Answer:
Studies of hundreds of volunteers have found that 85% of women and 73% of men feel less sad and less angry after crying.
Women cry four times as often as men -- on average 5.3 times a month, while men cry only 1.4 times a month.
Crying episodes in most women involve tears running down their cheeks, but most male crying episodes only result in watery eyes.
Research shows that emotional tears are chemically different from other types of tears, such as those shed when cutting onions.
Emotional tears have a higher protein content.
Because emotional stress can increase the risk for stress-related disorders and can even contribute to constriction of the coronary arteries, crying is a healthful response to emotional stress.
Tomorrow (Friday May 25) my wife undergoes a uterine biopsy to determine why she is in pain and experiencing abdominal discomfort. My tears have accompanied her wait during the interim leading to this procedure.
Please pray for her.
God bless,
Steve
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Little Helga's 2nd best friend
Steve Payne has spent the last 30 years involved in the health, fitness and sports performance industry. He specializes in fat loss and still works with athletes, regular Joe's and Jane's as well as running the Firestorm Fitness Systems Fat Burning Fit Camps in San Antonio, Texas. He is married to a passionate Italian beauty and has two grown daughters, and once had a cat that lived 23 years.
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Little Helga's 2nd best friend