Couples should have sex three times a week to beat stress.
Having sex three times a week can beat stress
A person's sex life often dwindles when they are snowed under with work or feel ground down by life but counsellor Tracey Sainsbury has argued that people need to spend more time between the sheets with stress-busting romping.
She pointed out the "daily dose" of happiness hormones delivered by making love, including serotonin, dopamine and the 'cuddle hormone' oxytocin.
Sainsbury told the Daily Mail newspaper: "There is a little infographic called a dose a day which talks about boosting your dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and positive endorphins because they are your happy hormones, but they're also your robustness and resilience hormones when you are feeling stressed.
"You can stimulate all of them with sex, and people should just make it part of their routine.
"Quite honestly, it doesn't have to be beautiful, romantic lovemaking. It can be a quickie downstairs on the sofa or in the kitchen. It doesn't have to be in bed at night."