While the vast majority of seniors prefer to age in one place, many seek assistance from home health companies and assistant living services because of an increased need for personal assistance or in home care. Numerous studies have been conducted that show that seniors having social connections through family members, friends, social organizations, even companion animals is directly linked with their overall good health, prolonged survival from serious illness, and longevity in general. As seniors age, the need for socialization is even more important to help maintain overall good health. Evidence of the connection between a strong social connection and good health include:

o Studies show that people who are able to get out and interact and spend more time with people during cold/flu season actually get fewer colds and illnesses than those who spend most of their time alone.

o People that have companion animals to interact have fewer illnesses that people who do not have a companion animal.

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A computer game that may assist in the eradication of diseases and the obliteration of some!

Given that I have thrown this idea out into the world in the hope that it will reach critical mass, it will probably now have to come from some public sector boffins rather than some business engine. At the very least this little essay is a goofy neuro finger print into the mindset of misplaced potential, at best…it’s a viable idea! That is not to say that there cannot be many variations, mutations and developments from this idea – I hope there are. Besides, I no longer care as I’m flying off with aliens – N’yeh!

Psychosoma is an adventure that takes places inside the human body. Not just any human body but the body of the player. Its primary purpose is to assist the player in the healing and repair of any mechanical damage or disease. This is done by creating a reproduction of a part of a brain or body from an actual cat/bio scan which maps the area local to the disease or damage and provides a complete cross-section 3d photograph. That image is then uploaded onto a computer or onto a platform like The Sony PS3 and when integrated with the software, once again becomes a fully fluid representation of the body at the moment of scanning, complete with injury and/or disease.

There are many cases where psychosomatic input can have a significant, if not, profound effects in assisting the eradication of something like a tumor or the time and effectiveness of injury repair through conventional means. There are a sufficient number of cases where there is a total recovery. In such cases, however, it is helpful if the person is able to make massive lifestyle changes, diet, environment or more rarely, a massive a paradigm shift.

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