- Kissing promotes attachment! We are by nature social creatures who long for connection and nurture, and kissing just so happens to be a wonderful vehicle for loving connection and attachment.
- Kissing can help reduce cramps, headaches, and high blood pressure via blood vessel dilation brought on during kissing!
- Kissing is good for oral health due to the extra plaque and bacteria-fighting saliva secreted during a quality lip-lock!
- Kissing strengthens your immune system by supporting the production of antibodies.
- Kissing produces feel-good chemicals, like serotonin and dopamine, that help fight stress, decrease depressive symptoms, assist with relaxation, and support rejuvenation!
- Kissing is a great measure for relational health and wellness! Kissing promotes vulnerability and connection, and can open the door to conversations regarding the atmosphere of the relationship!
- Kissing can help burn calories, with a passionate session often burning 8-16 calories. During the holidays, every calorie counts, right?!
- Kissing can help increase self-esteem and confidence as it is highly associated with the experience of love and connection!
- Kissing can make you look younger by exercising all of those neck, jawline and cheek muscles. Ok, making a significant impact on your youthful appearance might be a stretch, but so are a lot of the facial cremes we pay $$$ for - kissing is free!
- Kissing can have meditative benefits! Generally speaking, when in the act of kissing all of the “noise” that can be frantically bouncing around in a person’s mind will dissipate with a mindful focus on the here-and-now. Kissing also promotes tender touch, which can nurture feelings of peace and calmness.
- Kissing is fun! Period.
- Kissing makes for better marriages! That’s right, frequent kissing is a sign of relational vitality and wellness.
Sources:
- “What’s So Great About Kissing?”, by Jeanie Lerche Davis, Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD - WebMD Feature: http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/kissing-benefits
- “8 Health Benefits of Kissing”, by Valerie Reiss - CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/14/health/upwave-kissing
- “10 Real Reasons Kissing is Actually Good For You”, by Laura Williams - SheKnows.com: http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/983995/kissing-is-good-for-your-health
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