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Ring Out the Old and Ring In The New!

Posted By: Jim Cleveland on 12/31/2011

Babies are tickled by it, young kids and teenagers are curious, awkward, and excited with it, and mature adults like it.  So what is “it”? 

It is kissing!

So, with the New Year fast approaching many people get together to celebrate, and now you have an excuse to reintroduce this activity to your loved ones!

Here are a few of the benefits:

1)      Kissing is a natural pain killer – the body releases dopamine (responsible for feelings of pleasure), phenylethylamine (thought to influence mood and attention), and endorphins (which can lead to feelings of euphoria, if it is someone that you want to kiss or is kissing you).  When these are released, you can put pain off to one side!

2)      Kissing is a stress buster – the body produces a hormone called oxytocin, which is thought to reduce stress and increase feelings of happiness.

3)      Kissing burns calories, compared to being sedentary.

So, don’t forget to ring in the New Year with this fun activity!