Day 93

Sex Relieves Negative Emotions In bad times, actions speak louder than words. Whether you're grieving over Someone's death, feeling depressed about how you were overlooked by your boss for yet another promotion or simply moody over a quarrel with your best friend, sex can be a good way to banish all that negativity. Endorphins, otherwise known as feel-good hormones, produced during sex can radically elevate your mood and out things in perspective. Sex Elevates Self-Esteem With the right partner, the intimate and personal act of love-making gives you a sense of wholeness. You feel cherished and loved when your partner responds in the same open way as you, which boosts your feeling of self-worth. Sex Reduces Anxiety Levels During sex, your muscles get a good workout. They experience tension as you hurtle towards an orgasm, before relaxing as the body rests from the activity. In other words, sex can be a great alterbative to the tread mail at the gym. A study by the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco reveals that people with fulfilling sex lives are less likely to exhitbit stress symptoms, and are usually less hostile and volatile. Sex Helps You Relax Forget having a glass of warm milk or counting sheep! Sex helps you sleep like a baby because the sleep-inducing hormone, serotonin, is released following an orgasm. Insomniacs of the world, rejoice!! Sex Keeps Your Heart In Good Shape A woman can burn up to five calories per minute through sex. In comparison, an energetic game of squash burns only four calories per minute. Would you rather play squash or have sex? It's not that tough a choice. Besides, other than a good tone-up for your heart and lungs, sex also improves circulation and lowers your cholesterol levels. Sex Can Prolong Your Life A healthy sex life can make your body more resistant to diseases. This co-relates to the belief that touch improves the functions of our immune system. A study conducted in the UK showed that people who had sex more than twice a week enjoyed a higher mortality rate than those who had sex just once a month. Sex Is Better Than Botox According to a study by the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, people with a healthy sex life can look up to seve years younger than those who don't. This is because sex reduces stress, leads to greater contentment and better sleep. Sex Boosts Your Immune System Research by Dr Carl Charnetski, professor of psychology and co-author of "Feeling Good Is Good For You", suggests people who indulged in sex at least twice a week enjoy higher levels of Immunoglobin A, the antibody that helps fend of illness.