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Did you know ? :having sex during the flu will help you cure it!

The body and its mysteries...that science raises as it progresses. Thus, while the seasonal flu is currently well established in France, a study carried out in Switzerland affirms that sex relieves the symptoms of the flu by… 60%. A result that we owe to the research of the Swiss scientist Manfred Schedlowski who, to achieve it, therefore carried out a series of tests on a group of sick couples who were quick to exchange their miasmas while making love.

Substantial increase in the number of T cells

The scientist, a specialist in psycho-neuro-immunology, has thus discovered that during sexual intercourse, the number of T cells in the body increases and can be doubled in quantity at the time of orgasm. T cells otherwise called T lymphocytes whose mission is to fight cells contaminated by different types of viruses. So the more you have sex, the more your body will produce new T cells ready to eliminate cells infected by the flu virus.

Excellent remedy for depression

The studies of Mr. Schedlowski who have also shown that making love helps to maintain lucidity and is also an excellent remedy for depression. And that's good since February is the most depressing month according to a recent musical study by the weekly The Economist who to do this analyzed the listening habits of users of the Spotify streaming platform. It is indeed during this month that a peak in listening to the saddest songs in the catalog of the Swedish music streaming giant is recorded.

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