“A kiss is the contraction of mouth due to the expansion of
the heart.”
Secret Benefits of Kissing
When you kiss your sweetie this Valentine's Day, you are
practicing a nonverbal interaction that takes place in over 90 percent of human
cultures.
Research shows that kissing or if you prefer the scientific term Osculation, is often the deciding factor in selecting a
sexual partner as well as first “kiss or miss” determiner of selecting a life
partner, especially for women.
Kissing evolved to stimulate all three distinct brain
systems involved in mating and reproduction those that involve sex drive,
romantic love, and attachment. In fact more of your brain lights up during
kissing than it does for other later romantic activity. Sex drive compels us to
seek partners, romantic love tells us to commit to one, and attachment helps us
tolerate this person (at least long enough to have a child).
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Kissing
is a stress reliever. Researchers found that in long term relationships the
more the couple kissed the more their stress hormone cortisol levels declined.
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Kissing
is good for your health. According to the Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex; a
passionate kiss burns 6.4 calories per minute. (And it is a lot more fun than
jogging on a treadmill that burns not much more: 11.2 calories per minute.)
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Why
women kiss before they say, “I do.” Studies reveal many women use information
they gain through kissing to decide on a mate. Because a woman tends to be
attracted to male partners with a different immune system makeup from her own
and she detects this information through smell when they kiss.
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Have
a great first kiss or else. A bad first kiss can kill a would-be romance faster
than a woman can reapply her lipstick. In a S.U.N.Y. of Albany survey, a higher
number of women than men said they would not have sex with a poor kisser and
more than 69 percent of women say they would end the relationship if the first
kiss with their partner was bad.
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A
kiss is the best “On” button. Women are
stimulated faster by kissing than any other physical activity to prompt them to
want to engage in sex. Yes you read that right.
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Kissing
can improve your immune system by building anti-bodies to foreign bacteria.
Don't worry; about 95% of your partner's bacteria is probably friendly and
familiar to your own body already.
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Women
like kissing before, during, and after sex. Men use it to get sex then they are
more likely to go to sleep.
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French
kiss for workout - A simple pucker kiss takes only two muscles, but all 34 of
your facial muscles get a workout during a deep French kiss.
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Men
like French kissing for a reason - Research shows that men show a preference
for French kissing. Scientist explains this preference. Wet, open-mouthed
kisses allow men to dose women with small amounts of libido-raising
testosterone via their saliva. Over time, weeks or months of this dosing
increase her testosterone which can enhance her libido.
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More
Kissing More Fun- Testosterone doping can explain why if you stop kissing
before you make love a woman’s libido may go down. This should be great
motivation to kiss and kiss again.
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What
he thinks and she thinks about during kissing – Because of the chemical and
brain differences in genders research suggests that when a woman kisses a man
he thinks, “Oh boy we are going to get more physically close.” And when a man
kisses a women she thinks, “Oh boy, we are getting more emotionally close.”
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at
www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at
www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at
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