The Secret Power of Sweat

By Jimmy Evans.


Recently I saw another report about how male sweat causes positive responses in women. The latest research was published by the University of California. In testing the effects of male sweat on women they once again recorded positive hormonal changes for the majority of them who were exposed to its smell. This is significant.

First of all, those hormonal changes mean sexual arousal. For all of the men who are looking for a way to rev up their wife's libido — this is it. This is really good news — but there is a twist involved. To produce sweat — you have to exert effort. Jumping in a sauna and collecting sweat in a jar and that you put under your wife's nose probably won't produce the desired result.

The issue is how God has wired women to respond to a sacrificial, servant-hearted man. Besides the sweat research, wives who have been polled in studies say that their husbands are more sexually attractive to them when they are doing housework. Men really need to understand the truth of this. Whereas males are sexually wired to respond more to visual stimuli, women respond more to emotional stimuli. Specifically, they are attracted to men who serve them and help around the house.

Another important element of the sweat research has to do with the calming influence male sweat has on women. A study that was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania found that male sweat causes women to relax and feel happy.

To look at the other side of this, without sweat, women tend to be more tense and less happy. I know a lot of men who wonder why their wives are so up tight and "hormonal" in the bad sense. In many cases, it just goes back to the fact that they feel as though they are not being supported and served by their husbands. In other words, they just need to get a whiff of a little sweat around the house and they would calm down and get into a better mood.

When Karen and I first got married, I wanted her to honor me and respond to me sexually. I tried everything I knew to get the results I wanted. However, since I was a male chauvinist pig and was very selfish, serving Karen and helping around the house wasn't something I tried very often.

Over the years as I have matured and grown as a husband, I have noticed that Karen is very uncomplicated. The more she feels as though I care and am there to support her, the more naturally honoring and sexually responsive she is. Even if I don't break a sweat, her response is consistent.

In counseling and helping many couples over the years, I have found this to be a universal truth. A wise man will realize that this is a part of the unchangeable nature God has wired into women. Science is just now revealing how profound this truth really is.