Being in Love and Having Sex is Good for Your Health

Most of us know the feeling of being in love and many think there is no better feeling. I would certainly go along with this and being in a committed relationship with someone who truly loves you is an amazing feeling. It comes as little surprise that it is actually good for your health to be in in love. Its been known for some time that as human beings we need human touch. Therefore giving hugs is important to relieve stress. Obviously its important that the relationship is healthy, a relationship full of conflict and problems with little to no affection will have an adverse affect on your health.

Its important to remember that making love is a type of exercise. When in an healthy, committed and loving relationship making love can be very healthy. Making love is amongst one of the healthiest form of exercise and is a great stress reliever. There is also evidence to suggest that making love can relieve headaches and enhance the general well being of the human body. having sex three times a week for the whole year would be the equivalent of jogging 75 miles. Sex increases the supply of oxygen making the human body healthier. There is also evidence to suggest that sex can balance out the good and bad cholesterol as well as reducing the overall cholesterol count. There is also some evidence to suggest that pain can be relieved through regular sex. Studies on women show that sex can reduce the risk of heart disease. The advantage for men is an increase in bone and muscle strength although this is an advantage of all exercise. Finally sex can help ease depression.

As I have demonstrated having sex in healthy and loving relationships has many advantages to general human health. When people get married they often have very busy and hectic lives and have little time for physical exercise. Sex allows the couple to express their love for each other in the deepest most intimate way as well as getting some weekly exercise. Sex as always is a personal choice and this article details the benefits of having sex. Please remember that sex also has risks such as HIV so please be careful and use protection. Also remember that it is always best to have sex in loving and healthy relationships.