Recent studies show that making your mate #1 on your list of priorities
not only saves your relationship. It could save your life!
Dr. Dean Ornish, noted researcher and director of the Preventive
Institute in Sausalito, California, sites studies proving the healing
power of love in his book, Love and Survival.
At Yale, scientists studied 119 men and 40 women who underwent a
coronary angiogram to determine the degree of blockage in coronary
arteries. According to their findings, patients who felt most loved and
supported by their mates experienced substantially less blockage than
those who felt isolated fom their partners.
At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, researchers studied
nearly 10,000 married men with risk factors for angina, a heart
condition. These men had high cholesterol, high blood pressure and EKG
abnormalities ? perfect candidates for heart disease. Those who answered
"yes" to the question, "Does your wife show you her love?" experienced
less chest pain, almost half of those responding that their wives didn't
show their love.
As Ornish states, "Although diet, blood pressure, and other risk factors
play an important role in heart disease and angina, these forces can be
significantly moderated by a loving relationship."
So it seems there may be truth in the saying that you can break
someone's heart. All the more reason to show your mate your love ? today!
Five Reason Why Sex is Good for Your Health
If you knew about a pill that could give you more energy, fight
infection, and prevent heart disease at the same time, would you take
it? You probably would. How about receiving all this by engaging in more
fun than popping a pill? That's right. We're talking about sex.
If you're reading this and thinking, "How can I get more energy from sex
if I'm too tired to have it in the first place?" I have good news for
you. The chemical your brain emits during sexual activity is the same
chemical emitted whenever you hug, kiss or caress someone. So if having
sexual intercourse seems like an unreachable goal at first, take baby
steps.
Start by touching your mate. You've got 10 fingers, 2 hands, and 1
imagination. Use all three and you and your partner will be one step
closer to feeling healthier. Whether you take baby steps toward sexual
intimacy or you jump right into it, here 5 five important benefits:
Better circulation
Stronger heart
Healthier skin
Reduced stress
Stronger immune system
Through the years, I've heard many stories of couples who healed one
another through their loving touch. One of the men in my class suffered
from chronic sinus headaches. No amount of inhalers, decongestants, or
vaporizers equaled what his girlfriend Christine could do by applying
loving pressure on his head with her fingertips.
Another student told me how she looked forward every night to lying in
bed next to her husband as he lightly stroked her arms. No matter what
kind of day she had, she knew her stress would disappear with each
loving caress she felt.
The next time you're on your way to the pharmacy for medicine to fight a
cold, ask yourself when you last had sex or simply touched your mate.
Who knows, increase your sexual intimacy and you might find yourself
snuggling in bed with your partner more ? and driving to the drug store
less!
