Can Kissing Relieve Your Allergy Symptoms?

First, an anecdote. There was once a golfing phenom named Eldrick (you may know him as Tiger Woods). He wowed the world by hitting a golf ball very far at a young age. He then made some untold millions of dollars hitting a golf ball very far and wearing clothes for companies. And it was good. Then he married a friend's nanny and made between one and three babies with her. It was then revealed that he was having consensual sex with women other than the nanny, and he was shamed. Then, this Tiger Woods made a comeback at the Masters and a friend pointed out that he was suffering mightily from allergies. Is it possible that Tiger Woods was doing, or NOT doing, something differently this time around? 

And now the punch line. Per a study done by the Department of Allergy at Satou Hospital (Osaka, Japan), kissing can alleviate mild eczema and rhinitis. Rhinitis—for those not in the know—is a nasal drip sometimes caused by external allergens: your pollens, your pet danders, your dusts, etc. According to this study, a half hour of kissing not only made people feel really good about themselves, but it also banged down their IgE levels. Reason #465 why kissing is the (second) bestest. 5 Reasons Kissing Is Good For You

But kissing and allergies don't always go together like tonsils and hockey. Per the Mirror, a young gal in the United Kingdom nearly met her maker after a passionate kiss from boyfriendo. In a case straight out of an episode of House, the young woman had a peanut allergy, and the dusting of nuts that her guy had on his lips pushed her into anaphylactic shock. 10 Surprising Facts About Kissing

The lesson, as always, is to brush after meals and, if you've a serious allergy, keep an EpiPen handy. Oh, and kiss regularly; it's pretty nice.