“Crying” can cure diseases! ? It sounds outrageous, but...

Do you remember when you were born?

What was the first skill you mastered?

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In the delivery room, accompanied by a cry...

That’s right! It means “crying”

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Recently, according to Upstream News, a netizen shared his medical experience: after going to a traditional Chinese medicine hospital for treatment, he was diagnosed with Shaoyang syndrome caused by liver qi stagnation. In addition to traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment plan also mentioned "crying for half an hour every day."

So, can crying really cure diseases? Let’s study it today:

What are the different types of tears?

Can crying help detoxify?

How to better release negative emotions?

3 types

1. Basic Tears

Whether your eyes are open or closed, the goblet cells of the conjunctiva (a layer of mucous membrane covering the inside of the upper and lower eyelids and the front of the eyeball) and the accessory lacrimal glands will secrete some tears, which are basal tears.

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Its main ingredients are salts and sterilizing substances , such as lactoferrin and immunoglobulin, which can flush out foreign matter, irritants, etc.

People usually don't feel its existence, but without it, the eyes will feel like there is something or dust, which will lead to dry eyes and even loss of ability to resist bacterial invasion.

2. Reflex tears

Tears that flow due to conditioned reflex, such as when the eyes come into contact with the pungent smell of onions, smoke, dust, gravel, debris, powder, etc., are called reflex tears.

These tears are released in larger quantities to flush out foreign matter or particles , and they also contain more antibodies to help fight the bacteria in the irritant.

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3. Emotional tears

Emotional tears are unique to humans and are one of the main differences between humans and animals.

When people are too sad, too happy, scared, or stressed, their emotions can easily get out of control, and crying can help vent various emotions.

Emotional tears contain higher concentrations of hormones and proteins , such as adrenocorticotropic hormone, enkephalin, and catechol , which cannot be detected in tears shed due to stimulation such as onions.

"Detoxification"

Tears help excrete certain "toxins" from the human body, have cleansing, lubrication, and antibacterial functions, and can also make you feel relaxed.

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1. Clean and moisten your eyes

Tears keep the eye moist, and the proteins and other substances they contain help maintain eye health and prevent infection .

Tears contain "lysozyme", which is a self-defense substance of the human body. When crying, tears can not only moisturize the cornea and clean the eyes, but also have a bactericidal effect.

2. Get calm and help sleep

Crying causes the body to release norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that helps people vent pain and find calm.

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3. Helps maintain heart and lung health

When people cry, they breathe in continuously, which helps the respiratory and circulatory systems .

This "crying breathing" has been incorporated into some breathing exercises that are effective in treating asthma and bronchitis .

4. Detoxify your emotions

Experts at the Psychiatric Laboratory at the Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, USA, found that negative emotions can be reduced by 40% after a person cries.

Emotional tears contain stress hormones , which are excreted from the body during the crying process; crying also triggers the body to release feel-good endorphins (a general term for neuropeptides with morphine-like activity).

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5. Helps burn fat

Emotional tears help burn fat . When you cry, you lower stress hormones and help burn abdominal fat.

By shedding tears, adrenal cortex hormones are released, the level of cortisol in the body is reduced, and the body will no longer send out the signal that "more calories are needed to fight stress."

How to release better?

If you want to release your emotions better, I suggest you do this:

1. Sit quietly and observe your breathing

Try sitting quietly for 10 to 30 minutes every day, breathing calmly, and meditating calmly.

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2. Walking in groups

When you feel stressed, you might as well take a 5-minute walk. It is recommended that three people go in a group and chat with each other to relax.

3. Take a look at the natural scenery

You can observe the sparse and ordinary scenery, regularly leave the people and things that make you anxious , realize your own insignificance, and feel the peace and tranquility of your heart.

4. Hug your friends and family

Touch is also an important means of relieving stress. A hug from a close partner can make people feel safe, comfortable and happy.

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5. Actively vent your emotions

You can vent your emotions through exercise, singing, crying and other methods that suit you, so that your liver qi can flow more smoothly.

| Source of this article’s opinion:

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| Editor: Xiao Ke

| Review: Popular Science

Source | Shaanxi Science Popularization