{"id":9667,"date":"2006-05-16T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2006-05-16T17:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/05\/16\/kiss-a-loved-one-do-it-for-them.html"},"modified":"2006-05-16T10:15:21","modified_gmt":"2006-05-16T17:15:21","slug":"kiss_a_loved_on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/05\/16\/kiss_a_loved_on.html","title":{"rendered":"Kiss a loved one. Do it for them."},"content":{"rendered":"

Kissing may actually have some positive health benefits, in terms of curing hayfever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 30-minute kissing session may suppress the body’s allergic reaction to pollen, providing welcome relief from hay fever, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n

Scientists based at the Satou hospital in Japan found that kissing worked by relaxing the body and reducing the production of histamine \u2013 a chemical that the body produces in response to pollen, causing the sneezing, runny noses and streaming eyes that characterise hay fever attacks. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, when your head and nose are full of snot, that’s probably one of the times you’re least <\/em>interesteed in a half-hour snogging session. And, alas, simply cuddling, doesn’t seem to alter histamine levels.<\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kissing may actually have some positive health benefits, in terms of curing hayfever. 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