Saturday, May 21, 2005

Crying for health

We all know that laughing is good for health. But I was surprised to read this in the internet about how crying might be good:




Like laughing, crying is stress relieving as the action of crying releases pain-dulling enzymes into the brain.

Once in a while, it is necessary to "exercise" your tear ducts.

Tears from crying, are the body's natural defense mechanism.

It helps to clean the eyes of foreign bodies.

That is why when you have something in your eye, they tear naturally.

Psychologically, crying has an uplifting effect on a person.

It is equivalent to unloading a heavy burden and petting something off your
chest.

By the way, movies are good sources for laughing and crying. The most I've seen people cry is while watching the Tamil movie Mahanadhi 1994 (Kamal hassan). I joined the crowd as well and cried a lot! Very touching movie. I thought it was a shame that Kamal hassan didn't get the national award for his role in Mahanadhi.

I would watch a Jim Carrey movie to laugh out loud.! My favorite so far is DUMB AND DUMBER (1994).

19 comments:

Krish said...

Ulle azhugiren, veliye sirikkiren
Nalla vesham thaan veluththu vaangaren :-)

(Ji, I replied to your mail).

Thayirsaadham said...

azhugayaa? yaarukalaam azhanumo enkitte vaanga.
epaadi saar thaanaa azhamudiyum???
yaraavadhu sollunga!!
I agree with you - Heart gets heavy with sorrow after watching Mahanadhi.

The Doodler said...

Venkitu Sir,
neenga solradhu romba seri. I've noticed that after I finish crying, I will feel totally light headed and have a devil-may-care attitude fro a while...:)

Murali said...

that was an interstn info

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Thennavan,
Ulla azhuvadhai vida veliyil azhuvadhu nalladhu.!! Soorru...get out now..go to the road.!!:) :)

Narayanan Venkitu said...

virumandi,
Interesting...I didn't watch Truman show.!

About the kadavul kavidhai, Yeah ...it is.

Narayanan Venkitu said...

thayirsaadham,
Thaana azha mudiyadhu dhan...but chumma palarnu kanathila araindhu kondu azhalahmae...( or trying pinching a girl.!!)

LOL.!

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Jagan/Reflex/Optimist

Thank you

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Venkat,
No wonder..No wonder...people watching SUN TV are healthy.!!

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Subha,
Thanks, I agree. I feel the same way as well.!!.

Me said...

saar neenga samaika mateengalo... nan vengayam neruka modhulam orey crying dhan.....

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Me, I wanted to post this...here it is for you.

கடவுள் மனிதனை
அழ வைக்க படைத்தவை

பிறப்பு
இறப்பு
சொந்தங்கள்
பந்தங்கள்
கனவுகள்
கற்ப்பனைகள்

வெங்காயம்!!

BTW, I cook decently. And believe me, we have tear-free onions these days.!!

Anonymous said...

hi,
i agree about mahanadhi... really sad movie...
i guess soon we might be seeing cry therapy in addition to laughing therapy ;-)...

Narayanan Venkitu said...

kumaran,
Cry therapy, as Venkat said, adhukku dhan SunTV, JayaTV,Vijay TV, etc..etc..irukkudhae.!!

Venky Krishnamoorthy said...

In my opinion crying is good, provided it is not emotionally stressful

Venky Krishnamoorthy said...

Is Gansh Venkittu your brother?

Amrita said...

should i laugh or cry? or perhaps do both? just kidding! for me laughter is the best medicine, i donot know about others..yes i agree, its pretty interesting to know how crying might help our eyes, but emotionally i wonder how many of us enjoy such an activity.

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Venky,
I agree.
Let's not cry emotionally for our Health.!

Narayanan Venkitu said...

Amrita,
Close the door think about the college incident ( Vikas ) and cry.!! Just kidding.!!!

I agree. Laughter is a great medicine.!