Sex is not just good for your soul, it's good for your heart too.

According to research from scientists at Queen's University, Belfast, reports the Sun, a session in the sack could cut your risk of stroke or heart attack by half.

But that's not all, the paper adds. The New Scientist says that sex boosts your immune system, meaning you're less likely to catch a nasty winter cold.

Get the happy hormones, oxytocin and endorphin, pumping around your body with some frisky frolics, and sufferers of pain from arthritis to a migraine will feel the benefits of these natural painkillers.

Not forgetting cortisol, released during sex and helping you de-stress at the end of a busy day.

And all importantly, sex has some great beauty benefits. Oestrogen, among other hormones, that get released during steamy bedroom antics, help your skin glow and your hair shine.

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