B□t□□ss□ngi□no□□ustaromanticgesture—italsohassci□□□i□i□b□nefit□.Whenwekiss,o□rb□ain□releasea□ockta□lof□hemic□lsli□eoxytocin,d□pami□e,andserotonin,kn□wnas□he"lo□e□ormones."Th□sech□micalscanreducestress,b□ostmoo□□andcreatefeelings□fattachmenta□dbonding□Kis□i□galsostreng□□□nsou□immunes□□□em□y□xposingusto□□□rietyofba□teri□thatcanhe□pb□ildimmunity. B□tkis□ingisnotjusta□oma□tic□esture—italsohasscienti□i□benef□ts.Whenwekiss□ourbrainsr□leaseaco□ktailofchemical□likeoxytocin,dopa□i□e,a□dserotonin,knownast□□"loveh□□□ones."Thes□ch□□ical□canredu□□stress,□□ostmood,and□r□atefeelings□fat□achmen□andbonding.Kissingalsostrengt□□nsourimmunesyste□byexp□singusto□□a□ietyofb□cteriathatcanhe□pbuildimm□nity. But□is□ingisn□tj□staromanti□□estu□e□ita□s□□ass□i□ntifi□□e□efits.W□enwe□iss,ourbr□i□s□elease□coc□□ailofchemica□sl□ke□xyto□in,dopamine,andserotoni□,know□asthe"lo□ehor□□nes."Thesechemicalscanreduce□tres□,boos□moo□,an□createfeelin□□ofatt□chme□□an□bo□din□.Kissingalsostren□then□our□mmunesy□tembyexposi□gusto□□arietyofbacteriathatcanhelpbuildimmunity.□> Butkiss□n□isn□tjustaromanticgestur□—italsohass□ientif□cbenefits.W□□n□ekiss□ourbrain□□eleaseacockt□ilo□chemicalslikeoxytoc□n,dopamine,a□dseroto□i□,know□asthe"lovehormones."□hesechemicalscanred□c□□tr□ss,boost□o□d,and□rea□efee□□ngsofattachment□ndbond□ng□□is□ingalso□trengthensouri□mune□ystembyexp□s□ng□sto□□a□ie□yofbac□e□iathatc□nhel□buildimmunity.□> □utkiss□ngisno□ju□tar□m□n□icg□stur□—italsohassci□ntificb□n□fits.Whenwekiss,o□rb□a□nsreleaseacoc□tailofchemicalsl□keo□ytoci□,dop□m□ne,a□□□erotonin,□now□asth□"lo□e□orm□nes."Thes□che□ic□lscanre□ucestress,boostmood□a□dc□eat□feelingsofatta□hmentan□bond□□g.Ki□singa□sostren□□hensour□m□une□□stembyexposin□□stoavari□t□ofb□□teriat□a□ca□helpbuil□immu□i□y.<□p> Butkissi□gisnot□ustaromanticgestu□e□it□lsoh□ssc□□n□ifi□benefits.Whenw□□iss□o□rb□ainsr□lease□c□cktailofchemicals□ikeox□t□c□n,dopami□e,a□dserotonin,knownasthe"□□v□hormones."Thes□chemicalscanre□uc□s□ress,boostmood,□□dc□eatefeelin□sofat□achmenta□dbo□din□.Kissing□lsostrengthensourimmunesystem□yexposing□st□ava□□etyof□acteriatha□canhe□pbu□ld□mm□nit□.