Health Benefits of Orgasms
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We all know by now that orgasms are a great stress reliever. It builds up all the tension in your body, only to release it in one go, zapping you of all energy and making you want to sleep in bliss. But did you know there are many other health benefits to orgasms and sex, benefits which only until recently doctors and medical experts are discovering all the time? Here are a few of the benefits that you may be able to get from sex. |
While you're extremely relaxed in the afterglow following an orgasm, your heart races and your blood pressure rises during the act. You sweat, and your breath speeds up. It sounds like a workout at the gym, doesn't it? Well, it's a workout in the comfort of your bedroom, or wherever else it is that you and your partner like to do it. You can burn up to 100 calories an hour from vigorous sex, although this number varies from person to person depending on their weight and overall health, as well as things like physical exertion during sex. While 100 calories an hour isn't enough that you should give up your gym membership, it should be another incentive to hit the sheets.
So, sex and the ensuing orgasm tends to put most of us in a pretty good mood, but now a study is being conducted that links sex to alleviating depression.
Forget pain relievers - try self-medicating with sex first. Sex releases endorphins, which help manage pain. In fact, with sex it's possible to decrease pain by up to 70%. Who wouldn't take this over acetaminophen or Ibuprofen? Sex can also help relieve that migraine.
A recent study in the British Medical Journal revealed that men who regularly engaged in sex had a decreased mortality rate than those who didn't. Regular is defined as twice a week, according to the study. As if there wasn't enough incentive to have sex before! The study took 1000 Welsh men and kept track of them for a decade. They found that those who had sex less than once a month were more likely to die than those who had sex often. In fact, those men who had sex infrequently were twice as likely to die as those who had frequent sex. Researchers are still trying to determine why this is so.
More specifically, research is being done to prove that sex can decrease chances of certain types of cancer, such as prostate cancer, and heart disease. Again, sex twice a week can literally improve your chance of survival.
If size is an issue for you, be it one of lack of confidence or a very real problem, consider erection exercise therapy to enhance and improve your sex life along with your confidence. Another safe and very effective option is a traction device, such as Pro Extender. Both penis exercises and/or a traction device will also help cure you of erectile dysfunction, as well.
So if you needed an excuse to have sex before, you've got several reasons to now - and no excuses without a suggested solution. Don't wait another day. Be the best you can be for your partner and live longer to enjoy!
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