Rx Sex: Making Love Is the Best Medicine

by Barbara Keesling

Your Prescription for Good Health —and a Great Relationship People don’t often think of lovemaking as a way to improve their health, but accord- ing to expert Dr. Barbara Keesling, loving sexual exchange can enhance physical, emotional and spiritual wellness in real—and amazing—ways. And the same lovemaking includes all the elements necessary for a healing touch, communication, physical activity and playfulness. Rx Sex  asks what you want to heal—emotions, physical problems or relationship—and directs you to the setting and exercises that are right for you. Adults of any age, sexual orientation and level of fitness can perform the exercises, which progress from simple to advanced. The positive effects of this loving prescription Physical benefits Mental and emotional benefits Relationship benefits No pills to swallow, no shots to endure—just exciting, fulfilling lovemaking. What  better prescription could there be for you and your partner—or your relationship?

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2000

Reviews

[Mish Middelmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is not new, and the ideas in it were not new to me when I read it, but my situation was new: needing to heal deeply after having my prostate surgically removed due to cancer in 2020. I found it helpful to be reminded of all the myriad ways we can be intimate. experience pleasure and joy, alone and with a partner. And I liked the way she stresses the healing effect of all this connection with one's own body and that of a loved one.

What was most striking for me, as I was feeling so isolated by my need for sexual healing after suffering erectile dysfunction for a year after my treatment, was how she addresses the undiscussable nature of such issues.

Because sexuality is such an intimate area of our lives and hits at the core of who we are, we may be reluctant to seek help for the problems that arise in our bedrooms.

This book helped me gather the courage to reach out for help and speak out in spite of the taboos - see www.recoveringman.net where I am telling my own story and also publishing stories of other prostate cancer survivors and our partners.

You might find Keesling's book helps you access the help and inspiration you need. The bulk of the book is a detailed "how to" guide for heterosexual men and women to engage with their own sexual health both alone and in relationship.