Can’t sleep? Are you tired of spending hours lying on your back staring at the ceiling? Don’t waste time reading books and watching old movies in the midnight hour. Instead, engage in some good old-fashioned sex to get you ready for bed.
When accompanied by orgasms, sex can improve sleep quality and the actual time it takes you to fall asleep. That, according to the Australian health platform pilot.com.au, found sex has “positive effects” on sleep. Plus, you don’t have to go all the way to reap the benefits. You can fly solo. Masturbation can release the same amount of hormones, like oxytocin and prolactin that make you tired and endorphins that help you relax.
As people age, they tend to have sex less frequently. Verywellhealth.com found it’s because of age-related hormonal changes, chronic illnesses, a change in priorities, and other factors. The site also reports, “Among older adults, sex and sexual intercourse aren’t necessarily synonymous.”
According to the Psychogeriatrics Journal, about 60 percent of older adults take part in more “subtle” forms of sex and believe that quality is more important than quantity.
It turns out that a romp in the hay doesn’t just feel good, sex has advantages that go way beyond simple pleasure. Any sexual act, whether aiming for the “Big O” or just fooling around, will assist in better sleep patterns. Longer periods of sensual stimulation help exhaust the body, and you can conk out within minutes rather than hours.
Think of the fun you’ll have trying to get to sleep! Set the mood by dimming the lights. Make the bed with silk sheets. Sip on some wine (a proven aphrodisiac), and nibble on cherries, bananas, and nuts (melatonin in cherries makes you sleepy and potassium in bananas and magnesium in almonds help promote muscle relaxation).
There’s no longer a need to stress about sleep. Instead, savor pre-slumber time and drift off enjoying sensuous moments, and finally the deep sleep you crave.
ZZZZzzzzzzzzz…
