calories
Add
sex to the list of activities that burns calories. One study in young men and
women showed that sex burns about 108 calories per half hour! That’s enough to
burn off 3, 570 calories – that’s a little more than the number of calories in
one pound – in 32 half-hour session
12. Improve Cardiovascular Health
Better
cardiovascular health may be as close as the bedroom. While some people may
worry that physical exertion from sex may lead to a stroke, science suggests
otherwise. In a 20-year-long study of more than 900 men, researchers found that
frequency of sex did not increase stroke risk. They found that sex protects
against fatal heart attacks, too. Men who had sex at least twice per week
reduced their risk of a fatal heart attack by 50% compared to gents who had sex
less than once a month
13. Strengthen Your Well-Being
Humans
are wired for social connection. Interaction with friends and family boosts
your overall health and well-being. Close connections with others, including
your partner, make you happier and healthier compared to those who are less
well connected. Studies prove it!
14. Improve Intimacy and Relationships
You
can hug and cuddle your way to develop warm, intimate relationships. Sex and
orgasms stimulate the release of a hormone called oxytocin that helps people
bond. This “love hormone” as it’s commonly known, helps build feelings of love
and trust. In a study of premenopausal women, the more time the ladies spent
canoodling and hugging their husbands or partners, the higher their oxytocin
levels were. The hormone inspires fuzzy feelings and generosity, too
15. Look Younger
Forget
surgery and anti-aging creams, sex keeps you younger looking, too. Regular sex
stimulates the release of estrogen and testosterone, hormones that keep you
young and vital looking. Estrogen promotes younger-looking skin and lustrous
locks. In one study, judges viewed participants through a one-way mirror and
guessed their ages. People who had sex at least 4 times per week with a regular
partner were perceived to be 7 to 12 years younger than they actually were
16. Live Longer
What’s
the secret to living longer? It may be having more sex. In a decade-long study
of over 1,000 middle-aged men, those who had the most orgasms had half the
death rate of those who did not ejaculate frequently. Of course many factors
contribute to longevity, but having an active sex life may be an easy,
pleasurable way to extend your lifespan.
17. Boost Brainpower
The
benefits of sex truly extend from head to toe. An active sex life might
actually make your brain work better. Researchers found that sex switches the
brain into a more analytical mode of and thinking processing. And animal
studies suggest that sex enhances areas of the brain involved in memory
18. Sex Makes Fertilization Easier
When
it comes to expanding your family, practice makes perfect. A study performed at
a fertility center found that men who had daily ejaculations for a week had
higher-quality sperm than those who did not ejaculate daily. Men in the daily
ejaculation group had sperm with DNA that was less fragmented than the DNA from
sperm of men who ejaculated less frequently. Less fragmented DNA implies
healthier DNA. And hearty sperm that have healthy DNA are more likely to
fertilize an egg.
Reviewed by Melissa Conrad Stöppler,
MD, Chief Medical Editor on Saturday,
April 02, 2016
The Surprising Health
Benefits of Sex
This tool does not
provide medical advice
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