Sex is a physical need.
One of the biggest differences between you and your husband is the fact
that he experiences sex as a legitimate physical need.
Just as your body
tells you when you're hungry, thirsty, or tired, your husband's body
tells him when he needs a sexual release. The other alternative is having masturbation.
In exploring just how sex affects the mind and body, the list of potential benefits appears to be endless.
Sex has numerous physical and psychological health benefits.
Aside from reproduction, pleasure, and intimacy, sex seems to have a
positive impact on many life areas, including work, physical and
cognitive performance, marriage, and happiness into our senior years.
Sex may also have a positive effect on certain organs and conditions, as
well as a preventive effect on some diseases.
Men, in particular, have been shown to benefit from the effect of sex on the heart. A study published in the American Journal of Cardiology, involving men in their 50s, suggested that men who have sex at least twice per week have a 45 percent reduced risk of heart disease, compared with men who have sex less frequently.
The heart's response to sex is comparable with mild to moderate effort encountered in daily activities, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. If you can take part in activities that have a similar impact on the heart - such as walking up two flights of stairs - without chest pain, then you can usually assume that it is safe to have sex.
More research is currently needed to draw connections between specific cardiovascular conditions and sex, particularly for women and older adults.