Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to my first ever blog, as this is the time of mistletoe my first blog is about kissing. How does this relate to food and mood I hear you say...well read on!

Why do we kiss? , have you ever wondered why we do this? The simplest answer maybe that kissing feels so good, it helps to sniff out potentail partners however according to philematologists (study of the anatomy and evolutionary history of kissing) the theory dates back to the days of our early human ancestors were before commercial babyfood was invented, mothers weaned there children by chewing up their food and then passing it into the infants mouth, which involved a lot of toungue action as  they passed the food over. This behaviour can also be seen in other animals such as birds. We have evolved since this prehestoric time and kissing is performed by over 90% of the world. Kissing is thought to be a relic gesture useful in todays society as it is a comfort stemming from our ancestors and a way of building up mutual trust and bonding with potential partners.
 
The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing ! This means your lips will get a serious workout, they say you burn 26 calories per kiss so it would behoove you to ramp up the effectiveness of your kissing. Burn unwanted calories and make an impact!  So pucker up and get the mistletoe out, kiss somebody special today and lets celebrate this ancient ritual.