Hot Health Benefits of BOOTY:
Jump into the sack to discover how getting it on can cure anything from cramps to bad moods... Cosmopolitan page 154 March 2004.
FRISKY FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH...
In a large-scale study, a researcher in Scotland found that those couples who were deemed to look 10 to 12 years younger than their actual ages had AN ACTIVE SEX LIFE. (source: secrets of the Super Young: by David Weeks MD...
You don't need a reason beyond pleasure seeking to get busy, but check this out: Sex does more than satisfy your lusty longings. It actually makes you a happier healthier BABE, ven if you don't reach the big O every time.
"Studies show that sexual activity improves your mental and physical state" says Ava Cadell, PHD, a clinical sexologist in Los Angeles.
IT MAKES YOUR SKIN GLOW:
Sex increases blood circulation, which helps oxygenate the skin. says Debra Jaliman, a dermatologist in NYC. It also makes you sweat, which opens up your pores and expels toxins from our body, leaving you with a radiant, rosy glow.
IT HELPS YOU DE-STRESS
"{ while havng sex, women produce high levels of the hormone oxytocin, which lowers blood pressure. It is an antidote for stress, says Paul Pearsall, PhD, author of Partners in Pleasure.
It's a KICK-ASS PAINKILLER
Don't avoid the horizontal tango when you have a headache or PMS -. hop into bed. During sex and orgasm, the body produces endorphins, which are natural pain relievers that soothe headaches and menstrual cramps. says Hilda Hutcherson MD, assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University.
IT STAVES OFF SICKNESS
Lots of sex equals fewer sick days. A Wilkes University study found that people who had sex once or twice a week experienced a 30 percent increase in immunoglobulin A, an antibody that helps ward off colds and viruses.
IT MAKES YOU STRONG.
Sex raises our testosterone level, which helps fortify our bones, says Cadell
