Do you know that having a healthy sex life has major benefits that you have never imagined possible? Below are some of these benefits.
1. It Burns Enough Calories to Help Loose Weight
Are you aware that for every 30 minutes that you engage in love-making, you actually burn 75 to 150 calories? This is according to the founder and the Medical Director of Alternity Healthcare, Dr. Desmond Ebanks. Sex is a good physical activity, and it’s comparable to other physical activities that also help burn calories. For instance, doing Yoga for 30 minutes burns 114 calories; dancing for 30 minutes burns 129 calories; and when you walk for 30 minutes, you also burn 153 calories.
Do you know that making love also help muscles stay lean? This is because sexual arousal and orgasm releases testosterone, the hormone that helps build and maintain bone and lean muscle tissue.
2. It Makes the Heart Healthy
Making love raises the heart rate and increases the blood flow. A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health showed that having frequent sex, more than twice a week significantly reduced the risk of fatal heart attack by 50%.
3. It Makes Sleeping at Night Better
Studies show that people who have frequent and satisfying sex say that they handle stress better. The reason for this is simple: after the woman’s orgasm and after the man’s ejaculation or orgasm, a deep relaxation typically follows. People report that sleep becomes more deep and restful after satisfying lovemaking.
4. It Boosts the Immune System
A study conducted at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania showed that individuals who have sex once or twice a week show 30% higher levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody known to boost the immune system.
5. It Improves Mental Health
According to a medical expert, the quickest way to boost mood, fight depression and beat anxiety is through sex with a love one. This is because psychologically, sex improves mental health by building intimacy and reducing stress. When stress is reduced, the cortisol level of the person is lowered which in effect reduces the chances of increased blood pressure, increased acidity in the abdomen, hyperglycemia.
6. It Can Help Ease Pain
Medical experts believe that there is a real connection between sex and pain management. This happens when the hormone oxytocin is secreted in the body through sexual arousal and orgasm. Oxytocin in the body causes the release of endorphins or natural opiates, which make the act of making love, or having sex a powerful analgesic.
