Why You Need to Have Sex (and Lots of It)

Fewer colds, lower stress and other healthy benefits of making love (8 Photos)

M.D. on Oct 8, 2010 at 11:53AM

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Why You Need to Have Sex (and Lots of It)

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Sex Eases Stress


Sex lowers blood pressure and reduces overall stress, according to Scottish research.

 

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Excerpted from What the Yuck? The Freaky and Fabulous Truth About Your Body, by Roshini Raj, M.D., with Lisa Lombardi.

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