50 shades of HEALTH: The surprising benefits of kinky sex
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USA – It’s a world that was considered taboo for a long time.
For many, anything beyond ‘vanilla’ sex was considered abnormal.
Then came the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy – and our curiosity of Bondage, Discipline/Dominance, Submission/Sadism and Masochism (i.e. BDSM) was sparked.
Generally, BDSM is about dominance and submission. One person plays the ‘top’ or dominant role, while the other plays the ‘bottom’ or submissive role.
According to a post-50 Shades survey by Marie Claire, 85 percent of US adults had engaged in at least light-fare play using masks, blindfolds and bondage tools.
While there is plenty of room for sexual experimentation when it comes to BDSM, there are also many physical and mental health benefits – when practiced safely and consensually.
Indeed, Dr Ian Kerner, a psychotherapist and sexuality counselor in New York, told Daily Mail Online that this kind of physical contact in BDSM can stimulate the body in far more ways than ‘vanilla’ sex.
‘BDSM, in the right context, can be arousing and sexual whether you’re spanking, using a flogger, or using bondage,’ Dr Kerner said.
‘It’s fun, it’s sexy and when you’re engaging in BDSM, there are levels that are highly explorative.’
Here, we speak to Dr Kerner, other experts, and round up medical research to explain why kinky sex maybe better for you than you think…
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