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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Kelly Ripa Appalled After Learning How Much Bacteria Can Spread During A '10-Second Kiss' On ‘Live,' Tells Mark Consuelos, 'I'm Gonna Start Timing You'
Kelly Ripa's lips are sealed after learning this startling smooch fact — literally. On Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday, Ripa began reading about 'how kissing can actually spread depression and anxiety,' when Mark Consuelos asked, 'How does that work?' Ripa teased, 'Well, I can tell you.' Following a bout of laughter from Ripa and the audience, Consuelos teased, 'Aww!' Ripa read that kissing 'can trigger the release of the stress hormone, cortisol, which can disrupt the balance of bacteria in the mouth.' 'Spouses can transfer this bacteria while kissing,' she added. However, Ripa became particularly appalled after reading that 'prior research found as many as 80 million bacteria are transferred during just one 10-second kiss.' Consuelos chimed in, '10 seconds is a long time. That's a long kiss.' After Consuelos teased his wife and co-host that she 'shouldn't read this,' Ripa told him, 'I'm gonna start timing you.' 'And I'll be like, 'We're a the eight-minute mark with this kiss,'' she said. 'Because you're a kisser. You like to kiss.' She also read findings from a study involving 'one spouse [who] had poor mental health and trouble sleeping,' who ultimately 'inflicted their healthy partner with similar symptoms in just six months because of the bacteria in the mouth.' Consuelos assured Ripa that he 'do[es]n't really have anxiety' and is not depressed. 'So you're safe. I on the other hand…,' he quipped. 'You sleep really well.' However, Ripa revealed that their bed informed her that she 'snored two minutes' the night before, which she claimed she doesn't do. Consuelos added, 'Sometimes you do. It's cute though.' While Ripa said she only snores when she's sick, Consuelos begged to differ, telling Ripa she snored 'the other day' while napping on the couch. 'But it's like a little purr,' he clarified. Ripa joked, 'I'm catching it from you. Alright, no more kissing. That's it.' Live with Kelly and Mark airs on weekdays. Check out their website for your local listings.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Doctors sound alarm after discovering deadly condition can be caught by KISSING
Along with germs, kissing could spread dementia a new study suggests. Researchers out of Iran looked at how transferring saliva between two humans could impact mental health. Previous studies have shown that people suffering from depression and anxiety have higher cortisol levels in their spit. The theory is that cortisol has a toxic effect on the hippocampus area of the brain, which plays an important role in memory. In the new study, researchers looked at how kissing someone could alter the composition of the other person's spit and therefore introduce higher levels of cortisol into their systems. To test the theory, the scientists recruited 268 newlywed couples between February and October 2024. In each of the couples, one spouse was suffering from depression and anxiety, with the primary symptom being insomnia. At the beginning of their marriages, each of the couples submitted swaps from their mouths and salivary samples. They also completed questionnaires gauging their sleeping behaviors and anxiety levels. Six months later, they completed the same tests and sent them in for analysis. The results showed that healthy spouses 'exhibited significantly higher scores for depression, anxiety, and insomnia compared to their own baseline measurements' half a year later. It was found that women were more impacted by this phenomena than men. The researchers say that the findings have 'important implications' for developing treatment plans for insomnia and depression for patients in relationships, as it could involve treating both parties, even if only one partner is demonstrating symptoms. They note that the findings also relate to previous research which shows how gut bacteria can produce chemicals that significantly impact the brain, including several microorganisms linked - positively or negatively - to mental health. One experiment, known as the Flemish Gut Flora Project, examined depression data and stool samples from more than 1,000 people and found that two types of bacteria were 'consistently depleted' in those who suffered from depression. This held true even if patients were on anti-depressants. Off the back of this research, scientists are now exploring the transfer of fecal matter from a healthy donor into a patient as a potential treatment for depression. The researchers behind the recent study say that further research is needed to look at how the exchange of microorganisms in saliva between humans can effect mental health. They note that their analysis has various limitations, including the fact that it was only limited to Persian-speaking couples based in Iran and the questionnaires didn't account for other factors that could impact mental health, such as major life events and dietary changes. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Pandemic era stressors have increased rates for depression and anxiety by upwards of 25 percent. The National Institute of Mental Health reveals that depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the US. The symptoms range from mild to severe and can disrupt a person's ability to carry out everyday activities. It is linked to increased health care costs and other health conditions like heart disease and diabetes. It is also a risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Times
08-05-2025
- Health
- Times
My partner won't kiss me any more
Q. My partner of five years never kisses me properly any more unless it's definitely going to lead to sex. I know we're out of the honeymoon period but I miss the kissing sessions we used to have as a pleasure in their own right. How can we resolve this? A. Kissing is greatly underrated but there has been a lot of research into it. Most of it concludes that kissing is a fundamental measure of relationship quality and, having read a number of papers on the subject myself, I believe that none of us are doing enough of it. Most of the older studies on kissing took a more evolutionary approach. They hypothesised that kissing might be a way of picking up pheromonal cues
