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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/worlds-oldest-leisure-activity-may-hold-key-to-modern-health/">World’s Oldest Leisure Activity may Hold Key to Modern Health</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 11, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Alexandra M. Haller</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">(ARA) - Moral debates about sex will probably go on as long as humans continue to engage in the activity, but the verdict is definitely in on the physical and mental health benefits of an active - and safe—sex life. Frequent intimacy, especially in the context of a caring relationship, extends life expectancy, enhances mental health and mitigates a host of physical ailments, research shows. Psychologists and health experts agree that a healthy intimate life is a key component of a healthy relationship for couples of all ages. Ample evidence also indicates that sex helps: * Increase levels of infection-fighting immunoglobulins. Researchers at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., tested saliva from more than 100 sexually active college students. Those who reported having intercourse once or twice a week…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/worlds-oldest-leisure-activity-may-hold-key-to-modern-health/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/worlds-oldest-leisure-activity-may-hold-key-to-modern-health/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/worlds-oldest-leisure-activity-may-hold-key-to-modern-health/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/worlds-oldest-leisure-activity-may-hold-key-to-modern-health/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a><br /><br /> </P>