I’ve read in the past that crying is the body’s way of stabilizing chemical levels by draining excess stress chemicals out of our bodies through our tear ducts. (Here are 7 good reasons to cry.)
When looking at tears under a microscope, Rose-Lynn Fisher discovered that basal tears (the ones that our body produces to lubricate our eyes) are drastically different from the tears that happen when we are chopping onions.
So next time you feel like crying, let it loose! You’re doing something healthy–both physically and psychologically.
Joseph Stromberg of the Smithsonian’s Collage of Arts and Sciences… Read the rest
