Butkissingisnot□□sta□omantic□esture—□talsohas□cientifi□bene□its□When□ek□ss,ourbrainsr□l□as□□□ocktailofchemicalslikeoxytocin□dopa□ine,□nds□rot□n□n,knownas□he"lovehormones.□□hesech□m□c□l□canreducestr□ss,boostmood,□□dcre□tefeeling□□fattachmentandb□nding.Kissingalso□tren□thensour□mmune□□st□mb□expos□ngustoavari□□yofbacteriatha□canhel□buildimmunity.□> Butk□ssingisnotjus□aro□anticgesture—□talsohasscienti□□cbe□efits.Whenwek□ss,ourbrainsreleaseacocktailofch□mic□lsl□keoxy□□cin□dopam□ne,and□□rotonin,kno□n□□t□e"lov□hormone□."These□hemicalscanre□ucest□ess,boo□t□□od,a□dc□□ate□□elingso□attachm□ntandbondin□.□iss□ngalsostr□n□□henso□□i□□u□esyste□byexpo□□ngustoavarie□yofbacteriathatca□□elp□uild□mm□□ity. Butkissingis□□tjustaro□anticgestu□e—i□□l□o□as□□ienti□icben□fits.Whenwekiss,our□rainsr□l□as□acock□□□lofchemical□likeoxyt□cin,d□pa□in□,andserot□□in,kno□□asth□□lov□hormo□es□"Thesechemicalscan□ed□□es□re□s,bo□s□□□od,andcreatef□e□ingsofattachmen□andbonding.Kissingalso□t□e□gthens□urimmunesyst□mbyex□o□□ngustoavar□e□yofba□□eriathatcanh□lpb□ildimmun□ty.<□p> Butkissingisnotjust□rom□nticgesture—it□lsoha□scienti□i□be□□fits.Whenweki□s,our□r□insrelease□co□ktail□fc□emic□lslikeoxytocin,□o□amine,a□dse□oto□i□,kn□wna□the"lovehormones."T□es□chemicalscanredu□e□tress□□oost□ood□a□dcreatefeelin□sofattachment□ndbonding.Kissingalsostrengthe□□ourimmunesystembye□posi□□□st□avariety□fbacteriathatcanhelpbuildimmun□ty.