Butkissingisnotjusta□o□anticgesture—italsoha□s□ientificb□nef□ts.Whenwekiss,ou□□rains□eleas□acoc□tai□□fch□mica□slike□x□tocin,do□am□ne,an□s□roto□in,known□sthe"lovehorm□nes."T□esechemica□scanr□ducestre□□,boostmo□d,andcreatef□el□ngsofatta□hmentand□□nding.Kissingalsostre□□thens□□rimmunes□ste□byexposingustoa□□riety□□bacteriathat□anhelpbui□di□□unity□ Butkis□in□i□notjustaroma□ti□gesture—ita□sohassc□entificbenefits□Whenwekis□,□ur□rainsreleaseacoc□tailofchemica□slikeo□yt□cin,d□pamine,andserot□nin,kn□w□as□h□"lov□□ormones."Thesechemicals□anre□uce□tress,boos□m□od□andcre□□efe□ling□□fa□tachmentan□bonding.Kissingal□ostren□t□enso□rim□unes□□tembyexposingu□toava□□e□yofbacte□iathat□□nhel□buildimmunity. But□i□□□ng□snotju□□aromanticgest□re□italso□asscientificbene□its.Whenwekiss,ourbrain□□eleasea□ocktailofche□ica□□lik□ox□to□i□□do□amine,andserotonin,knowna□□he"□o□□□□rmo□e□.□Th□sec□em□calsca□r□duce□tres□,b□□stm□□d,a□dcreatefe□li□□sofattachmentandbondi□□.Ki□singalsostre□gthensourimmun□system□ye□posingus□o□varietyofb□ct□riathatcanhelpb□ildimm□nity.□□p> Butk□ssingi□notjus□a□om□nticgest□re—ita□sohasscie□tifi□□e□□fi□s.When□ekiss,ourb□□in□r□lease□□ockt□il□f□hemicalslikeoxyt□□□n,□opami□□,andserotonin,□nownas□□e□lo□ehormone□."Theseche□□cals□anred□cestress,boostmood□and□□ea□efeelin□sofa□t□chmentandbonding.Kissi□galsostrengt□□n□□uri□munesystembyexposingustoav□riety□fbacte□iathatcanhelpbuildi□mu□ity.