Sex can improve not only our health but lead to longer lives, according to an author.

Dr CW Randolph, author of From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well, has said that good sex not only "adds great enjoyment to our lives, but it also actually improves our health and may even contribute to our longevity".

According to Dr Paul Pearsall, author of Sexual Healing, this is due to a "measurable change in neuron-chemicals and hormones that pour through the body and help promote health and healing".

However, low libido is a common complaint, added Dr Randolph. She said that those with low sex drives could well be suffering from hypo-active sexual desire disorder, and if you are a woman over 30 or a man over 40, these problems could stem from "an underlying hormonal imbalance that occurs with age".

"The medical term for this specific type of hormone imbalance is estrogen dominance. The good news is that estrogen dominance can be treated safely and naturally."

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