Laughter
is the “secret weapon” to live long and age gracefully, apart from
positive thinking and exercise, says a new book.Laughter,
positive thinking, recreation and playing a role in family life are key
to leading a healthy and happy life, said J.N. Sharma, author of How to
age gracefully and be happy, a book released on Monday evening.
Former
Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan realeased the 100-page book at the
India International Centre, and the large audience, comprising many
elderly,
cracked jokes, proving that they were still young at heart.It
has been estimated that by 2011, there would be over 30 million Indians
in the age group of 65 and above. "Today, quite a number of people of
this age are fit and active," he said."Negative thinking kills
one early. The secret to live long is to be happy," Sharma, member
secretary of a voluntary organisation Citizenship Development Society,
told IANS.
Narrating his personal experience, Jagmohan said that
while he was in Jammu and Kashmir, he had banned government doctors
from private practice and was told that the medical fraternity were
discussing how he might fall ill and need a doctor.
M.M. Sabharwal, president emeritus, Helpage India,
an organisation that works for the elderly, said that though life span
had doubled, the joint family system had broken down and families were
now finding it tough to look after the elderly."They are
ignored as they don't have any money so they feel emotionally insecure
and battle loneliness," he said, adding that all this leads to anxiety
and depression."This stress is injurious to health and leads to
blood pressure, high pulse rate and cardiac problems. And the answer is
laugher. One should have a sense of humour," he stressed."Please
laugh. It not only elevates you, but releases a hormone that results in
a sense of well-being. So remove stress. Don't be a pessimist. Be an
optimist. Happiness can be found in oneself," said Sabharwal.
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