□□t□is□ingisnotjus□□r□m□n□□cgest□□e□italsoha□□cientific□e□□fits.Whenwekiss,o□r□□ain□relea□eac□ckta□lofc□emic□□slikeoxyt□c□n□do□amine□andserot□nin,□no□nasthe"loveh□□mones□"Thesec□emicalsc□nreducest□ess,boo□□□o□d□andcre□t□□eel□□g□ofattachm□nta□□bondin□.Ki□singa□sostren□t□en□ouri□munesys□emby□xpo□i□gustoav□ri□ty□f□□ct□riathatc□□he□pb□ildim□□n□□y.□utki□s□□g□snot□u□t□r□ma□t□□g□stu□e—□tals□hass□ie□□ificbe□efits□Wh□nwek□ss□□□rbrainsr□lea□□ac□□ktai□□f□h□m□cals□□keox□toci□□do□am□ne,□nd□erot□□□□,□no□n□□the"lo□e□ormo□es."□hese□hemic□ls□anred□□e□□□□ss□boos□mood,□nd□reat□□eelings□fat□achm□ntand□□nding.□issi□gals□□t□e□gthen□o□r□mmune□yst□□by□xpo□in□u□toa□arie□□ofbacte□iat□a□canh□□pbuild□□□un□□□.Bu□kis□ingis□□t□□staro□□□ticge□t□re□□□□lsohass□□□n□i□icbe□efits.□henw□ki□s,□□□b□ainsrelea□□acock□ail□fchem□cal□likeoxytoc□n,□opam□ne,a□□ser□t□□i□,known□□□h□"□□v□ho□mon□s.□The□ech□m□calscanre□uc□□t□ess,boo□tmood□an□cr□□□efee□i□g□□fatta□hm□n□□n□bondi□g.Kiss□□□a□s□□□rengthensou□□m□unesystem□yexposi□□□s□o□variet□ofb□□teria□□□□□anhelpbuildim□uni□y.Butkissingisnotjusta□o□anti□ge□tur□—□tal□□has□ci□n□i□□cbe□□□its.Whenw□□□ss,o□rb□ai□srelea□eacock□a□□ofch□mical□lik□□xy□oc□n□do□am□n□,and□erotoni□,□n□w□a□□□□"loveh□r□□□es."T□esechemical□canre□□cest□□ss□bo□□□mood,andc□e□□e□□elingsofattach□enta□db□□□ing.Ki□sing□ls□st□en□thensou□□mm□n□sys□em□ye□posing□stoa□ariet□o□b□cteriathatcanhe□pb□i□□□□□□nity." />
B□tk□ssingisnotju□taromanticgesture—ital□ohasscienti□i□b□nefit□.W□enwekiss,ourbr□insreleaseacocktailo□che□ic□□slikeoxytocin,dopamine,ands□rotonin,knowna□□he"l□vehorm□nes."Thesechemicalscanreduce□tress,boostmood,□ndcrea□efe□□□ngsofattachme□t□nd□onding.□is□ingalso□□rengthensouri□munes□stembyexp□singustoavar□□tyofba□teri□□hatca□helpb□i□di□□□nity.□> Butkissi□g□□notjustaromanticgesture—ita□□o□ass□ientificben□f□ts□Wh□nweki□s□our□rai□sreleaseacock□ailofchemicalslikeoxytoc□n,dopami□e,andse□o□□□in,k□□wna□the"lovehormo□es□"□□ese□□□□ica□scanr□d□cestr□ss,boostmood□□n□c□e□tef□el□ngsofattach□en□a□dbondi□g.K□ssi□□alsos□rengthensourimmunesys□embyexp□s□ngustoa□arietyofbacteriathatcanhelpbuil□immunity.□/□> B□tkis□ingisnotjus□□r□man□icgest□re□italsohasscientificbe□efits.Whenwekiss,o□r□rain□relea□eac□ckta□lofc□emicalslikeoxyt□c□n□do□amine□andserotonin,□no□nasthe"lovehormones."Thesec□emicalsc□nreducestress,boo□□mood,andcre□t□□eel□ng□ofattachmentandbonding.Kissinga□sostren□thensouri□munesystemby□xpo□i□gustoav□rietyofb□ct□riathatc□□he□pb□ildimm□ni□y.□> Butki□si□g□snot□u□tar□mant□cgestu□e—italsohass□ie□□ificbe□efits.Whenwek□ss□o□rbrainsr□lea□□aco□ktai□□fchemicals□□keoxytocin□do□amine,□nd□eroto□□□,known□sthe"lo□ehormo□es."These□hemic□lscanreduce□□ress,boos□mood,□ndcreat□□eelings□fattachm□ntand□□nding.Kissi□galsostrengthenso□rimmunesyste□by□xpo□in□ustoavarietyofbacteriatha□canh□lpbuild□□munity. Butkissingisnotjusta□o□anti□gestur□—ital□ohas□cien□i□icben□□its.Whenw□□iss,o□rbrainsreleaseacock□a□□ofchemical□lik□oxytoc□n,dopamine,andserotonin,know□asthe"lovehor□o□es."Thesechemical□canred□cest□ess□boo□□mood,andcrea□efeelingsofattachmentandb□□□ing.Kissingals□st□engthensou□immun□sys□embye□posing□stoavariet□o□b□cteriathatcanhe□pbui□d□mmunity.