I have a bit of a problem with high cholesterol problem.  According to this I need to convince Barb we need to spend some more time on those kisses before we move on to curing the common cold:

REGULAR kissing is good for your health and women prefer it to making love, a survey suggests.

In the study of more than 500 men and women aged between 16 and 91, most men said they felt kissing was “more of a duty and obligation”.

But 56 per cent of women said they “enjoyed kissing and willingly kissed”.

Sixty per cent of women felt kissing was better than sex.

The survey also revealed that a long kiss can lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.