…Keeps the Doctor Away!
Immunity
This is where our health all starts. Having sex just once a week has been linked with increased levels of an antibody called immunoglobin A. This is what helps our bodies to fight colds, illnesses and infections. The increased immunity will also accelerate the healing of wounds, cuts and sores by regenerating certain cells.
Research also suggests that men who ejaculate five or more times a week, have a lower risk of prostate cancer. There has also been a link between increased frequency of sex in women and a lower risk of breast cancer.
And the most obvious, sex reduces stress. And less stress on your mind and body, results in a stronger immune system.
Stress and Pain Reliever
As just mentioned, we all know that sex is a proven stress reliever. While it may raise your blood pressure temporarily, it has been proven that a healthy sex life, overall long-term reduces blood pressure, and lowers stress.
The body produces a horomone called Oxytocin during sexual arousal and orgasm, which increases your brain’s release of endorphins. Besides an overall feeling of wellness, endorphins help the body and mind to truly relax. This results in decreased anxiety and pain sensations. Many notice their aches and pains, like swelling, inflammation, headaches and menstrual cramps, disappear after sex and gradually improve overall with regular sexual activity.
Exercise and Cardiovascular Health
You don’t need to be a genius to connect an energetic fuck session with burning calories. Thirty minutes of sex burns approximately 85 calories. If we add this up over time, after 42 half-hour sessions, one could burn 3,570 calories, which is the equivalent of 1lb in weight. Continue this pace, and by having sex three times a week for a year, you could burn off the equivalent of 5lbs a year. Not bad!
While some think that the increased heart rate during sex can cause heart attacks in older men, it has been shown that the likelihood of this is incredibly rare. Having sex is actually heath healthy. For men in particular, those who engage in sexual activity two or more times per week reduce their risk of heart attack by a large margin, compared to those who have sex less than once per month.
The increased levels of oxytocin will also decrease the narrowing of blood vessels in reaction to stress, and in turn decreasing blood pressure and the risk of stroke that can be caused by high blood pressure.
Good Sleeping Patterns
The reduced stress levels that come with maintaining a regular and healthy sex life, will unquestionably give way to better sleep. That amazing horomone release of oxytocin during orgasm is very important for the quality and quantity of our sleep patterns. We don’t need scientists to tell us that following an intense orgasm, our bodies just naturally feel at ease, making it easier to fall asleep.
It is certainly no secret that maintaining a good sleep pattern has been linked with a plethora of life altering health benefits and even maintaining a healthy weight. More sex = Better sleep = Happier you = More sex. It’s a delicious cycle of awesomeness.
Happiness and Well Being
The best side effect of having great sex is good self-esteem. When your self-esteem is healthy, your self image is boosted. By feeling confidence in yourself and allowing yourself to be YOU, your entire life is altered for the better.
People who have a healthy sex life and regular orgasms are more relaxed, less depressed and mentally, and physically and emotionally satisfied.
Serotonin is the “happy chemical” that is found in many prescription antidepressants. But a rested, relaxed and healthy mind and body produces serotonin naturally. Regular sex helps keeps all these things in check, allowing for optimal mind and body function, and the production of these positive brain chemicals.
Youthfulness and Longer Life
So now you’re having lots of sex. Now your immune system is working optimally, your heart is pumping properly, your cancer risk is reduced, your are sleeping well and you are happy. This all creates a perfect storm for feeling youthful and the perfect environment for a longer and better quality of life.
The cardio and aerobic exercise involved in having sex will slow aging of the brain, helping to prevent all kinds of mental deterioration problems that come with aging, from mild cognitive impairment to full blown dementia.
When men age, their level of testosterone slowly decreases. But the more sex you have, the more your hormone and testosterone levels will stabilize. Proper horomone levels are vital in keeping bones and muscles healthy, and in helping to keep skin looking plump and youthful.
In women, regular orgasms also keep the vaginal muscles working properly. Most importantly, the pelvic floor muscles, which when kept strong, decreases the chances of incontinence later in life. (Strong kegels also make orgasm more intense! Yes, please!)
All these benefits will help in the superficial anti aging process as well. Experts say that people who have sex about three times a week are perceived to look four to seven years younger than their less sexually active counterparts. And when you look good, you feel good too!
Conclusion
Get laid. Have Orgasms. Be Happy. Live better. Love life. ;-)