8 surprising health benefits of sex
Jun 10th, 2009 • Category: Health and Beauty |Sex is always enjoyable but apart from this, it also has some benefits associated with it. Here are the following benefits:
Sex relieves stress. Studies show that sex lowers blood pressure and overall stress.
Sex boosts Immunity. Having sex once or twice, a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A, which can protect you from colds and other infection.
Sex burns calories. Thirty minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more, which means that 42 half-sessions will burn 3,570 calories, which is more than enough to lose a pound.
Sex improves cardiovascular health. For men having sex twice or more a week reduces the risk of fatal heart attack by half as compared to having sex less than once a month.
Sex helps you sleep better. The oxytocin released during orgasms also promotes sleep, which has been linked with maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure.
Sex improves intimacy. Having sex and orgasms increases levels of the hormone oxytocin, the so-called hormone, which helps us bond and build trust.
Sex reduces pain. As the hormone oxytocin surges, endorphins increase, and pain declines. Therefore, headache, arthritis pain, or PMS symptoms can seem to improve after sex.
Sex reduces Prostate cancer risk. Frequent ejaculation, especially in 20-something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer risk in life.