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Stress Reliever? I Think We Knew This

Stress Reliever? I Think We Knew This

AIG, Bank failures, 401(k) realities, the news in general. There’s stress everywhere. So whatcha gonna do?

Well, how about smooching, making out, canoodling, kissing? Seems that there’s more to it than just preludes and dynamic tension. Cortisol declines in men and women. Oxytocin increases in men, decreases in women. Interesting. And the same things happen, although less intensely, when a couple holds hands.

Ah, togetherness. It beats Facebook anyday.

Conduct your own research. Feel better.

Posted: 3/18/09
gigismum

I saw this on MSN also-I love it! Ha- I actually tried this w/ my husband the other night. Yes, it relieved a lot of stress and we had a lot of fun.

Normally we eat dinner, maybe play Wii with our daughter, watch TV and still have "fun" later"

Instead we never watched TV programs but turned on the IPOD listened to music, hung out together, played Wii w/ the it on mute and listened to music. We flirted, hugged, kissed all evening and it was a really nice *change* of things and a great stress reliever.

I have been stressed out immensly due to the economy- this helped!