Kissing is Good for You!

I love kissing and have done a lot of it in my life! Kissing is healthy and has many advantages, both physically and mentally, for body and soul. Kissing triggers a whole spectrum of physiological processes within us.

Kissing does many things besides making us feel good. Here are some little-known benefits of kissing:

Facial Exercise: Kissing uses 30 facial muscles and it helps keep the facial muscles tight and prevent baggy cheeks! The tension in the muscles caused by a passionate kiss helps smooth the skin and increases the circulation.

Burn Calories-Lose Weight: Burn 26 calories by French kissing for one minute! Even a quick, romantic kiss can burn 2-3 calories a minute and double your metabolic rate. Research claims that three passionate kisses a day (at least lasting 20 seconds each) will cause us to loose an entire extra pound!

Blood Pressure Benefits: A passionate 90 seconds of kissing elevates the blood pressure and pulse rate that is equivalent to a short jog. After-results include a sense of relaxation when the blood pressure and pulse return to normal.

Euphoric and Blissful Feelings: The endorphins produced by kissing are 200 times more powerful than morphine.

Stress Management: Passionate kissing relieves tension, reduces negative energy and produces the sense of well being.

Meditative Benefits: Kissing stops the 'noise' in your mind and reduces anxiety. It increases the levels of oxytocin, an extremely calming hormone that produces feeling of peace. Kissing keeps us 'present' and 'in the moment'. It pulls us out of the mundane and takes us into the extraordinary.

Cardiovascular Benefits: Frequent kissing has scientifically been proven to stabilize cardiovascular activity, and decrease blood pressure and cholesterol.

Produces Antibiotics: During a kiss, natural antibiotics are secreted in the saliva. Also, the saliva contains a type of anesthetic that helps relieve pain.

Produces Good Feeling about Ourselves: Kissing boosts our self-esteem and helps our state of mind.