Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a recent study, kissing can lead to better sexual health.

According to scientists studying the effects of kissing and lip to lip contact, when a man’s and woman’s lips touch together, chemicals in the saliva release and gets most man’s engine going. The study states “encourage bonding in men, though not so much in women.”

Other than getting soldiers to salute, kissing has health benefits as well. According to a report from EMax Health says that other than lowering stress, Helen Fisher (Professor at Rutgers University / Author of “Why Him, Why Her: Finding Real Love by Understanding Your Personality Type”) tells the publication that “Kissing is not just kissing - it is a major escalation or de-escalation point in a powerful process of mate choice.”