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Butk□□singisno□justaroma□t□cges□□re—ital□oha□□c□e□t□fi□benefits.Whenwe□i□s,o□rbrainsrel□asea□ocktailofchem□□als□ikeox□tocin,dopamine,□ndserotonin□□now□□sthe"lo□ehormones."Thesec□em□calsc□nre□ucestres□,bo□□□m□od,andcreatefeelingsofattachmentandbon□ing.Kissin□a□s□□tr□n□then□o□r□mmunesys□e□byexposingust□avarie□yofba□teria□□atcanhe□p□uildim□uni□y. Bu□kissingis□ot□ustar□manticg□s□u□e—italsoha□scientif□□□e□efits.Whe□wekiss□ourbr□insreleaseacocktai□ofch□mical□likeoxytocin,□□pa□in□□ands□r□□onin,known□sthe"□ovehormones."Thesec□e□icals□anreducestr□□s,boostmood,andcrea□efe□l□ngsofattachme□□andbonding.K□ssingalsost□e□gthensou□immunesys□em□yex□osingus□oavar□etyofba□teriathatcanhel□build□m□unit□.□□p><□>B□t□issingisn□tjustaromanticgesture—italso□assc□ent□ficbe□efits.Whenwe□iss□ou□brainsr□l□aseac□cktailofchemicalsli□eoxytocin,do□am□n□,andsero□onin,known□□the"lov□hor□ones."Thesechemica□sca□reduces□□ess,boost□ood,andcreatefeelingsofa□ta□hmentan□bo□□in□.Kissingalsostre□gthensourimmunesy□tembyexp□si□gu□toav□rietyof□acteri□□hatcanhelpbuildimmu□ity. But□issi□gisnotj□s□ar□man□icg□s□ure—italsoh□sscie□tifi□□enefi□s□When□ekis□,o□rbrainsr□le□□□acocktailofch□mi□als□i□eox□tocin,do□am□ne□andseroto□□n,knownast□e"l□vehor□o□es."T□e□ech□□□□als□□nreducestress□boo□tmood,andcreatefeeling□ofatt□chmen□andb□nding.Kis□□ngalsostre□gt□ens□urimmunesystembyexpos□□g□stoa□a□ietyofbacteriat□a□canhelpbuildimmunity□ But□issingisnotju□tar□manticgestur□—ita□sohasscientif□cbenefits.□□e□we□is□,ourbrainsr□□easeaco□kt□□l□f□hemica□s□ikeox□tocin,dopa□□ne,ands□ro□onin□knownasthe"lo□ehormones."T□esech□□ic□lscanredu□estre□s,boostmo□d,a□dcrea□ef□elingso□att□chmen□andbonding.Kis□ing□lsostren□then□□ur□mmune□□stembyexposingustoav□rietyofbac□eriath□tcan□□lpbu□ldi□munity□ □u□kissingisno□jus□aromanticgestur□—itals□ha□s□ie□tifi□be□ef□ts.□henwekiss,ourbrains□eleas□acocktai□ofchemicalslike□xytocin,dopamine,andserotonin□know□ast□e"lo□ehormones."Thesechemicalscanreducestre□s,boostm□od□andcreatefeeli□g□ofattachmenta□dbonding.Kissingalso□tren□□□ensourimmunesys□e□byexposingusto□v□ri□ty□fba□teriathatcan□el□bui□dim□unity.