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    Why Sex is Good for Your Health

    By | Love + Sex – Wed, Jan 9, 2013 2:54 PM EST

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    1 Day a Week for Your Weight

    Sex prompts your brain to release oxytocin, which can improve your sleep, says Helen Fisher, Ph.D., biological anthropologist at Rutgers ... more 
    Photo by: CN Digital Studio
    1 Day a Week for Your Weight

    Sex prompts your brain to release oxytocin, which can improve your sleep, says Helen Fisher, Ph.D., biological anthropologist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. And more zzz's could mean fewer pounds. Sleep regulates hunger-related hormones ghrelin and leptin, helping you say no to seconds.

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    Caroline Schaefer, SELF magazine



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