Is kissing healthy?: Immune system, heart rate and even life expectancy

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Kissing is an expression of love and affection, and it elicits just those feelings. Butterflies in the stomach, palpitations or weak knees are just some of the nice reactions we feel during an intimate kiss. Kissing is not only beautiful and fun, it’s even healthy. If the kiss is particularly intense, it even burns calories.

What does kissing do to the body?

As soon as two people touch their lips, fireworks go off in their brains. More than 100 billion nerve cells are stimulated, messenger substances are sent to the brain, and a huge cocktail of neurotransmitters and happiness hormones such as serotonin and endorphin flows into our thinking organs. At the same time, cortisol, the stress hormone, decreases, we relax and reduce stress.

All this mix of hormones and messenger substances cheers us up. But a sincere kiss not only affects our health, but also has a proven positive effect on our health. During kissing, the heart beats as fast as when we play sports, and blood pressure rises – the whole body is put under positive stress.

Strengthens the body’s defenses and even weakens you

Kissing can even boost the immune system. During the time when the lips overlap, about 4000 bacterial exchanges take place. These foreign invaders activate our defenses and act like a small oral vaccine.

One kiss moves about 30 facial muscles and burns 12 calories, especially if it’s intense. In general, a particularly intimate kiss activates the body as much as a run of about 100 meters.

And finally the best thing: Those who kiss and are kissed generally live longer – up to five years, according to experts. (CENTIMETER)

Source : Blick