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The Science of Sleep | Dr. Sara Mednick
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Sex as a Way to Help You Sleep
Sex is a huge stimulator of the sympathetic rev system, that you really get extremely pumped while having sex. The burst of all of the rev system when you're reaching the climax is met with a massive restore response. So just aturally timing sex to occur right when you wont be able to go into sleep is actually a great way to have sex be sort of a helper for sleep onset. But also, there's the whole emotional intimacy aspect of sex.
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