A kiss a day keeps the Doctor away! The expression of love and affection play indispensable roles the lives of humans from the word go, and Kissing is one of the most popular ways of expressing love, passion, affection and tenderness.
All kinds of animals kiss, in one way or the other! The feeling that erupt from this lovely act is virtually inexplicable – in fact, it is better experienced than told.
Meanwhile, a lot of people just kiss for kissing sake, they never know exactly the extent of good it does them both physically, psychologically and otherwise. Philematologists – that is, kiss scientists have discovered that, apart from being just fun, pleasurable and erotic, kissing has got several other health benefits that haven’t crossed your mind. Get to know them, and you’ll never argue with me that kissing should be an indispensable part of daily lives.
How does kissing do this? By releasing tension through this gentle and passionate under-taking, relaxation and comfort is induced and previously restricted blood vessels in the brain are opened. It then allows the mind to clear and stress to dissipate. In such a fast-paced world like ours where stress is almost becoming part of our lives, a good kiss at the end of the day would do a wonderful job in straightening the nerves and clearing the head.
A study published in Physiology & Behavior proved that kissing can improve your resistance to having an allergic reaction. Researchers studied 60 people with skin or nasal allergies. They all spent 30 minutes in a private room kissing their spouse while listening to romantic music. They asked another group to do the same, but hug—no lip-locking allowed. The results? The researchers concluded that the kisses reduced their allergic reactions.
It stops the buzz in your mind, it quells anxiety, and it heightens the experience of being present in the moment. A Kiss passionately gets your heartbeat revived in a healthy way that helps lower your blood pressure. It dilates your blood vessels causing blood to flow in a good, solid fashion and getting to all your vital organs. Research shows that kissing dilates your blood vessels and therefore, helps reduce blood pressure.
That extra saliva produced during the act of kissing washes bacteria off your teeth, which goes a long way to break down oral plaque and cavities. The saliva switch is also healthy in the sense that helps to create new and strong anti-bodies which fight germs in the mouth.
There’s nothing that excites you more than melting in the arms of someone you love. When one is blue and unhappy, it takes just a passionate kiss to get her back into a happy state. The glands that harbour hormones that trigger happiness are easily unlocked by tender and pleasurable kisses, and this does great good to the health. To be more precise, there’s actually a science behind that. Kissing stimulates the release of oxytocin (the “love hormone”), endorphins and dopamine, which all mix together as a cocktail for health and long life!
Kissing might even help you lose weight, says Bryant Stamford, PhD, professor and director of the health promotion center at the University of Louisville. “During a really, really passionate kiss, you might burn two calories a minute — double your metabolic rate,” he says. This compares to 11.2 calories per minute you burn jogging on a treadmill.
Kissing really has the ability to give us a kind of face-lift. This is because, several of the face muscles have connection with the mouth and when you kiss deeply, the neck and jawline get some shape up that helps in making your face look firm and younger. According to Susie Pearl, the author of Instructions for Happiness and Success, “Kissing keeps us younger, more attractive and makes our heart sing.”
Kissing has the ability to stop that pounding in your head. With its calming effects, a kiss has the ability to grant you relieve from all forms of natural pains ranging from menstrual cramps to other body pains. Instead of avoiding romantic advances when suffering some sorts of pain, it has been discovered its quite preferable to try a long passionate kissing session which can really help ease your pain.
The excitement that goes with a kiss pumps the heart and pulse while simultaneously dropping blood pressure as all those blood vessels dilate – the double desire of cardiologists everywhere. Adrenaline – the chemical or the hormone which is released from your body when you kiss your partner helps to promote heart health. This hormone makes your heart pump more blood around your body. This further helps to lower blood pressure and improves blood circulation in the body. So start kissing to maintain the health of your heart.
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