The benefits of having sex far outweigh the physical pleasure itself. …
“Food and Sex”
We all know that sex is a basic physiological need for human beings, but you know, it is also very beneficial to physical health! Believe it or not, it’s true. Not only can sex promote intimacy between partners and reduce anxiety, it can also reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease, and improve your overall health.
Regardless of whether you want to boost your immunity or sleep better, having sex can definitely help you:
Strengthen the immune system
After comparing and studying sexually active and inactive people, an agency came up with a result: appropriate sex life can save you a lot of sick days. It increases the body’s resistance against bacteria, viruses and other common pathogens. Of course, exercising our immune system is more important than having a healthy sex life. Reasonable diet, proper exercise, ensuring sleep, timely vaccination, etc., all help to strengthen the resistance to disease.
Improves bladder control in women
About 30% of women will suffer from urinary incontinence at some point in their lives. Regular orgasms can exercise a woman’s pelvic floor muscles. The muscles activated by orgasm are the same muscles that women use when they do Kegel exercises (pelvic movements). Stronger pelvic muscles mean less risk of incontinence
Hypotensive
If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of people with high blood pressure, sex can help improve your blood pressure. Many studies have shown that sex is effective in lowering blood pressure. This is good news for those who want to control their blood pressure through simple lifestyle (diet, exercise, stress reduction) and medication. Sex is not a substitute for antihypertensive drugs, but it can be an effective supplement.
sex = exercise
Just like any other exercise, sex burns your calories! Let’s make a comparison: Sitting and watching TV can only burn 1 calorie per minute; but sex can increase the heart rate and use various muscle groups to burn 5 calories per minute!
But again, sex is no substitute for exercise, but maintaining an active and healthy sex lifestyle is a great way to get extra exercise.
Reduce the risk of heart attack
Want a healthier heart? Then increase the number of sex lives appropriately! Sexual activity helps control hormone levels, such as estrogen and testosterone. When these hormones are out of balance, heart disease and osteoporosis can occur. A study of men showed that men who had sex at least twice a week were 50 percent less likely to die from heart disease than men who had less sex.
Reduce the risk of prostate cancer
One study showed that men who ejaculate regularly (21 or more per month by the norm) were less likely to develop prostate cancer than men who ejaculate less frequently. Of course, there is much more to prostate cancer risk than frequency of ejaculation, but this is an interesting finding.
Improve sleeping
This is because orgasm simulates the release of a hormone called prolactin, which is a natural sleep aid. Prolactin promotes feelings of relaxation and sleepiness. Why do you feel sleepy after sex, you probably understand~
Relieve stress
That’s because touch, hugs, sexual intimacy, and emotional attachment stimulate the release of “feel-good” substances that promote our feelings of peace and thus ease anxiety. Sexual urges also release substances that stimulate the brain’s reward and pleasure systems.
Increase chances of conception
A study conducted at the Fertility Center found that men who had sex more often had sperm with fewer DNA fragments, which in turn meant healthier DNA. Therefore, robust sperm with healthy DNA are more likely to fertilize an egg.