The little known benefits of masturbation

[Ichingcarpenter]

Since we have Porn and Prostitution threads.....



Masturbation may:
1. Promote the release of endorphins, the neurotransmitters associated with happy feelings that can improve overall mood and fight off depression.
2. Produce a chemical called oxytocin, which works as a natural pain reliever.
3. Help reduce headaches and muscle aches.
4. Relieve stress and tension and aid relaxation after a stressful day.
5. Provide a sexual outlet for people who are on their own, by choice or circumstance.
6. Help to induce sleep, or conversely, help to start the day with more energy.
7. Improve the immune system and contribute to overall health.
8. Strengthen muscle tone in the genital and pelvic floor area, which can lead to better sex.
9. Keep you free from sexual transmitted infections as it's the safest kind of sex.
10. Help people who suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder causing leg pain, cramps, tingling and itching, (published in the medical journal Sleep Medicine). Several doctors in the US have had confirmation from their patients that it helps.
11. Translate into better sex as stimulating each other at the same time is intimate and rewarding. People often masturbate into old age.
Possible health benefits for women:
1. Combats pre-menstrual tension and other physical conditions associated with the menstrual cycle, such as cramps.
2. Relieves painful menstruation by increasing blood flow to the pelvic region; which will also reduce pelvic cramping and related backaches.
3. Builds resistance to yeast infections.
4. Allows women to explore and understand their bodies better, so they will know what they like when they have sex with a partner.
Possible health benefits for men:
1. May help combat premature ejaculation by training to last longer; it's easier to practise control when on your own.
2. Regular flushing of the system keeps semen healthy.
3. Frequent masturbation helps in preventing the development of prostate cancer. Cancer-causing chemicals can build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/the-little-known-benefits-of-masturbation-20131125-2y571.html#ixzz2nFmpVQZi

[Doc Holliday]

1. I wish I could remember

who it was that said, "There are two types of people in this world-- those who masturbate and those who lie about it."

[liberal N proud]

4. LOL

I have heard that!

[Enthusiast]

24. Thomas Jefferson.

[Dash87]

28. Is that what he meant by "the tree of Liberty" being refreshed?

The wingnuts have had it wrong all these years

[Lochloosa]

26. I had a Great Uncle that always said:

A man that say's he does not masturbate is a damn liar and a women that say's she doesn't is a damn fool.

[Ghost Dog]

2. Yes. I agree with all these points.

[imthevicar]

3. I would comment on this post sensibly but

I've done it so much I'm Blind....

[HereSince1628]

5. IT dept. really hates what hairy palms do to keyboards.

[imthevicar]

7. So that's why

I have to shave my Palms.

[handmade34]

6. "With regard to masturbation...

I think that is something that is a part of human sexuality and a part of something that perhaps should be taught,"

...a sad day when Joycelyn Elders was fired for speaking the truth

[nomorenomore08]

50. Who really has to be taught to masturbate, though? I think most people figure it out by age 12/13.

Even my dumb ass managed to, so...

[handmade34]

56. parents know

that most people "figure it out" in their first year… we need not so much teach how to masturbate but how to do it in a socially acceptable way (and not disgrace the subject)

Preschool children touch their genitals simply because it feels good and it's comforting: Some children suck their thumbs, some twirl their hair, some boys hold their penises. Some children touch their genitals at naptime or bedtime as a way to calm themselves. Then I explain that although this behavior is to be expected, a child does need to learn over time that touching one's own genitals should only be done in a private place, like a bedroom or the bathroom.

When you set about teaching your child this valuable social lesson, once again you need to think about how best to convey your message without introducing an element of shame. If you are comfortable with genital touching, you could say something like, "Ben, I know that it feels good to touch your penis. But, you should only do it in a private place. What's a private place in our house?"

[nomorenomore08]

57. Heh, good point. Basic socialization would include what one should or shouldn't be doing in public.

[NuclearDem]

8. "8. Strengthen muscle tone in the genital and pelvic floor area, which can lead to better sex."

Gyms get pretty pissed when you make it part of your regimen though.

[Neoma]

39. If it's kegel exercise, they don't notice it anyways.

[7962]

9. Now I have several more reasons to not get anything done!

Blast!

[Lochloosa]

27. OFF!

Sorry....could not help myself.

[BlueJazz]

10. Oh...I always wondered what people meant when they say: "Yes, I have a Masters Degree"

[AAO]

33. I used to be a masterbaiter during my fishin' days!

Now that I no longer fish, I just sit around all day playing with myself.

[BlueJazz]

35. LOL !!

[AAO]

40. Its twoo, its twoo (blazing saddles)

[lob1]

54. "Lady, you're suckin' on my elbow." is his reply that was cut from the movie.

[Nye Bevan]

11. #5 is really "little-known"? (nt)

[RandiFan1290]

12. Not in the Denton household

In this house we don't masturbate!

[safeinOhio]

14. Men, live longer and look good.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a3b3ed3077/ernest-borgnines-secret-to-aging-well-from-that-happened

[canoeist52]

15. Should be cross-posted in the "Good News" group. Great first post to read this morning!

[Hissyspit]

16. Many of those are not little-known at all.

[Ichingcarpenter]

20. agreed

but not with prudes.

[DeSwiss]

17. I'll add these to my list!

- K&R&M

[nomorenomore08]

52. More or less true, but really not a bad thing. That "fire" is largely what makes life worth living

for me, as man...

[leftyohiolib]

18. rls, yea that's why i do it. i have restless leg syndrome

[lightcameron]

19. Just starting my day. BRB.

[tdb63]

21. Interesting,..umm, I'll be right back....

[jamesatemple]

23. WHAT?? Now you tell me!!

Good grief! You're about 70 years too late. You could have prevented all those years of denial, humiliation, anxiety, self-condemnation, redemption prayer, fear of toilet intrusion, and attention to the bra and girdle section of the Sears catalog. Oh well, at least I've managed to take care of my prostate gland. To think that mama would lie to me! Well, maybe not; maybe there is something to that "go crazy" part of the admonition.

[cloudbase]

25. It's also inexpensive.

Good return on the cost/benefit scale.

[nomorenomore08]

53. Not as nice as (sexual) companionship, though. Just saying.

[cherokeeprogressive]

29. Ernest Borgnine credited his longevity to it. n/t

[TeeYiYi]

30. Known to be helpful...

...in cases of hysteria and a wandering uterus.





TYY

[Tanuki]

58. Wow, check out the octopus in that picture!

I thought the Japanese invented tentacle anime, and a century later!

[yellowcanine]

31. How do they know this? Not as if one can do a double blind study.

[Glassunion]

32. i new ths aready

srry typeing with my ledt hand qisnt easy

[rug]

34. Ernie knows.

[Warren DeMontague]

36. "The Devil's Hands Are My Ideal Playground"

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. Plus, it has extra enticement of being "naughty".

[BootinUp]

48. lol nt

[rrneck]

38. That's why your arms don't stop at your elbows. nt

[AAO]

41. I just knobbed off to this thread!

You should all feel used and violently disgusted.

[Rex]

42. But what about the hairy palms? Snopes just doesn't give much information.

nt.

[Jamaal510]

43. People always talk about

masturbating using your hands, but a person can also get off just by dry-humping the floor. I admit that's how I do it.

[LeftyMom]

44. Why would something harmlessly pleasurable need further justification?

Really, this list should read:

1. ORGASMS
2. See item 1

[geomon666]

45. I am going to live forever.

[Packerowner740]

46. Wow, after my HS years I should be the healthiest person on the planet.

[Warren DeMontague]

51. "Call my doctor if I experience an erection lasting more than four hours?...

try four YEARS!"

[Packerowner740]

60. Lol

[Munificence]

47. Masturbation is.....

Absolutely disgusting!

I have only masturbated 3 times in my life. Once when I was 14 and.......






Twice this morning!

[jazzimov]

49. From the Notebooks of Lazurus Long:

"Masturbation is cheap, clean, convenient, and free of any possibility of wrongdoing — and you don't have to go home in the cold. But it's lonely"

-Time Enough for Love, by Robert Heinlein.

[Laelth]

55. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[Glassunion]

61. ...

[Incitatus]

63. There is something wrong with you.

[In_The_Wind]

62. I was already aware of most of those facts.

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[ConcernedCanuk]

64. I got excited for a moment, thought I learned something fantastic . .

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.
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2. Produce a chemical called oxytocin, which works as a natural pain reliever.

My brain registered Oxycontin

oh well . . .



CC

[uriel1972]

65. #10 can't wait for the clinical trials :)