Sex & you

Sex & you
Showing posts with label oxytocin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oxytocin. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Is Sex Only A Pleasure For Men?

For many, sex is just a pleasure. They feel that it gives you some enjoyment and then relaxation. That’s all about sex. However, studies and experience both says that sex is not only about getting pleasure but much more than that. For adults making love is good for health and their different body parts and making love on regular basis is even better. Having a good sex with your partner will not only allow to a sound sleep, but would also burn calories. Apart from these basic reasons there are many other reasons why one should have sex

Improves cardiovascular health
Proper sex improves your cardiovascular muscles and hence, a recent study states that those men who have sex at least twice a week are less prone to a heart attack than those who have it only once a month.

Increases immunity
When you make love regularly then the level of immunoglobulin A-the immune boosting antibody, increases. Thus the immunity of your body too increases and you become stronger against common illness like fever, cold and cough.

Relieves pain 
Many people make excuses that they are having headache, in order to avoid sex. Having sex would rather help your body in reducing the pain as when you are having intense orgasm, the level of oxytocin, a hormone increases by about five times. It helps in reduction of aches and pains.

Reduces stress 
Stress has become a part of human life and everybody is stressed. However, spending some quality time with your partner in the bed would help you reduce stress and live a better life. Having sex with your partner not only boost up your spirit but also improves your mood, thus reducing the level of stress. You can handle stress more confidently and be a happy person.

Promotes longevity
During orgasm, a hormone named dehydroepiandrosterone is released by the body. This hormone mainly improves the immunity, repairs different tissues and keeps the skin healthy. Thus, it is found that men having orgasm twice a week lives longer than men who have orgasm rarely. Thus, those men who want to live healthier and for longer period must have orgasm at least twice a week.

Increases blood circulation
When you are busy playing with your mate. Your heart operates faster. As your heart rate is increased you supply more fresh blood to your different organs and cells. Thus, with removal of used blood different toxins from your body too is removed. Hence, you would feel more rejuvenated after having good sex.

Improves overall fitness 
When you sleep just after having sex you feel much better and the sleep too is a relaxed one. Waking up from this kind of sleep keeps your body fit and healthy and you can make out full from the day. Moreover, regular sex burns around 80 calories thus having sex would let you stay fit and maintain your figure.

Thus, it cannot be said that sex is just a pleasure for men. With proper sex, a man can live a better sex life

Monday, June 16, 2014

How can sex improve your health and extend your lifespan?

Sexuality is a topic that is in the focus of many scientists for many years and in the past few decades we’ve found a lot more about sex and sexuality that we have known throughout our whole history. These researches have confirmed one thing that was believed to be true for many centuries – sex is very healthy. Regular sexual intercourses strengthen muscles, reduce the possibility of heart attack, improve blood flow etc. Regular sexual intercourses also act as analgesics and anti-depressants, promote relaxation and have positive impacts on our overall appearance and condition.

According to some experts sex can extend our lifespan up to ten years. There is no doubt that sexually inactive people die long before those who practice sex regularly. The risk of sudden death is as twice as lower in people that have experienced orgasms at least two times a week compared to those who have experienced orgasms twice in a year. People who can manage to achieve at least one hundred orgasms per year can expect extension of their lifespan of up to eight years and reduce the mortality risk for 50%. These numbers are really impressive and most importantly proven by experts.

As you probably know, when you practice sex, the brain releases large quantities of endorphin (so-called “hormone of happiness”). This hormone reduces stress levels and boosts mood. Another hormone that is released during sex is oxytocin. Right before the intense orgasm, we have five times more oxytocin in our body and this leads to release of endorphin. These hormones are known to help with headaches, migraines, arthritis etc. The benefits of sex are not felt only during the sex. Sexual intercourses strengthen the bond between partners, improve self-confidence, and encourage positive thinking and optimism. Regular sex can also improve your sleeping habits.

Sex is just like sport or some other physical activity because we spend a lot of energy while doing it. According to some studies people burn more than 400 calories during one sexual intercourse. You can easily compare this with some physical activity like running for one hour. Sex activates all our muscles and it is especially useful for the gluteal muscles, pelvis, thigh and abdominal muscles. Instead of going to a gym every day you can skip a session and have sex. A woman’s body produces two times estrogen during sex which leads to synthesis of collagen. Collagen is very useful when it comes to skin and hair quality. Sexual intercourse also causes increased secretion of pheromones that subconsciously attracts the opposite sex. In this way you will look more attractive and you will boost your self-confidence.

The heart is one of the most important organs in our body. During sex, the heartbeat rapidly increases (in some cases this rate is even doubled). This means that sex is good cardio training. If you manage to have sex two or three times in a week you will halve the possibility of a heart attack.