This is from a presentation that I put together a couple of years ago for Valentines Day. It’s long, so I’m going to post it in two parts. Give me your feedback.
Kissing can help you lose weight, relax, express love, boost your immune system, improve self-esteem, manage stress and stimulate your brain. Have I captivated your interest? Is it too good to be true? Science says no! There is one caveat; you have to be kissing your significant other. Kissing the wrong person at the wrong time can actually be hazardous to your health.
Here’s something that feels good, is natural, contains no additives, has no calories and is good for your health: Kissing! So pucker up, it could save your life.
Why Kissing? There are a number of reasons.
A serious, tongue-tangling French kiss exercises all the underlying muscles of the face – which some say could keep you looking younger and certainly looking happier. A pucker kiss only uses two muscles. A real French kiss activates all 34 of your facial muscles, and the highest level of serious making out, properly done, engages every muscle and tendon in your body.
Kissing will make you smile, too; and that’s definitely will make you look better, happier and healthier.
Kissing can slow the aging process – it tones your jaw and cheek muscles, reducing sagging.
Kissing might even help you lose weight, says Bryant Stamford, PhD, professor and director of health promotion center at the University of Louisville. “During a really, really passionate kiss, you might burn two calories a minute—double your metabolic rate,” he says. (This compares to 11.2 calories per minute you burn jogging on a treadmill).
Kissing is a “sensual meditation”, says Joy Davidson, PhD, psychologist and clinical sexologist in Seattle, Washington. “It stops the buzz in your mind, it quells anxiety, and it heightens the experience of being present in the moment. It actually produces a lot of the physiological changes that meditation produces.
While kissing isn’t a replacement for brushing your teeth, it does provide extra saliva that washes bacteria off your teeth. Kissing also boosts your immune system. By exchanging bacteria through a kiss you are stimulating your internal defense mechanism.
You live longer.
Now that we know kissing is actually good for you, what the problems. Here are the ten common excuses and the solutions.
Tomorrow I will post the common excuses for not kissing more and will include the K.I.S.S. Ten Second Plan.
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