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Did you know that January is Self-Love month? Masturbation, or the act of sexually stimulating yourself, has many scientific health benefits and no severe side effects. Once referred to as the “solitary vice” and purported to cause ailments like poor digestion, memory loss, and impaired vision by leading doctors such as Dr. John Kellogg (yes, the same man that invented Kellogg's Cornflakes), our scientific understanding of the benefits of masturbation has come a long way. Research now supports the fact that masturbation is a healthy practice and offers a host of benefits for our mental and physical health. Let’s dive deeper:

A tiger is chasing you through the forest and you're running as fast as you possibly can. Your body has undergone a series of neurological and hormonal sequences to mobilize your body by increasing blood flow and nutrient availability so that you can run, run, run. Our bodies are designed to react to stress in ways that protect us and mobilize us to act. Fortunately in our modern world, running from tigers is not on our regular list of stressors, but the body’s reaction to life’s demands - such as opening a stressful email or navigating hellish traffic to make it to an appointment on time - can elicit the same response from within our body. From a hormonal and neurological perspective, we do not decipher if we are running from a tiger or simply trying to finish a work project by a deadline.

Do you regularly feel drained? Have you ever tried fixing it by getting a full night’s sleep and still felt tired, fatigued, or burnt out? We all know sleep is critical for our health (and for more information on why, check out our blog post on Sleep Hygiene), but we could be lacking in other types of rest other than sleep. In fact, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, describes 7 different types of rest we all need to prevent burnout, improve energy, and for our long-term health. Based on her clinical practice and research, she found that we require sufficient rest in all seven categories to maintain energy, happiness, creativity, and fulfilling relationships in the face of big life events and daily stressors.