Happy Valentine's Day!

Roses are Red ...Violets are Blue ...Wishing a Happy LOVE Day to YOU!

"Live to learn, learn to love, and then you'll love to live!"

4 Hugs a day keeps the doctor away...it's true! I read the following:

"Hugging can lift depression and enable the body's immune system to become tuned up. Hugging breathes fresh life into tired bodies and makes you feel more young and vibrant. In the home, hugging can strengthen relationships and significantly reduce tensions. Hemoglobin in the blood increases significantly when you are hugged. Hemoglobin is that part of the blood that carries the vital supplies of oxygen to the heart and to the brain.

So hug away!

And...here's some research on kissing:

Kissing stabilizes cardiovascular activity, decreases high blood pressure, and lowers cholesterol.

Kissing prevents cavities and plaque build-up by stimulating saliva production while preventing gingivitis through the calcium present in saliva. (So kiss before going to your next dental check-up!)

Kissing stimulates over 30 facial muscles which smoothes out skin and increases blood circulation to the face. (Forget the facial creams, just kiss your husband a lot!)

"Kissing burns 12 calories per five-second episode and three passionate kisses a day will help you lose one pound!" (I may not have to go on Biggest Loser after all! )

"Kissing prevents the formation of the stress hormone glucocorticoids which causes high blood pressure, muscle weakening and insomnia."

"Kissing does its part to vaccinate people from new germs. Saliva contains bacteria, 80% of them are common to all people with 20% unique to each person. By sharing saliva with a partner, you are stimulating your immune system to respond to the different bacteria you are being exposed to. The result is that your immune system creates certain anti-bodies to these new bacteria, which in effect vaccinates you against these germs. This process is called cross-immunotherapy."

"According to a study from the University of Leicester in England, couples whose lips are of a similar size are more likely to stay together. Researchers found that 88 percent of happy couples had lips that mirrored each other's. Well-matched lips also make for a synced-up smooch!"

"Finally, you may not be surprised to know that kissing offers an express analysis of genetic compatibility. While you are kissing, your brain conducts instant chemical analysis of your partner's saliva and issues a "verdict" of your genetic compatibility. Think about it. Don't you know much more about what you like or don't like in a person after one kiss? And kissing is much more fun than taking a relationship inventory." Kissing also cures hiccups! Ha-ha!

So kiss someone you love today!