7 Health Benefits Of Shedding Tears

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Stress relief

Dr. Abigael San, a clinical psychologist says, "When you are upset and stressed, you have an imbalance and build-up of chemicals in the body and crying helps to reduce that." It is said that a person who cries during stressful situations, has lower levels of depression. Emotional tears also release hormones likes adrenocorticotropic and leucine encephalin, which relieve your body of its stress.