Dallas, TX | Dr. Huertas talks about the benefits of sex | CosmeticGyn Center

Name: Dallas, TX | Dr. Huertas talks about the benefits of sex | CosmeticGyn Center
Uploaded: 2020-05-11T18:39:10.797
Channel: Dallas Cosmetic Center
Description: Let's state the obvious: Having sex is fun. But what might be less obvious is that it's also good for you — mentally and physically.

Let's state the obvious: Having sex is fun. But what might be less obvious is that it's also good for you — mentally and physically.

Transcriptions

Speaker 1:
Well, it's what every woman wants: to turn back the clock and slow down the signs of aging.

Speaker 2:
Well, what if you could take years off your face just by giving and getting a little love? Shana Franklin joins us live with the details. Shana?

Shana Franklin:
That's right guys. No strict diet, no tying yourself to the treadmill, no pricey plastic surgery. It's just lots of action in a long-term relationship. That is the finding of a decade long look at, in part, the secrets of a youthful appearance.

Shana Franklin:
(singing)

Shana Franklin:
A good roll in the hay is good fun.

Shana Franklin:
There's no genius involved in knowing that. But, hold the sheet, according to a saucy Scottish researcher, getting some slows the aging process. 10 years of research with some 3,500 people found doing it three times a week can help a person look four to seven years younger.

Dr. Huertas:
To me, it makes sense.

Shana Franklin:
This Dallas OB/GYN says it could be in the cortisol, a stress hormone.

Dr. Huertas:
When we have sex, we are decreasing cortisol levels and we're increasing the endorphins and growth hormones that help in terms of healing and collagen production.

Shana Franklin:
So feel free to maybe sing along your science-supported farewells to sun damage, smoking damage, even wrinkles, and say hello to the sex is a makeover from the inside out secret some have already found.

Jennifer Anderson:
It makes your skin brighter, fresher. Just makes you fresh, it just gives you a fresh complexion, almost like exercising every day.

Shana Franklin:
Dr. Otto Huertas reminds us sex is exercise that some say can burn up to 12 calories a minute. He's seen some of the Dewey results in his older, sexually active patients.

Dr. Huertas:
You see that they have a leg up. They seem to be more physically fit. Their skin seems to be more lubricated. I think their energy levels and their mood will be also be a better balance.

Shana Franklin:
So take two, okay, three, and call us in a week. In Dallas, Shanna Franklin, The 33 News.