Great News
In a world full of bad news, it’s always refreshing to find some good news out there…and today I found some.
According to a Newsweek article, sex is healthy! Can I get an amen?
The Newsweek article lists six areas where having an abundant sex life (defined as dancing the mattress mambo at least once a week) is beneficial:
- Protects against colds and flu
- Keeps you looking younger
- Burns calories
- Eases migraines
- Promotes regular menstrual cycles
- Protects against urinary incontinence
Now there’s an exercise program I can stick to!
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December 10th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
lol
December 10th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Emma,
As much as I would like to believe this, and even encourage this sort of “exercise program”, I suspect the study has a flaw in its methodology.
This is kind of like the study that showed that people who eat chocolate live longer. The statistics are true, but it doesn’t prove that chocolate is good for you. After all, who doesn’t eat chocolate? People whose doctors have told them not to, because they have some disease like diabetes, or a food allergy, or they are taking meds that react badly to chocolate. Since chocolate-eaters are generally healthier, they tend to live longer.
I suspect that since healthier people are more sexually active (duh), that the scientists are confusing correlation and causation and therefore coming to the conclusion that they know will get printed in Newsweek.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Or…the study could be absolutely correct.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Or we could all just fuck for fun.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Well, hell, that goes without saying. I was just thrilled that there were more physical benefits than I thought! And, not for nothing, but I can personally attest to #4; #3 goes without saying; as for #2, I’ve been told I look younger than my years; I rarely get colds or the flu; and I haven’t had a problem with either #5 or #6.
December 11th, 2007 at 2:49 am
If it was worse for you than Cool Ranch Doritos, it wouldn’t make me any less of a fan…
December 11th, 2007 at 9:01 am
I think peoplewho debunk this study just aren’t getting any….
December 11th, 2007 at 9:48 am
no wonder my menstrual cycle has been irregular the last 2.75 years…
December 11th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Not that you’re counting or anything.
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