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The best non-food sources of nourishment for your brain are good sleep, regular exercise . . . and great sex.
However,
according to the statistics, we seem to be having less of it — on
average we have sex fewer than five times a month, compared to
six-and-a-half times 20 years ago, according to the National Survey of
Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.
Yet
numerous studies have linked regular sexual activity to emotional
well-being, reduced migraine pain and even a lower risk of prostate
cancer.
As
a form of exercise, an enthusiastic session between the sheets is
roughly equivalent to 20 minutes of doubles tennis or walking uphill, 33
minutes of golf on a driving range, 40 minutes of yoga or 19 minutes of
light rowing.
In fact, the British Heart Foundation suggests 30 minutes of sex daily is as good for you as walking the dog.
And
research is now showing that sex provides a ‘triple-whammy’ of benefits
by combining a workout for the heart and lungs, the release of hormones
that could lower stress and the production of new brain cells.
Then — for women — there’s the added plus of a toning effect on the muscles in the pelvic floor.
Certainly,
orgasm triggers increased blood flow around the body, which keeps the
tissues and organs healthy, giving the brain an extra boost of oxygen
and nutrients. Although younger couples might get a real exercise hit
from active sex, generally speaking few of us would engage in this kind
of sex regularly enough to glean aerobic benefits.
However,
in today’s fast-paced world, it may be that the calming, soothing
effect and feeling of connection that occurs between two loving people
during sex is better for your brain than almost anything else.
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