If you’ve taken the time to browse through our various categories as a visitor to our website, you’ve probably noticed that our product range is incredibly diverse. From potent psychedelics and hallucinogens to smart drugs, health supplements, libido-boosting herbs, and vaporizers. In fact, you’ll find everything here for physical and mental pleasure. But if there’s one thing in life that’s great for both of these, it’s sex and intimacy.
And let’s face it: the reason you’re reading this is because you—just like me—are the result of loving glances, a racing heartbeat, awkward first touches, tangled limbs, and orgasms. While sex is certainly important for reproduction and human evolution, there is now a wealth of evidence suggesting that, on both physical and social levels, sex is much more than just a means of making babies. Today, we’re listing a few of these benefits…
“And this seems to hold true for humans as well: couples who have sex less often are at a higher risk of their relationship breaking down than couples who regularly make the most of their bedroom activities.”
Sex brings people together
Have you ever met someone who’s a “perfect match” on paper, but with whom the spark just isn’t there? Our bodies can tell our minds who we don’t want to be with. Similarly, our bodies can send us strong signals about whether we want to stay close to someone. When we touch, kiss, and have sex, our bodies respond by releasing hormones associated with bonding. The most important of these appear to be oxytocin and vasopressin.
Such releases are particularly prominent during sexual arousal and orgasm. It is believed that the release of these chemicals promotes love and commitment between couples and increases the likelihood that they will stay together. Some research supporting this comes from studies involving rodents. For example, it has been found that female voles (sturdy little mouse-like creatures) bond with male voles when their copulation with them is accompanied by an infusion of oxytocin.
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And this seems to hold true for humans as well: couples who have sex less often are at a higher risk of their relationship breaking down than couples who regularly get the most out of their bedroom activities. If that isn’t a reason to stock up on some sex toys right away, then we don’t know what is!
But oxytocin isn’t just good for couples. It’s released from the brain into the bloodstream in many social situations, including while breastfeeding, during singing, and during most activities where people enjoy “being together.” It seems that oxytocin plays a role in many group-oriented and social activities, but also that it makes mammals work together.
Bonobos (a type of great ape), for example, seem to take full advantage of the link between harmony and sex, often resolving conflicts or comforting each other by rubbing their genitals, having sex, masturbating, or engaging in oral sex. This isn’t something to try during a tense board meeting, but such findings point to the potential role of sex in reconciliation between couples. In other words: having a little more sex can greatly strengthen your relationship.
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Sex is a great workout
Sex is a very enjoyable form of exercise that can burn a significant number of calories. This online sex calculator, for example, can tell you exactly how well you and your partner did. A team from the University of Montreal compared the calorie burn of running with that of sex and discovered that we actually burn slightly fewer calories during sex. Women burned an average of 213 calories during 30 minutes of light running, while men burned 276 calories. Sex, on the other hand, burned 101 calories for men and only 69 for women, with an average burn rate of 3.6 calories per minute.
People with poor physical or emotional health are also more likely to experience sexual problems. Here, causality is difficult to establish—healthier people will tend to be “up for” more sex, but it is also likely that the benefits of physical exercise and bonding offered by satisfying sex lead to healthier, happier lives.
It’s also possible that our long, energetic, and physically demanding sex style has evolved to help us assess the long-term health of potential partners. So even though sex isn’t the best workout in the world, it would still be nice to know you can burn 70 to 100 calories when you and your partner get busy in the bedroom.
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Sex makes us creative
Some theorists argue that art forms such as literature, music, and painting stem from our drive to get people into bed with us. In a society where we at least have a choice of who we have sex with, competition is fierce. That’s why we need to display traits that make us attractive to those we’re drawn to.
In humans, it is believed that this results in competitive and creative displays, as well as expressions of humor. We see evidence of the success of this tactic all around us: musicians, for example, are stereotypical because you almost never see them without a partner. Even Picasso’s most productive and creative periods usually coincided with the arrival of a new lover—so historians claim.
In short: go for it!
In addition to physical, mental, and social benefits, sex is, of course, just really, really good. But now that even science confirms that sex is actually a must, we can only say one thing: go for it! If you need a little help in the bedroom, we’d love to refer you to our Aphrodisiacs —the most powerful sex boosters out there!
