1. Put a Twinkle in Your Wrinkle Living Longer Through Laughter

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWP5W7lv1-I

3. Activity: Laughter Quiz

5. As the years go by… “People are less considerate— so many of them speak in whispers. What do they think I am a lip reader?” “And people who used to be my own age are getting so much older.” Laughter changes as you age

7. Was that a Wise Decision?

8. Activity: A-to-Z

10. U.S. Census Bureau By 2030, more than 60 countries –More than 2 million older people –Women will be greatest proportion Today –More over age of 65 than under age of 18 –Life expectancy for white females: 80.5 years 2010 US census: –SC’s 65 and over population = 13.7 % –National average = 12.9%

12. Successful Aging Hope/optimism Social/productive activities Health & longevity SES Steady career history Meaningful relationships Humor

15. Activity: And the Answer is…

16. Benefits of Laughter Domino effect –I–Infectious –B–Binds people together Facilitates successful aging –M–Means of coping with challenges of aging –L–Less depression and anxiety

18. Social –Bond with friends/family –Reinforces group identity and cohesiveness –Increases friendliness and altruism –Increases attractiveness to others –Happier marriages and close relationships

19. As we Age: Physical Changes – Are those real???

20. A good belly laugh dulls pain and boosts energy.

21. Benefits of Laughter Physical benefits –Boosts immunity –Lowers stress hormones –Decreases pain –Relaxes muscles –Prevents heart disease A good belly laugh!

22. Movie Google Tim Conway…

24. Benefits of Laughter A positive attitude is good for your health. Mental benefits –Ads joy & zest to life –Eases anxiety & fear –Relieves stress –Improves mood –Enhances resilience

26. Benefits of Laughter Positive attitude –Protects against poor health in later life –Powerful antidote to stress, pain, illness Happy people –Live longer –Experience better health

27. “Humor is a physical release-- one of four, actually. These include crying, yawning, orgasm and laughter. You can do them in succession. Just get the order right.” Steve Allen What makes us laugh?

28. Texting Codes for Seniors BTW BYOB CBB CUATU DWI FWB FWIW GHM IMHO LMSO LOL ROFL TTYL WAI Bring The Wheelchair BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth CBM: Covered By Medicare CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center Driving While Incontinent Friends With Beta Blockers Forgot Where I Was GHA: Got Heartburn Again Is My Hearing-Aid On? LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out Living On Lipitor ROFL...CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up Talk To You Louder WAITT: Who Am I Talking To? By the Way Bring your own bottle Can’t be bothered See you around the universe Driving while intoxicated Friends with benefits For what it’s worth God help me In my humble opinion Laughing my socks off Laughing out loud Rolling on the floor laughing Talk to you later What an idiot

29. A is for apple, and B is for boat, That used to be right, but now it won't float! Age before beauty is what we once said, But let's be a bit more realistic instead. *A Presentation

30. Now... The ***** Alphabet *Wits - Compiled and/or Created, A's for arthritis; B's the bad back, C's the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac?

31. D is for dental decay and decline, E is for eyesight, can't read that top line! F is for fissures and fluid retention, G is for gas which I'd rather not mention.

32. H is high blood pressure- -I'd rather it low; I is for incisions with scars you can show. J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend, K is for knees that crack when they bend.

33. Whimsical & Wacky Wits - Compiled and/or Created, Captioned, Written for your personal enjoyment by Pat - L is for libido, what happened to sex? M is for memory, I forget what comes next. N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low; O is for osteo, the bones that don't grow!

34. P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give me a pill and I'll be good as new! Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu? R is for reflux, one meal turns to two.

35. *A T S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears, T is for Tinnitus; there's bells in my ears! U is for urinary; big troubles with flow; V is for vertigo, that's "dizzy," you know.

36. W is for worry, NOW what's going 'round? X is for X ray, and what might be found. Y is another year I'm left here behind, Z is for zest that I still have-- in my mind.

37. I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed, And I am keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed!!!

38. AARP Eye Chart

40. Sources www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living www.helpguide.org/life/humor_laughter_health.htm Sparks,L. & Frymier, A. (2009) Humorous Communication within the Lives of Older Adults: The Relationships among Humor, Coping, Efficacy, Age, and Life Satisfaction. Health Communication. 24:128- 136. Laughter and Longevity.org* © 2010 WM Smiley Jr. www.the-asp.org/pres