1.0Beyond Bluehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblueBeyond Bluehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblue/author/tborchardKevin Keough: Health Benefits of Crying - Beyond Bluerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IGcq4fsda8"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblue/2009/02/kevin-keough-health-benefits-o.html">Kevin Keough: Health Benefits of Crying</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/beyondblue/2009/02/kevin-keough-health-benefits-o.html/embed#?secret=IGcq4fsda8" width="600" height="338" title="“Kevin Keough: Health Benefits of Crying” — Beyond Blue" data-secret="IGcq4fsda8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Fellow blogger Kevin Keough also writes about the benefits of crying in this article postrd on Helium.com. He begins: Scientific research supports the accuracy of ancient folk wisdom that crying is good for our health. As far as we know, human beings are the only creatures that shed tears. Although crying is a universal human…