B□□k□s□ingis□otjustaromant□c□□st□re—it□lso□□sscientificbenefi□s.Whenwekiss□ourb□a□nsrelea□eacocktailofchemica□sli□eoxytocin□d□pamin□,an□serot□n□□,kno□nasthe"lovehor□ones."□□eseche□icalscanr□du□est□es□,boos□m□o□,□□dc□eatefe□□□ngsofat□achmen□an□bond□ng.Kissingalso□trengthens□urimmu□es□st□mby□x□os□ngus□o□varietyofbac□eriathatcanh□lpbui□dimmu□i□y. Butkissingis□otju□ta□omanticge□ture—italsohassc□enti□icbenefits.When□eki□□□ourbrainsre□easeacocktailofch□micalsl□keoxytoc□n,dopamine,andseroto□in,□n□wnasthe□lovehormones."T□eseche□icalscanreduc□stress,boostm□od,□ndcreate□eelings□fattachmentandb□nding.Kissingalsostr□□gt□e□sourimmunesystembyexposing□□t□avariety□fbac□e□iathatcanhelpbuildim□unity. Butkissingis□□tjusta□□mantic□e□tu□□—ital□ohass□ient□ficbenef□ts.Whenwekiss,our□r□insreleas□acocktailo□chemic□lslikeo□ytocin□□opami□□,andserotonin,□□ownasthe"loveho□mo□es."□□es□che□icalscanre□uc□stress,□oostmood,andcreatefeelingsof□tta□hme□□and□□ndin□.Kiss□n□□lsostrength□nsour□mmunes□stemb□exposingus□□a□arietyofbac□e□iath□□canhelp□u□ld□mmunity□□> Butkissingis□otjust□romanticgestu□e—italsohassci□nt□□i□□ene□its.Whe□wekiss,ourbr□□□sr□leaseaco□ktail□f□he□icalsli□eoxytoci□,□opa□ine□andserotonin□knowna□□he"lovehormones."Thes□che□ica□□can□□ducestr□ss,boostmood,andcreatefeelingsofattachmentan□bond□ng.Kissingalsost□engthensour□mmune□ystembyexp□singus□□avarietyofba□teri□th□tc□n□□lpbuildimmunity.