More Sex for Better Health !

You have been closely following your diet chart, you exercise everyday without erring and your quota of drinks is well within the permissible limit. Is there anything more that you can do to improve your health? The answer might please you: Have more sex...

Expressing intimacy in a sexual way is something that’s usually guaranteed to make us feel good mentally and emotionally. But now there’s growing c to suggest that sex actually has benefits for our physical, as well as our psychological, well being.

Sex-ercise
Although not in the same class as your one hour aerobic schedule, sex does give you a workout, depending upon how vigorous it is. The reason is quite simple to find: sex, and particularly the orgasm, involves the contraction of muscles in the arms, legs and abdomen. Also, your heart and breathing rates rise when you are sexually aroused just as they do when you exert yourself on the playing field or at the gym another bonus is that you’re likely to drift off into a deep, luxurious sleep after you tire yourself out.


Keeps the heart happy
Now this is a simple nut to crack but for those of you who still want proof, here it is. British researchers who looked at about 900 middle-aged men found that men who had sex twice or more a week had a lower risk of heart attack over the course of 10 years than men who had sex less often. The cardiovascular boost may be from the sex itself, or may be because men who are in better physical condition have regular sex, so their heart attack risk is already lower.

How a Woman benefits
One study suggests that sexual activity might prevent endometriosis, a common gynecological condition that occurs when the tissue lining the inside of a woman’s uterus grows in other places, such as on the ovaries or fallopian tubes. This growth can cause pelvic pain and sometimes infertility. The study found that women who were sexually active during menstruation were 1.5 times less likely to develop endometriosis than women who didn’t have sex during their periods. The researchers also found that orgasm during menstruation lowered risk.

According to study author Harvey Kliman, a research scientist at Yale University School of Medicine, anything that contributes to menstrual debris going backwards into pelvis might increase risk for endometriosis.

How a Man benefits
While sexual activity has been thought to increase risk of prostate cancer, newer research indicates that frequent ejaculation might help protect the prostate from cancer. This study found that that man in their 20s who ejaculated more then five times a week was one-third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer than men who ejaculated four to seven times a month.



Bust that stress
Now all of us know that sex is an exhilarating mood lifter, but there is more to sex than just that. For if you’re in a relationship, sex can bring the relationship into harmony and make you and your partner feel closer, so you feel less stressed and more relaxed. And then there are the health benefits of orgasm. The surge of a hormone called oxytocin that occurs during orgasm may account for the both the stronger emotional connection and the tension relief. Enjoy healthy and happy Sex Life!
* * *

Tags: health