Did you know that kissing can help you lose weight, relax, express love, boost your immune system, improve self-esteem, manage stress and stimulate your brain. Have we captivated your interest? Is it too good to be true? Science says no!

First, kissing is a great stress reliever. Kissing quiets the mind and, in that sense, it is much like meditation in that is quells the chatter of the mind. If your mind still races while your kissing someone you are simply kissing the WRONG person.

Kissing the right person makes your experience of a kiss relaxing, warm, passionate, tender & may be even torrid. Kissing demands staying in the moment and it ought to have your total attention!

Additionally, kissing induces many of the same brain wave and chemistry changes that meditation does. It takes us away from our mundane reality into another dimension. A really good kiss can be a transcendental experience. It induces a sense of peace and calm. Can there be any doubt that kissing improves ones state of mind?

Kissing burns calories, too. Professor Bryant Stamford, PhD of the University of Louisville postulates that a deep, passionate kiss may double your basic metabolic rate and burn as much as two calories a minute. Hence, kissing for 15 minutes burns approximately 30 calories. If one were to kiss passionately for 15 minutes that might lead to other calorie burning activities such as sex that may, of course, lead to more passionate kissing. More passionate kissing could lead to more torrid sex creating a passion loop. This could be a more exciting expenditure of energy than climbing stairs or talking a walk with the very same result: burning calories! It’s not exactly a cardio-vascular workout but it certainly has a delightful place in a healthy life style!

French kissing? Think about those tongue muscles! Kissing can give them quite a workout. How about the muscles in your lips, cheeks, face and neck, etc? The possibilities are endless. Kissing will make you smile, too, and that definitely will make you look better, happier and healthier. And, remember: “when you’re smiling the whole world smiles at you.”

While kissing isn’t a replacement for brushing your teeth it does provide extra saliva that washes bacteria off your teeth. And, speaking of bacteria, kissing improves your immune system. By exchanging bacteria through a kiss you are stimulating your internal defense mechanism and boosting your immune system.

Kissing can be an exciting journey into sensuality. The lips have an enormous amount of nerve endings and, therefore, are very sensitive. Not even your genitals come close to having as much sensitivity as your lips!

Many times kissing induces other types of touching. We are a touch-deprived nation and, therefore, hugs are extremely therapeutic as well. Kissing, hugging and touching increases feelings of security and well-being. When our well-being improves our self-esteem increases. We feel more secure and better about ourselves our outer persona reflects it. Others can’t help but notice. Therefore, the possibilities of self-improvement through the beneficial effects of kissing, etc. are endless.

Perhaps, you’ll make that sale because you exude a sense of kiss-induced confidence. Possibly, you will get that job because of your wonderful smooch induced smile. It’s possible that you may owe increasing success to kissing!

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