Seven facts you probably don't know about kissing

New Delhi, Nov 02,2012: Kissing can be one of the most intimate, sensual, and just plain fun things you can do with another person. It is the most beautiful way of expressing your love. There are so many different ways to kiss, depending on who you're kissing.There are, however, pros and cons to the art and science of kissing. It reduces stress, is a good workout, but on the other hand, one kiss reduces your life by one minute, and kissing may pass on germs from one to another. The origins of the kiss were studied in the early 20th century by anthropological writer Ernest Crawley. He wrote that kissing was "a universal expression in the social life of the higher civilizations of the feelings of affection, love (sexual, parental, and filial), and veneration." According to Crawley, touch is "the mother of the senses," and the kiss was a tactile and specialized form of intimate contact. Let's go through the 7 things that you may probably do not know about kissing. 1.KISSING AS A STRESS BUSTER Affection in general has stress-reducing effects. Kissing in particular has been studied in a controlled experiment and it was found that increasing the frequency of kissing in marital and cohabiting relationships results in a reduction of perceived stress, an increase in relationship satisfaction, and a lowering of cholesterol levels.2.KISSING AS A MEDICAL AIDKissing can also cause the adrenal glands to release epinephrine and norepinephrine (adrenaline and noradrenaline) into the blood, thereby causing an adrenaline rush, which has a beneficial impact on the cardiovascular system because the heart pumps faster. In an experiment by Dr. Alexander DeWees.3.KISSING IS GERM CITY Did you know that one kiss can pass 278 types of bacteria? A long enough kiss could leave you with a transmission of 10 million bacterium! That's reason enough to keep kissing to just one person that you know and trust and watch brush their teeth, huh?4.KISSING IS LIKE DRUGS The endorphins you release when kissing are said to be 200 times more powerful than the drug effects of morphine! Hence, the reason you get that “giddy” weightless feeling after kissing for a while. Who knew that the best drug high they could have was both legal and sitting right beside them the entire time? Why sacrifice your health and well being over illegal drugs when you can just kiss all day?5.KISSING AS WORKOUT Making out can be healthy for you. Kissing for one minute burns 26 calories. So enjoy that chocolate cake, and make up for it later with an extended make-out sesh with your partner. This act puts 29 facial muscles in motion thus kissing can be used as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles. 6.KISSING AS SCIENCE The science of kissing itself is called philematology. Kissing generally uses one muscle, called the orbicularis oris, that is responsible for puckering your lips when you kiss. 7.KISSING REDUCES LIFE Smooching passionately for 90 seconds will elevate blood pressure and cause the pulse rate to go racing. It will also increase the level of hormones in the blood, thus reducing life by one minute.

Seven facts you probably don't know about kissing

New Delhi, Nov 02,2012: Kissing can be one of the most intimate, sensual, and just plain fun things you can do with another person. It is the most beautiful way of expressing your love. There

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