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Butkissingisnotjustaro□a□t□cges□u□e—i□als□hasscie□t□f□cbenefits.Wh□nwe□iss,o□rbrainsrelease□cocktail□fchemi□a□slikeoxytocin,dopamine,ands□rotonin□knownasthe"□□vehormones."T□esec□emicalscanredu□estress□bo□stmood□andcrea□e□ee□in□□ofatt□chmen□andbonding.Kissingalsos□rengthensour□mmunesystembyexpo□ingu□toa□ar□ety□fba□teriathatca□helpbuildimmunity.<□□>□p>Butkissingisn□tj□sta□omanticge□ture—i□als□has□cie□t□ficb□ne□its.Wh□nwekiss,o□rbrain□relea□eacockt□ilofc□emicalsli□e□x□tocin,dopamine,andseroton□□,known□□t□□"lov□hormones."Th□sechemi□alsc□□reduc□str□ss□b□ostmoo□,an□cre□□efee□ingsofattac□mentandbon□in□.Kissingalsos□r□ngthensour□mmunesy□□emby□x□osingus□oa□arietyofbacter□ath□□canhelpbui□dimm□nit□. B□t□□□sing□snotjustarom□nticgest□re—ital□□h□□sci□ntificbene□its.Whenwekiss,ourbrain□rel□aseaco□ktai□o□chem□□al□□□□eox□tocin,d□pamine,andserotonin,kn□wn□st□e"lo□□horm□nes."These□hemic□lsc□nredu□□stress,□□ostmood□an□create□eel□ngso□attachmen□andbo□di□g.K□ssing□lsostrengthenso□ri□□unesystembyexpo□ing□stoav□r□ety□fbact□riathat□anhelpbuildimmunit□□ B□tkis□ing□snotjustaromanticgestu□e□itals□has□cient□fi□b□n□fits□Whenwekis□□ourbrainsrel□aseacocktailo□c□em□calslik□oxytoc□n,□□pamine,□ndseroto□in□kno□□asthe"lovehorm□nes."These□hemic□lsc□nred□cestre□s□boostmood,and□□ea□efeelingsofattachmentandbonding.K□ssingal□ost□□ngt□ensour□mmunesystemby□x□osingu□t□avarietyofbac□eri□□hatc□nhelpb□ildimmunity.