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10 surprising reasons why you should be having more sex

  • Since the ancient of days, 'making love' has remained one of the most pleasurable activities that the mankind has indulged in.
  • Well, now we have facts that tell, why we should be indulging more and as often as possible.
  • So if you need any excuse, we have listed out not one but ten of them.
10 surprising reasons why you should be having more sex
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First Published Aug 3, 2017, 6:21 PM IST

1. It Helps You Sleep Better

 

 

The sleep that you get just after you made love will be much more relaxed. One of the brain’s stress-relieving chemicals, oxytocin, is released during sex. That oxytocin not only increases endorphins and decrease pain, but it can also help put you asleep. It also includes muscle contractions and movement that drain the body of energy, permitting it to be immersed with those feel-good, soothing hormones.

 

2. Burns Calories

 

 

Sex is an excellent form of exercise and helps to burn those unyielding calories. Studies suggest that sex on a daily basis is as good as pumping some iron in the gym. The average session burns about 150 calories, equivalent to a light yoga session or a walk. It burns lots of fat, especially if it is doing a variety of styles and position. Hence, It is a good way to lose weight.

 

3. It Boosts Your Immune System

 

 

Making love just once or twice a week has been associated with having higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin, which can boost your protection from colds and other diseases by up to 30 percent.

 

4. It Keeps You, Young

 

 

There’s no disbelief that an active romantic life makes couples live a happy and long life. The research proposes that regular love making enables the release of endorphins and boosts the skin’s production of vitamin D, which makes one look and feel young.

 

5. It Helps to Get Relieves From Stress

 

 

A meaningful health benefit of making love is lowering blood pressure and overall stress loss, according to researchers from Scotland who published their findings in the journal Biological Psychology. They analysed 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity.

 

6. It Helps to Improve Fertility

 

 

Frequent sex improves menstrual cycles, which makes conception easier. Orgasm is a fact here which aids with fertilisation. According to this report, better sex increases high chances of conception. The best way to achieve this is by not treating it like a task; rather better the quality of sex to improve your chances of getting pregnant.

 

7. It Helps Fight Disease

 

 

A great session of love making benefits in combating a lot of diseases in both men and women. You will be shocked to know that making love reduces the risk of cancer, heart diseases and even common cold.

 

8. It Helps to Reduce Pain

 

 

Sex is a natural pain reducer. Studies reveal that vaginal stimulation may lead to improved pain tolerance which in turn has the power to help out pain during periods, arthritis and migraine. As the hormone oxytocin surges, endorphins increase, and pain drops.  A love making session can release the tension that lessens blood vessels in the brain.

 

9. It Helps Women To Look More Beautiful

 

 

During love making, women produce the oestrogen hormone in notable amounts. These hormones can make women’s skin softer and makes hair becomes shiny. Sweat that released during sex can clean the pores and make skin glow.

 

10. It Improves Overall Well-Being

 

 

If you are comfortable, then be assured that nothing else can challenge your health. Sex can improve the overall well-being of a couple. A steamy sex session can easily perk up your mood and keep you in a happy zone. Happily married couples are less prone to develop health problems such as cancer and heart failure and will live longer on average. 

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