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Bu□kissingisnotju□□arom□n□i□gesture□i□al□ohas□□ien□□ficbenefi□s.When□e□is□,ourbrain□releaseacockt□i□ofchemicalslikeoxyt□cin,dopa□ine,an□serotonin,kn□w□ast□e"lov□□ormones."Th□se□hemical□canreducestres□,□oo□tm□od□□□dcre□te□ee□in□sofattachme□t□ndbondin□.Kissingalsostre□gt□e□sourim□□n□s□stem□yexposingust□a□arietyofbacteriathatc□nhelpbuildimm□nity.<□p>□p>Butkissingisnotjustarom□n□icges□ure—i□als□hassc□entificbenefits.Wh□nw□kiss,ourbrainsrelea□eac□c□tailofchemi□al□□ikeo□ytocin□dopamine,ands□rot□nin,knownast□e"lovehormones.□□heseche□ica□sc□□□e□ucestre□□,boost□□od,andcreatefeelin□so□at□ach□entand□ondin□□K□ssingalsostren□t□enso□ri□mune□yst□mbyexposingustoavarietyofbacteriatha□canhelpbuildimmu□ity.<□p> But□is□□n□isnotju□□a□omanticgesture□□talsoha□□cientif□□be□ef□ts.Whenwe□□ss□o□rbrainsreleaseacock□ailof□he□icalsli□eoxyt□c□□,□opamine□andserotonin□k□owna□□he"loveh□rm□nes."□he□eche□icalscanredu□e□□□ess,boostmood,andcr□ate□ee□□ng□of□ttachm□ntandbondi□g.Ki□si□□al□□s□□ength□n□ourimm□nesys□embyex□osingust□avarie□yofbacteria□□atcanhelpbu□ld□mmunity□ Butkiss□ngisnot□usta□omanticgesture—italsohasscientif□cben□f□ts.Whenwekis□,ourbrainsreleaseac□cktailo□chemicals□ikeoxy□oci□,dopamine□a□□serot□nin,kno□nasthe"□ovehor□one□."Thesech□micalscanre□ucestre□s,boostmood,□ndcrea□ef□e□□ngso□at□□c□mentan□bo□ding.Kissingal□ostrengthensou□immunesystem□yexposingustoava□ietyofbacteriat□atca□helpbuildimmunity. □utkissingisn□tjust□ro□□nt□cgesture—i□alsohas□cientif□□benefits.Wh□nwekiss□ou□brainsreleaseacoc□tail□fchemicalsl□□eoxy□oc□n,dopamine,andsero□□nin,kno□nasthe"l□ve□ormo□e□."Thesech□mic□□scanr□ducest□ess,b□ostmo□d,andcreatefeelin□sofattach□□ntandbonding.Kiss□n□□ls□stren□then□ourimmune□ystembyexpo□□ngu□toavarietyofbact□riath□tcanhe□pb□ildimmun□ty.