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How to improve your sex life and intimacy for better health and stronger immunity

A sexual health expert explains how to reignite your sexual relationship and describes the benefits of enhanced intimacy

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Good sex can improve your quality of life and reduce relationship distress, says sexual health expert Candice Hargons. Photo: Shutterstock

Better sleep, less stress, stronger immune system – are these the results of a better diet? Or maybe exercise?

It is just from “good sex”, says Candice Hargons, a psychologist and professor at Emory University, in the US state of Georgia, who holds a doctorate in counselling psychology and is the author of Good Sex: Stories, Science, and Strategies for Sexual Liberation.

She also leads the Smasher Lab – the school’s Study of Mental And Sexual Health Equity in Relationships laboratory.

Hargons describes the research featured in her new book and how better intimacy leads to better health.

Professor Candice Hargons says sexual dysfunction and concerns around it are increasingly common. Photo: Candice Hargons
Professor Candice Hargons says sexual dysfunction and concerns around it are increasingly common. Photo: Candice Hargons

Why is ‘good sex’ important?

“Sex is one of the most common and normal human behaviours, and yet it remains relatively taboo as a topic,” she says.

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