May 6th, 2008
25 Ailments That Can Be Cured By Having Sex
Sex is great for your relationship, but did you know that it’s also great for your overall health? That’s right-sex has been found to help with conditions ranging from the common cold to high blood pressure. And although you’re not likely to come home from your next doctor’s appointment with a scribbled prescription for sex, it can be highly effective as a preventative measure and complementary treatment. Read on to find out what conditions you’re protecting yourself from every time you enjoy a roll in the hay.
- Depression: Without the help of researchers, just about anyone can agree that sex will make you feel good about yourself and better about your relationship. But one researcher has said there’s a scientific explanation that goes a bit farther. Professor Gordon Gallop says that there’s an unknown chemical in semen that has an antidepressant effect on women.
- Pregnancy: Sex is both the cause and the cure for pregnancy. Women who are ready to induce labor often have sex to speed up the process, and research backs up this method. Semen contains prostaglandins, which help the cervix prepare to open, and orgasms produce oxytocin, which will help cause contractions.
- Headaches: Although sex can sometimes bring on a headache, it can cure them too. The tension release your body experiences during and after sex can ease restricted blood vessels in the brain.
- Menstrual cramps: Sex acts as an analgetic to relieve menstrual pain, primarily because of the relaxation and endorphins sex brings.
- Arthritis: In his book, "How to Treat Arthritis with Sex and Alcohol," rheumatologist Carter V. Multz asserts that sex, as well as alcohol and other complementary treatments, can reduce pain, swelling, and inflammation associated with arthritis.
- Common cold: Manfred Schedlovski, a Swiss researcher from Zurich, asserts that sex has a positive effect on phagocytes, which are a part of the immune system that goes after alien bodies, like cold germs, and kills them. Phagocytes are increased signficantly during sex, and will often double after orgasm.
- Stress: Orgasms offer a great way to relax, and even nonorgasmic sex offers some relief. Dr. Joshua Golden asserts sex’s relaxation properties, as well as emotional benefits.
- Tooth decay: Kissing, as well as oral sex, encourages saliva production. This increase in saliva helps to wash food particles from your teeth, prevents plaque build-up, and helps lower decay-causing acid. Additionaly, seminal plasma has been shown to help prevent tooth decay.
- Erectile dysfunction: By exercising your Kegel muscles with frequent sex and delaying ejaculation, men can help strengthen muscles enough to help with minor erection problems.
- High blood pressure: Semen has been found to lower blood pressure in women. Specifically, swallowing semen can help ward off preeclampsia, which is a dangerously high blood pressure that sometimes occurs during pregnancy.
- Insomnia: Many people find that the relaxation they experience after sex helps them go to sleep.
- Prostate cancer: Men who ejaculate more frequently have been found to be at a lower risk of developing prostate cancer.
- Hangovers: Sex may not save your liver, but it will help you shake off a funk. Having sex will help boost your endorphins and oxytocins, which stimulate muscle contraction and help you avoid aggressiveness.
- Toxic system: Sex gets your blood pumping faster, which helps to rid the body of waste.
- Heart disease: Studies have shown that if men have sex twice a week or more, they tend to have a lower risk of heart attack. For women, increased levels of estrogen caused by sex help to protect against heart disease.
- Stubborn wounds: Studies have found that oxytocin, which is released during sex, can help wounds heal faster.
- Low energy: Sex increases energy through exercise and emotional well-being.
- Minor cognitive problems: Whenever you become sexually excited or have an orgasm, the hormone DHEA is released. DHEA has been found to improve cognition.
- Skin irritations: The sweat released during sex will cleanse your pores, helping to relieve rashes, blemishes, and other skin problems.
- Pain: Orgasm releases endorphins, which will alleviate pain for just about everything.
- Obesity: Although few doctors are likely to prescribe a sex diet, the fact is that sex is a form of exercise. Performing the act of sex requires physical activity that will burn calories and strengthen your heart. It’s an especially great exercise for those who have little motivation to get to the gym.
- Incontinence: Every time you have sex, you’re exercising your Kegel muscles, which are the same ones you use to stem the flow of urine.
- Weak bones and muscles: Sex brings on a boost of testosterone, which helps to make your bones and muscles strong.
- Semen allergy: Unfortunately, some women are allergic to their partner’s semen. However, along with other treatments, frequent sex has been found to work as an effective desensitization therapy for this allergy.
- Death: That’s right, sex can help ward off death for men. Professor Stuart Brody reports that men who orgasm twice a week are half as likely to die as those who only orgasm once a month.
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May 7th, 2008 at 2:43 am
Absolutely fascinating!
Does it work if the sex is obtained in exchange for money? If so, it won’t be long until the HMO lobby persuades Congress to legalize prostitution….
May 7th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Peter, of course! Sex is sex and it’s good for you
Does it include masterbation?
May 7th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Yes, Masturbation is super great for you too! Most of these benefits can be achieved without a parter.
What a fantastic article!
May 7th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
“Professor Stuart Brody reports that men who orgasm twice a week are half as likely to die as those who only orgasm once a month.”
Two orgasms a week can provide me with a 50/50 chance of immortality?
Cool.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
^ then i know im safe…
May 7th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Death: That’s right, sex can help ward off death for men. Professor Stuart Brody reports that men who orgasm twice a week are half as likely to die as those who only orgasm once a month.
How is this even possible? I can’t imagine a dude who only has an orgasm once a month!
May 8th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Heh, citation please? Peppering an article with medical buzzwords does not make it accurate. I’m all for people doing what they want, but I’m going to have to call bravo sierra some of these.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:03 am
I agree with the poster above, this person seems to just be arbitrarily making stuff up based on their own personal opinions. They suggest joining a religion to “improved your life,” placing it alongside things like exercising and eating well. Give me a break.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:36 am
now i know,,sex is really fantastic. so have a wonderful night guys..dont 4get, lets have more sex..hihihi
May 8th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Quote: Professor Stuart Brody reports that men who orgasm twice a week are half as likely to die as those who only orgasm once a month.
I can assure you that men you orgasm twice a week have a 100% chance of dying, like all other men.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:31 am
you orgasm ==> who orgasm
in prior post
May 8th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Not realy Mike, I’ve read most of these arguments for the health benefits of sex in various news stories and medical reports over the past 5 years. I agree that a citation or two would not go amiss nor a few links to the appropriate news sites either. Either way the facts are the facts, they are broadly true based on clinical research. Look for the evidence yourself.
tc now
May 9th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Sex is good but don’t forget that there’s AIDS and many STIs around and also don’t forget God’s judgement. Take care guys.
May 10th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Regarding citations: the author of an article should not place the burden of proof on the reader if she wants regular readers! I came across this on “stumbleUpon” but I would not RSS or seek out a blog like this; there are enough credible sources out there that it’s a waste of time to read anything that is not sourced.
I actually get annoyed by how many blog writers do this, which is why I’m taking the time to comment.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Sex in itself is simply great. Any kind of sex, be anal, oral or vaginal or even bestial. Heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual and whatever in between. All sex is great. Only the unplanned and unexpected consequences can be not so great. Physical, ethical, moral, spiritual, psychological and whatever else in between.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Wow; this gives me an excuse to have sex now. Also, there is no need to go on about citations anymore, the author has updated the post.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Everything here is Truth is love this Article!!
May 15th, 2008 at 5:28 am
The last thing you want to do when you have a splitting headache is have sex!! LOL!! Good article
May 19th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Just finished up having sex with my wife. Told her to read this and save me from the clutches of death.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
‘ANDY’, get a grip on urself man.
This article is meant for married couples, not all y’ freelancers.
June 11th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
As Dave said, all men have a 100% chance of dying, so let us suppose Prof. Brody had found that men who had orgasms twice a week had half the chance of dying within the next year as those men who had orgasms once a month. Assuming the truth of this statement, can one then conclude that if one increases his frequency of orgasm, then he will live longer? Absolutely not. If you were to select, from a large population of men, those who have orgasms twice a week, (group A), and another group, (B), of those who had orgasms once a month, is it not most likely that the men of group A are younger and more healthy than those of group B? Then, is it not possible that it is the youth and health of these men that accounts for their greater longevity, rather than their frequency of orgasm?
The difficulty in designing a fair test of the hypothesis that more frequent orgasms convey greater longevity would be in finding a large number of healthy young men qualified for group B.
July 15th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Great list… love it!