I found an article about sex and its benefits, and wow reading it makes me really horny hahaha, When you're in the mood, it's a sure bet that the last thing on your mind is boosting your immune system or maintaining a healthy weight. Yet good sex offers those health benefits and more.
1. SEX RELIEVES STRESS. A big health benefit of sex is lower blood pressure and overall stress reduction, according to researchers who studied 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. These subjects were then exposed to stressful situations, such as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic, and noted their blood pressure response to stress.
Those who had intercourse had better response to stress than those who engage in other sexual behaviors or abstained.
2. SEX BOOSTS IMMUNITY. Good sexual health may mean better physical health. Having sex once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A, which can protects you from getting colds and other infections.
3. SEX BURNS CALORIES. Thirty minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more. It may not sound like much, but it adds up: 42 half-hour sessions will burn 3,570 calories, more than enough to lose a pound. Doubling up, you could drop that pound in 21 long sessions.
4. SEX IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. While some older folks may worry that the efforts expended during sex could cause a stroke, that's not so, scientists found frequency of sex was not associated with stroke in the 914 men they followed for 20 years. The heart health benefits of sex don't end there. The researcher's also found that having sex twice or more a week reduced the risk of fatal heart attack by half for the men, compared with those who had sex less than a month.
5. SEX BOOSTS SELF-ESTEEM. Boosting self-esteem was one of 237 reasons people have sex, according to a study done by University of Texas researchers. It was found that those who already have self-esteem say they sometimes have sex to feel even better. Great sex begins with self-esteem, and it raises it. If the sex is loving, connected, and what you want raises it up.
6. SEX IMPROVES INTIMACY. Having sex and orgasms increases levels of the hormone oxytocin, the so called love hormone, which helps us bond and build trust. Researchers evaluated 59 perimenopausal woman before and after warm contacts with their husbands and partners ending with hugs. They found that the more contact, the higher the oxytocin levels.
7. SEX REDUCES PAIN. As the hormone oxytocin surges, endorphins increase and pain declines. So if your headache, arthritis pain seem to improve after sex, you can thank those higher oxytocin levels.
8. SEX REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER RISK. Frequent ejaculations, especially in 20 something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life. Researchers followed men diagnosed with prostate cancer and those without, they found no association of prostate cancer with the number of sexual partners as the men reached their 30's, 40's and 50's. But they found men who had five or more ejaculations weekly-while in their 20's reduced their risk of getting prostate cancer latter by a third. Another research found that frequent ejaculations, 21 or more a month, were linked to lower prostate cancer risk in older men, as well, compared with less frequent ejaculations of 4-7 monthly.
9. SEX STRENGTHENS PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES. For women, doing few pelvic floor muscles exercises known as Kegels during sex offers a couple benefits. You will enjoy more pleasure, and you'll also strengthen the area and help to minimize the risk on incontinence later in life.
10. SEX HELPS YOU SLEEP BETTER. The oxytocin released during orgasm also promotes sleep, according to research. And getting enough sleep has been linked with a host of other good things, such as maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure.
1. SEX RELIEVES STRESS. A big health benefit of sex is lower blood pressure and overall stress reduction, according to researchers who studied 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. These subjects were then exposed to stressful situations, such as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic, and noted their blood pressure response to stress.
Those who had intercourse had better response to stress than those who engage in other sexual behaviors or abstained.
2. SEX BOOSTS IMMUNITY. Good sexual health may mean better physical health. Having sex once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A, which can protects you from getting colds and other infections.
3. SEX BURNS CALORIES. Thirty minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more. It may not sound like much, but it adds up: 42 half-hour sessions will burn 3,570 calories, more than enough to lose a pound. Doubling up, you could drop that pound in 21 long sessions.
4. SEX IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. While some older folks may worry that the efforts expended during sex could cause a stroke, that's not so, scientists found frequency of sex was not associated with stroke in the 914 men they followed for 20 years. The heart health benefits of sex don't end there. The researcher's also found that having sex twice or more a week reduced the risk of fatal heart attack by half for the men, compared with those who had sex less than a month.
5. SEX BOOSTS SELF-ESTEEM. Boosting self-esteem was one of 237 reasons people have sex, according to a study done by University of Texas researchers. It was found that those who already have self-esteem say they sometimes have sex to feel even better. Great sex begins with self-esteem, and it raises it. If the sex is loving, connected, and what you want raises it up.
6. SEX IMPROVES INTIMACY. Having sex and orgasms increases levels of the hormone oxytocin, the so called love hormone, which helps us bond and build trust. Researchers evaluated 59 perimenopausal woman before and after warm contacts with their husbands and partners ending with hugs. They found that the more contact, the higher the oxytocin levels.
7. SEX REDUCES PAIN. As the hormone oxytocin surges, endorphins increase and pain declines. So if your headache, arthritis pain seem to improve after sex, you can thank those higher oxytocin levels.
8. SEX REDUCES PROSTATE CANCER RISK. Frequent ejaculations, especially in 20 something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life. Researchers followed men diagnosed with prostate cancer and those without, they found no association of prostate cancer with the number of sexual partners as the men reached their 30's, 40's and 50's. But they found men who had five or more ejaculations weekly-while in their 20's reduced their risk of getting prostate cancer latter by a third. Another research found that frequent ejaculations, 21 or more a month, were linked to lower prostate cancer risk in older men, as well, compared with less frequent ejaculations of 4-7 monthly.
9. SEX STRENGTHENS PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES. For women, doing few pelvic floor muscles exercises known as Kegels during sex offers a couple benefits. You will enjoy more pleasure, and you'll also strengthen the area and help to minimize the risk on incontinence later in life.
10. SEX HELPS YOU SLEEP BETTER. The oxytocin released during orgasm also promotes sleep, according to research. And getting enough sleep has been linked with a host of other good things, such as maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure.
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this is so true =)
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