Intimacy is so tightly linked with heart health—and vice versa—that we represent Valentine’s Day and romantic love with images of the human heart. It should not come as a surprise therefore that sexuality and heart health are closely linked. It is time to provide a discourse on the health benefits of intercourse... and more.

In the Summer 2023 issue of “From the Heart” we listed ten health benefits from sexual activity, including longer length of life, less depression, reduction in prostate cancer risk, and reduction in heart disease to name a few. We made a compelling case that engaging in sex helps us be healthy.