5 Healthy Reasons You Should Be Having More Sex

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While some people believe that sex should be saved for procreation, medical science totally disagrees. Over the years, researchers have discovered some health benefits of sex.

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See 5 Healthy Reasons why you should have more sex:

1. Sex is a good immune booster

A study by Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, USA showed that having frequent sex; at least once or twice a week led to higher levels of an antibody production into the body. The antibodies majorly immunoglobulin A, or IgA, can protect you from getting colds and other infections.

2. Pain Relieve

Barry R. Komisaruk, PhD, a distinguished service professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey says ‘’Orgasm can block pain’’. Sex causes increased production of oxytocin which triggers the release of endorphins; the body’s pain-killing hormones. Therefore, frequent sex can be an antidote to pain.

3. Weight loss

Having frequent sex could save you money and time at the gym for weight loss. A study by Antony D Karelis, a professor of exercise science at the University of Quebec showed that during sex men burned four calories per minute while women burned three calories per minute. In addition to helping you lose weight, sex can help to maintain your flexibility and balance.

4. Sex can help reduce risk of prostate cancer

This is for men; frequent sex can help reduce your chances of having prostate cancer. A study by Dr Michael Leitzmann and a team of other researchers in Boston showed that men who had 21 or more ejaculations a month were less likely to get prostate cancer than those who had fewer ejaculations per month.

5. Improved Bladder control

This is for women; good sex is like a workout for your pelvic floor muscles. Doing a few pelvic floor muscle exercises known as Kegels during sex strengthens the area and helps minimize the risk of incontinence later in life.

While sex has many health benefits, it has also been the source of some of the most terrible health conditions in the world, e.g. HIV. Therefore, caution must be applied. Having casual sex could be dangerous your health.
 
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