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Kissing burns calories, so exercise today
Kissing is big news. It is good for us, extends our happiness and sends all sorts of amazing chemicals flooding through our bodies. In support of the most romantic of days, Allergan Pharmaceuticals offers ten interesting facts about kissing.
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- On average, we spend two weeks out of our lifetimes kissing - that's three hundred and thirty six hours of lip service.
- Like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two lip impressions are the same - studies shows that lip prints are unique to every person.
- To pucker up for a kiss you use 34 facial muscles and 112 postural muscles - it's a full body exercise.
- Kissing can boost your immune system - a smooch a day can keep the doctor away. One peck can contain up to 278 different bacteria, but luckily, 95% of those bacteria are not dangerous.
- Making out makes up for meditation - kissing produces the same relaxation effects as a yoga class or meditation. Regular kissers show significant decreases in levels of stress and not surprisingly, they also show improvements in their levels of relationship satisfaction with their significant others.
- Most people are right-headed kissers - smooth smooching requires that heads tilt just so to allow ample space for locking lips without noses clashing. Research shows that 80% of kissing couples turned to the right.
- Kissing can seal the deal - or be the kiss of death. Good or bad teeth, breath, mouth taste and kissing skill all play a role in determining whether to kiss someone, or to continue kissing someone. Women are pickier than men, with 66% reporting that a bad first kiss could be a definite turn-off, compared with 59% of men.
- Partners who kiss each other good-bye live longer than those who do not, so remember to peck your partner before heading out the door.
- Kissing keeps you slim. A quick romantic kiss burns about three calories, while a more passionate kiss burns five or more calories, depending on the duration and intimacy of the kiss.
- That fleshy bump in the middle of your top lip has a few names, including procheilion, labial tubercle, or tuberculum labii superioris. Now that is a mouthful...
The company offers lip filler for those who want to improve on nature and produce that sexy, soft, bee-stung pout. For more information, go to www.allergan.co.za.
