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There are many benefits of having sex with your spouse as this article points out.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s health minister has a remedy for the nation’s high-blood- pressure problem: More sex.

Minister Jose Temporao says adults should be exercising more to help keep their blood pressure down — and he says a good cardiovascular workout includes sex, “always with protection, obviously.”

Temporao also recommends dancing, a healthy diet and regular blood-pressure checks.

The minister made the comments Monday while launching a national campaign against high blood pressure in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia.

The Health Ministry says that 21.5 percent of Brazilians had high blood pressure in 2006. That jumped to 24.4 percent in 2009.

We should all follow the Brazil Minister says and have more sex with our spouse.  While Sex does not cure chronic illness  it can lower blood pressure over time.  It also helps burn calories.  It can also help the happy hormones such as dopamine and cortisol, and it counteracts depression, improves energy and improves people’s mood.  There are so many benefits of having sex with our spouse as this article shows.

The most important part about having sex with you partner is it can  strengthen the immune system, help you have a better relationship with your partner, and make you feel more connected to your partner.

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