Cold and Cuddling.

It's getting colder and colder each day. I am just at home and I am all bundled up. Even my folks are covered from neck down and we're all staying in the family room covered with blankets, comforters, munching on junk food (hello! colon cleanse) and watching DVDs like there's no tommorow. During this cold season, DH and I love to cuddle under the sheets, nope nope! As opposed to what most people would think, we just love to hug, hug and hug! I don't know, but I would choose hugging over kissing even after reading these facts on kissing :).

• An act of kissing puts 29 facial muscles in motion. In other words, kissing can be used as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles
• Lovers swap saliva containing various substances e.g. fats, mineral salts, proteins while kissing.
• According to latest studies, the exchange of the above substances can give a boost to the production of antibodies which are made specifically to deal with the antigens associated with different diseases as they are encountered.
• As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
• Smooching passionately for 90 seconds will elevate blood pressure and cause the pulse rate to go racing. It will also increase the level of hormones in the blood, thus reducing life by one minute.
• It is thought that men who kiss their wives goodbye before going to work live five years longer than those who just slam the door. Men of the latter category are said to be more prone to traffic accidents.
• Contrary to a popular belief, the Eskimos do not merely rub their noses against each other in a display of love and affection. The lips open up a bit once the olfactory organs of the kissing partners meet. Then the Eskimos take a deep breath and send the air out while holding their lips closed. After savoring the scent of each other, the partners press noses against each other’s cheeks and freeze for a minute of two.
• The bodies of those engaged in kissing produce a substance that is 200 times more powerful than morphine in terms of narcotic effect. That is why the kissing partners can experience feelings of euphoria and bliss in the process.
• Kissing can help women relax and ease the effects of stress.
• On the average, a person spends 20,160 minutes (two weeks) of his life on kissing.
• A kiss that lasts one minute can relieve your body of 26 calories.
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