
March 25 2009 12:00 AM EST
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Feeling stressed out? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Grab your partner, head off to your bedroom, and...well, we hope you know what to do from there. Sex is a great stress buster, Stuart Brody, a professor of psychology, tells Self magazine. 'Intercourse, specifically, is linked to better psychological and physical health,' he says, including improvements in blood pressure and the release of feel-good brain chemicals. So the next time you're feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders, go to it. But, of course, don't forget to take safer-sex practices with you.