People who have more sex live longer.
In a study of 4,500 people with high blood pressure, those having sex less than once a month were significantly more likely to die in the next five years.
A British study of nearly a thousand men found those with more frequent orgasms had roughly half the risk of dying.
Those having sex twice a week or more have lower heart disease risk.
Sexually active people in their seventies and eighties score higher on tests of memory and verbal fluency.
And regular sex is linked to better sleep and stronger immune markers.
But here’s the part most write-ups skip.
The sex isn’t what’s adding years.
People who have more sex tend to be healthier already.
Cardiovascular system working.
Hormone levels in range.
Sleep restoring.
Mood holding.
Stress manageable.
Arousal is a vascular event. If the blood isn’t flowing properly, the body knows before you do.
If any of those slips, the frequency drops.
So sex doesn’t make you live longer.
But it tracks who’s healthy enough to do so.
If you’re having less than you’d like, pay attention.
Your body’s keeping score.
And it doesn’t lie.
References:
NHANES 2005-2014 – Sexual frequency and all-cause mortality in hypertensive adults
NHANES 2005-2014 – Davey Smith et al, BMJ 1997 – Caerphilly Cohort, orgasm frequency and mortality
NHANES 2005-2014 – Hambach et al – Sexual frequency and cardiovascular risk (Am J Cardiology)
Muise et al 2015 – Sexual frequency predicts well-being but more is not always better
Oxford 2017 – Active sex life improves brain power in older adults
Cardiovascular risk and erectile function – review
In a study of 4,500 people with high blood pressure, those having sex less than once a month were significantly more likely to die in the next five years.
A British study of nearly a thousand men found those with more frequent orgasms had roughly half the risk of dying.
Those having sex twice a week or more have lower heart disease risk.
Sexually active people in their seventies and eighties score higher on tests of memory and verbal fluency.
And regular sex is linked to better sleep and stronger immune markers.
But here’s the part most write-ups skip.
The sex isn’t what’s adding years.
People who have more sex tend to be healthier already.
Cardiovascular system working.
Hormone levels in range.
Sleep restoring.
Mood holding.
Stress manageable.
Arousal is a vascular event. If the blood isn’t flowing properly, the body knows before you do.
If any of those slips, the frequency drops.
So sex doesn’t make you live longer.
But it tracks who’s healthy enough to do so.
If you’re having less than you’d like, pay attention.
Your body’s keeping score.
And it doesn’t lie.
References:
NHANES 2005-2014 – Sexual frequency and all-cause mortality in hypertensive adults
NHANES 2005-2014 – Davey Smith et al, BMJ 1997 – Caerphilly Cohort, orgasm frequency and mortality
NHANES 2005-2014 – Hambach et al – Sexual frequency and cardiovascular risk (Am J Cardiology)
Muise et al 2015 – Sexual frequency predicts well-being but more is not always better
Oxford 2017 – Active sex life improves brain power in older adults
Cardiovascular risk and erectile function – review
