Health benefits of Love Making

Sex is fun — but if you need another reason to get busy, there's a long list of potential health benefits in having sex, as well

. So, read up, then grab your partner and hit the sheets. Keep sexually active and enjoy better health. Here’s the 7 benefits of making love for you: 1. Sex boosts your intelligence New research says individuals who experience regular sexual activity have a higher probability of increasing intelligence by increasing the growth of nerves within the brain. Additionally, this study confirmed that a greater degree of brain growth was also connected with health-related benefits like heightened alertness and memory. 2. Look younger Regular sex can make you look younger. A boost of increased hormones is responsible for improving the look and feel of hair, skin and nails, while the increased blood circulation helps to brighten our skin's appearance, creating that afterglow affect. In addtion, sex helps increase the production of collagen, which provides anti-aging benefits to the skin. 3. Strengthen muscles Depending on your body positions during intercourse, several muscles will be used and therefore toned and strengthened. The muscles of the pelvic floor get a great work-out, which is important to prevent incontinence later in life. 4. Lengthen your life A study carried out in Australia found people who climaxed at least three times a week had a 50% lower chance of dying for any medical reason than those who only climaxed once a month. 5. Ease those nasty period cramps Many women say period pain diminishes if they do the deed during a cramp attack. One theory why is that muscle contractions that occur when you reach peak levels of excitement relieve tension in the muscles of your uterus – the ones that cause menstrual cramps – therefore easing the pain 6. Combat stress and improve your mood Sexual intercourse releases endorphins, those wonderful feel-good chemicals that help reduce stress and make us feel great. You know that deep feeling of relaxation after? Chalk it up to endorphins. Another plus for women is that absorbing semen through the vagina may help fight depression. 7. Give your immunity a boost Stave off colds and infections by having sex once or twice a week. This will increase the levels of the immunoglobulin-A antibody in your system, thought to help your immune sytem fight off nasty colds and flus.