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10 Facts About Kissing
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  1. The mouth is full of bacteria... and when two people kiss, they exchange between 10 million and 1 billion bacteria.  Remember to brush, rinse and floss! 
  2. Kissing is actually good for your teeth. The anticipation of a kiss increases the flow of saliva to your mouth and gives your teeth a plaque-dispersing bath.
  3. Bad breath can’t be passed on to another person via kissing. 
  4. A French kiss involves all 34 muscles in the face, whereas a quick pucker involves only two.
  5. Passionate French kissing can burn up to five calories in a few seconds or about 150 calories in a minute.  Kiss for 10 minutes... and skip the gym!
  6. Kissing makes you feel happy, positive and less stressed because it releases endorphins and oxytocin. According to relationship therapist Dr. Krista A. Bloom, our lips are super- sensitive and have approximately 10,000 nerve endings – and that’s why we love kissing so much.
  7. So far, the movie with the most kisses (127) is Don Juan (1926).  Andy Warhol’s Kiss (1963) contains the longest kiss ever filmed.  Splendor in the Grass (1963) with Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty made history with Hollywood’s first on-screen French kiss.
  8. Young lovers in the 18 to 24 age group are making out an average of 11 times each week.
  9. 5% of people aged 45 and over are managing more than a staggering 31 passionate kisses each week.
  10. Kissing is healthy and can even make you live longer. Even a quick good-bye kiss before leaving home can have huge benefits. 
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6-Point Pucker Check

Dr Katz says “A good first place to start is by checking your breath.  However, contrary to popular belief, you cannot check your breath by blowing into your hand.  It simply doesn’t work.  Your body is designed so that you cannot detect your own odour and your senses become used to the smell of your own bad breath.  It’s a process called acclimation which we have developed over centuries of evolution – it helps us to be able to distinguish strange smells quickly without being overwhelmed with our own particular odours.  You exhale your own breath constantly, so you become accustomed to your own smell.  Six effective ways to test your own breath at home include:
The Cotton Test  Wipe the top surface of your tongue with a piece of cotton gauze and smell it. This is probably the most honest way. Also, if you notice a yellowish stain on the cotton, it's likely that you have an elevated sulphide production level.

The Lick Test  Lick the back of your hand. Let that dry for about 10 seconds and then smell it. If you notice an odor, you may have a breath disorder because the sulphur salts from your tongue have been transferred to your hand after the liquid has evaporated.

The Dental Floss Test  Run a piece of dental floss between your back teeth (this is the mostly likely place where you may get food caught) and then smell the floss. This may be an indication of the level of odours others detect.

The Mirror Test  Stand in front of the mirror and stick your tongue out as far as possible. If you notice that the very back of your tongue is whitish, it may be a sign that you have bad breath.

The Observation Test  Judge the reaction of others when you interact with them. If people are visibly stepping away then it may be time to do something about it.
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The Ask Test  Ask the opinion of someone you can trust (a good friend, a spouse, even your kids). Ask them to check your breath several times daily because breath changes throughout the day.
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