□utk□ssing□snotjusta□oman□icgest□re—it□lsohas□c□entifi□□enefits.Whe□wekiss□o□rbrain□re□easea□oc□ta□lo□c□emi□□□slikeoxyto□in,do□amin□,and□erotonin,knowna□t□e"□□veho□□o□□s."□hesechemic□lscanreducest□e□s,boostmood,an□crea□efeeli□gsofattac□mentand□□n□in□□Kis□i□galsostrengthensourimmunes□stembyexpos□ngu□toava□i□t□ofba□□□□i□□□a□ca□helpb□ildimmunity.<□p> But□issingisnotju□taromanticge□ture□i□a□□oh□sscien□ificbene□i□s□Whenwe□iss,o□rbrain□relea□eac□cktailo□chem□c□□s□ikeoxy□ocin,dopamine,an□sero□□n□□,known□sthe"lovehor□on□s."Thesechemica□scanreduce□tress,boos□mood□andcreatefeeling□ofattachmentandbonding.Kissingalso□trengthensourim□unesystemb□expo□i□gus□oavarietyofb□cter□atha□□anh□lpbui□d□mm□n□ty□□/□> Butkissingis□ot□□sta□omanticgestu□e□itals□hasscientificbenefit□.Whenweki□s,ourbr□insre□easeacoc□tailofchemicalslik□o□y□ocin,dopamine□and□□rotonin,know□ast□e"lovehormones."Thesec□emicalscanre□ucestress□boos□moo□,□n□createfeeling□o□att□chm□ntandbond□ng□Ki□sing□lsos□reng□□en□o□rimmunesystembyexposing□stoava□ie□yo□bact□riathatcanhel□buildimmunity□□/p> But□□ssingisno□□□staromanticgestu□e—i□alsoh□sscie□tificbenefit□.Whe□w□kiss,our□rai□sreleaseacockt□ilofchemi□□l□like□xy□ocin□dopamine,and□erotonin,knowna□□he"lov□hormones□"T□esechemicalscanreducestre□□□□□o□tmood,and□reatefeelingsofattachme□□andbo□□ing.Kissingalsostre□gthe□□ouri□munesystembyexposingustoavarie□yofba□teria□h□tca□helpbuil□□mmunity.<□p> Butkissing□snot□ustarom□nti□□□stu□e—itals□hassci□ntificbenefits.□hen□ekiss□ourbra□nsreleaseacoc□ta□□ofchem□□□lslikeoxytocin,dopamine,ands□ro□onin,□nownas□he"□o□eh□rmon□□."Thesech□m□cals□anreduc□s□ress,boos□mo□□,andcreatefeel□ng□ofattachmen□and□o□ding.Kissingalsos□rengthe□sour□mmun□systembyexposi□gustoavariety□fbact□riathatcanhelpbuildi□munity.□/p□