IN THE GREY....

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THIS ALL STARTED IN 2003 WHEN I WAS DOCTORING IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. THERE WAS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE RECOGNITION THAT DESPITE A CONSTANT INCREASE IN THE VARIETY OF TREATMENTS BEING OFFERED BY THE HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS INDUSTRIES, OUR POPULATION IS BECOMING MORE UNWELL ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS. I BECAME A DOCTOR TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS SO I COULDN'T IGNORE THIS.

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THERE'S NUMEROUS REASONS FOR THIS DECLINE IN HEALTH AND A DECLINE IN THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTHCARE, AND THOSE REASONS WILL BE ADDRESSED. THERE'S A LARGE AND GROWING NUMBER OF CREDIBLE PEOPLE DISCUSSING THESE REASONS. THERE'S ALSO A PALPABLE AND VALID GROWTH IN CONFUSION AND DISTRUST IN THE COMMUNITY.  ​

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IN OUR INCREASINGLY POLAR SOCIETY, WE'VE GOT THE 'ABSOLUTE TRUTHS' BRIGADES; REPRESENTED BY DOGMATIC ATTACHMENT TO THE SUPERSEDED CERTAIN SCIENCES, SOME DOGMATIC RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, AND MANY CONSPIRACIES. AND WE HAVE THE 'NO TRUTHS' BRIGADES; REPRESENTED BY THE INCREASINGLY COMMON STATEMENTS, "IT'S MY TRUTH" OR "THERE ARE NO TRUTHS" OR "IT'S ALL A SIMULATION". REALITY DOESN'T SIT AT EITHER OF THOSE POLES. IT INHABITS THE 'IN BETWEEN'. IT'S IN THE GREY!

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THESE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR ARE FRACTURING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND OUR UNDERSTANDING AND OUR ABILITY TO DISCERN WHAT'S WORTHY OF OUR TRUST. IT'S ALSO MAKING IT MUCH EASIER FOR THOSE WITH AN AGENDA AND NO EXPERTISE TO INFLUENCE OUR PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY.

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BECAUSE OUR CULTURE'S PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY ARE STILL DOMINATED BY OLD SCIENTIFIC WORLDVIEWS, WE'VE BECOME VERY UN-SKILLED AND UNCOMFORTABLE INHABITING THE GREY. IT MAY ALSO COME AS A SURPRISE TO KNOW THAT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF A SUSTAINED ATTACHMENT TO THE OLD CERTAIN SCIENCES, WE HAVEN'T GOT A FRAMEWORK THAT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE OF A LIVING BEING. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPLIED ASSUMPTION THAT AS WE KEEP LOOKING AT MORE OF THE MOLECULES OF A PERSON WE'LL COME TO UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE THING. IT'S DEFINITELY NOT WORKING OUT THAT WAY.  HENCE THE TITLE, THE UNIFIED FRAMEWORK. IT'S MY BEST EFFORT, THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHOSE WORK I REFERENCE, AND THE BEST EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO ARE COLLABORATING, TO GENERATE A FRAMEWORK THAT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE OF A LIVING BEING GIVEN THAT IT IS FAR MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ABOUT MAKING HEALTHCARE ABOUT HEALING AGAIN.​

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REGARDS

TIM EVERS

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