1. Improves Immunity

Participating in sex one to two times per week helps boost the immune system, according to research published in Psychological Reports. They found that people who had sex once or twice per week had a 30 percent increase in IgA (an antibody that shows how tough our immune system is) compared to those who don’t.

2. Cardiovascular Benefits

Physical activities that exercise the heart are good for your health and ideally you should exercise three to five times a week to keep your heart healthy. Luckily this includes sex as well as working out! Just like an intense workout, being sexually aroused increases heart rate, with the number of beats per minute peaking during orgasm.

3. Lowers Blood Pressure

Regular sex can also lower blood pressure, especially for women. Women between 57 and 85 years who took part in a recent study were less likely to have hypertension! Not only does High Blood Pressure increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, but it also can lead to erectile dysfunction and lower libido.

4. Relieves Pain

Neurologists have found that sexual activity can relieve head pain associated with a migraine or cluster headache in some people, despite a headache often being an excuse to not having sex!

5. Reduces The Risk of Prostate Cancer

It is said that men who frequently ejaculate could be protected against prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Research led by Micheal Leitzmann from the National Cancer Institute discovered that men who ejaculated 21 times per month or more were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer than men who ejaculated between four and seven times per month.

6. Improves Sleep

Around 16 million adults in the UK suffer from some kind of sleep disorder. However this could be improved by having regular sex. This is because during sex and orgasms, a cocktail of chemicals are released in the brain including oxytocin, dopamine, and a rush of endorphin. All these hormones combined leaves you feeling sleepy.

7. Relieves Stress

Stress can cause all kinds of health problems, from headaches, insomnia, muscle tension, and upset stomach, to more severe conditions including a weakened immune system and chronic depression. A study published in Biological Psychology found that people who have regular sex had lower stress-related blood pressure than individuals who had masturbated or had non-coital sex.

8. Boosts Brain Power

Research published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour suggests that frequent sex may improve women’s memory. Results from a word-memory task found that women who had penetrative sex had better memory recognition. This may be due to sex stimulating the hippocampus which is the part of the brain involved in learning and memory. However they’re not sure whether sex improves memory or if better memory leads to more sex.

9. Increases Lifespan

A study published in The BMJ tracked the mortality of almost 1,000 men aged between 45 and 59 over 10 years. They found that risk of death was 50 percent lower in men who frequently had orgasms than men who didn’t.

10. Boosts Self-Esteem

In addition to all of the physical benefits for having sex frequently, sexual intercourse can also improve emotional wellness such as boosting self-esteem. Research published in Social Psychology and Personality Science found that among college students those who enjoyed casual sex reported higher well being and self-esteem levels, compared with students who did not have casual sex.