Want to clear your complexion, boost your mood, and cut your risk of cancer, heart disease, and other health hazards? No, the answer isn’t in a magic pill - it’s between your sheets. A little loving can boost your overall health in many surprising ways. Below we enlist some healthy benefits of sex.
Improved Heart Health
Just like any physical activity, healthy sex is good for your heart. A study published in January 2015 in the American Journal of Cardiology found that men who had sex twice weekly or more had less risk of cardiovascular diseases, like stroke or heart attack, than those who had sex once a month or less.
Sweet Pain Relief
Just looking at your partner - or even a photo of your partner - can help ease pain. In another study published in PLoS One that was performed at Stanford University in California, anaesthesiologists showed participants photos of their romantic partners or photos of attractive strangers or asked them to engage in a word game. They found that looking at romantic partners significantly dulled the experience of pain.
Less Stress and Lower Blood Pressure
Sex can help relieve stress by raising endorphins and other hormones that boost mood. As a form of exercise, it can also help calm you down. In addition, a Scottish study published in the journal Biological Psychology found that sexual activity prevents increases in blood pressure during stressful events. While this effect was more pronounced in people who had sex with penetration, nonpenetrative sex and masturbation can also help you stay serene.
Possible Reduction of Prostate Cancer Risk
A study published in December 2016 in the journal European Urology found that men who ejaculate more than 21 times per month, compared with those who do so four to seven times per month, were 20 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer. While more research is needed to confirm this link, it appears that men who ejaculate regularly may reduce their risk of prostate cancer.
Better Sleep
According to the National Sleep Foundation, orgasms release the hormone prolactin, which can help you feel sleepy and relaxed. So don’t be too surprised if you and your partner doze off shortly after a satisfying session - and wake up feeling refreshed. This sleep connection also works in reverse: Researchers discovered that when women slept for longer periods of time, they reported greater sexual desire the next day.
Happier Mood and a Stronger Relationship
It’s no wonder you’ve got a more positive outlook after sex - there are biochemical rationales for experiencing improved mood as a sex benefit, from the neurotransmitters that may be released during healthy sex to the mood enhancers contained in semen itself.
“And there’s a lot to be said simply for the mood-boosting effect of having a nice connection with somebody that you trust and care about.” Says Sandra L. Caron, PhD, sex therapist and professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development in Orono.
Glowing, Younger-Looking Skin
That fabled
"morning after"
glow? It’s not just your imagination; you really do look better after having sex.
“Sex even helps you look younger,” says Caron.
That glow can be attributed to a combination of stress relief, better mood, and the flush of blood under your skin that’s a natural part of the arousal process.
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