5 Surprising health advantages of kissing

Yes, it's true besides the sheer enjoyment of sneaking in more smooches; there are really some surprising health benefits of kissing, according to an article from ph.yahoo.com.

Here the five health benefits of kissing:

1.)Kissing is great for your teeth. There is a reason why a kiss is named a "wet one", smooching develops saliva production, which can really wash unsafe bacteria off the teeth and lessen plaque increase.

2.)Kissing can burn calories. Yes it's true, according to Self.com. it does not dealing with the equivalent of a trip to the gym, however, every little bit counts, correct? Locking lips can burn anywhere from two to six calories per minute.

You were also putting a whole slew of facial muscles to work when you pucker up, and just a few minutes of extra attention to those muscles can make a big difference when it comes to the appearance of frown lines or less-than-perky cheeks.

3.)Kissing improves our immunity. According to popular science there is no contradicting the truth that when you lock lips, there are prone to some germs, uh, exchanged. One precise bug can be mostly dangerous to pregnant women, however researchers thinks that kissing is a way to bring in the virus to a woman in small measure before she give birth, activating her body to increase a resistance to it before she could ever pass it on to a child.

4.)If you feeling stressed then better to kiss your partner because it was found out that kissing relieve stress. That mood of relaxation post-kiss isn't all in your head. A 2009 study calculated intensity of the bonding hormone oxytocin and the stress hormone cortisol in pairs of kissing college students.

It showed that both men and women felt a decline in cortisol, a sign of relaxation, that was much better than when they just held hands.

5.)So you have seasonal allergies? Kissing could ease allergy symptoms. If those sniffles are due to seasonal allergies and not something contagious, it may be a very nice idea to go through with the smooch after all. According to a small Japanese study, couples that kissed for 30 minutes had lower levels of allergen-specific IgE, the proteins that activate irritating signs like sneezing and wheezing. — ARA