Why Sex is Good for Your Health

Caroline Schaefer, SELF magazine

Having sex is good for you. No shocker. But the benefits depend on how often you do it. See what you score each time you score.

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2 Days a Week for Your Sniffles

Peeps who do it two or three times weekly have 30 percent more immunoglobulin A proteins, which protect against illness, in their system than others do, a study from Wilkes University notes. The researchers believe the relaxing, mood-lifting effects of sex may play a role in keeping you healthy.

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2 Days a Week for Your Sniffles

Peeps who do it two or three times weekly have 30 percent more immunoglobulin A proteins, which protect against illness, in their system than others do, a study from Wilkes University notes. The researchers believe the relaxing, mood-lifting effects of sex may play a role in keeping you healthy.

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