A good cry now and then does a body good.<\/p>\n
Just as sweat removes salt, urine removes waste, and mucus traps bacteria, tears also serve a purpose. Emotional tears — shed in moments of intense feeling — carry stress hormones and are a way of getting rid of them.<\/p>\n
Your body makes several kinds of tears:<\/p>\n
Basal tears are produced continuously to keep your eyes lubricated; that layer of moisture also helps prevent damage from air currents and bits of floating debris.<\/p>\n
Irritant tears are produced when the eyes are hit by flying sand, grit, insects, etc.<\/p>\n
Emotional tears are released in moments of intense feeling — sometimes joy, but more often sorrow.<\/p>\n
Unlike basal or irritant tears, which are protective, emotional tears are hormonal and chemically different. One major hormone that increases with stress is also associated with crying: prolactin. Levels of prolactin in the body correlate positively with frequency of emotional crying.<\/p>\n
When was the last time you cried?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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