The Health Benefits of Sex by Susie Michelle Cortright

contribute to the runner’s high and diminishes pain

levels.

An active sex life may help us live longer, too.

Dr. David Weeks, a clinical neuropsychologist at

Scotland’s Royal Edinburgh Hospital, conducted a

study of 3,500 people ranging in age from 18 to 102.

Weeks concluded that sex actually slows the aging

process.

Sexual therapists remind us that frequent sex is a

form of exercise. And feeling secure in a relationship

leads to feeling happier, which could lead to greater

health--and a younger look.

In fact, these studies indicate that intimacy plays a

key role in the health benefits of sex. A promiscuous

sexual relationship may actually produce an opposite

effect by introducing a sense of anxiety and fear.

In spite of all these health benefits and the sheer pleasure

of the act, Americans may still need a boost. At least

one-third of American couples report

"inhibited sexual desire," according to The Masters and

Johnson Institute.

Sex therapists say sex acts on the principal of

"use it or lose it." So, for your heart, mind, and soul,

the best advice may be to "Just do it!"

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BIO:

Susie Michelle Cortright is the author of several books for women,
including Rekindling Your Romance After Kids, and founder of the
award-winning Momscape.com, a website designed to help busy women
find balance. Visit http://www.momscape.com today
and get Susie's *free* courses-by-email "6 Days to Less Stress"
and "Rekindling Your Romance After Kids."

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