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Origin Story

I suppose that this is something of an origin story …

I suppose that this is something of an origin story – not so much a true origin – as the concepts and thoughts of this project started many years ago – long before the Internet, telehealth, even online forums or communities came about. It was borne out of the need for information – for myself, and definitely for other people.

As I sit here writing this, on the 1st of January, 2025, the state of our healthcare system in the United States is awful. Every day I hear horror stories of people (some who are friends) trying to navigate the standard, managed, medical model of care: three to four months to wait for a primary care visit, where you’ll have maybe 5 minutes with your doctor, and all they offer you is a prescription. If there’s any listening, it’s only to your answer of “which pharmacy do you want me to send this to?”. Diagnosis is lacking – unless it can be given a prescription, and then “of course we know what you have”. Guidance beyond taking this pill twice a day, is also missing.

What happened to healing? What happened to getting care, treating the one across from you as a person and not a quota, a diagnosis, or a “patient”? What happened to the application of Science, the artform of Medicine, and considering the Individual as a whole?

This is where it “starts”. This is the building of a Community, and a resource for Health and Wellness. Using the tenets of Functional Medicine (Find the Cause. Fix the Problem), we’re starting this journey to bring an abundance of resources to people who need them. In this blog, and in the Grey Forest Wellness Community as it develops (and hopefully grows), will be a variety of educational resources, materials to help you navigate your own wellness journey, and links (either through other providers, myself, or access to others on the same adventure), with the goal in mind of helping you return to Health. Resources available here will be based solely on either clinical experience, academic, or clinical research with the Individual in mind.

This project is my Life’s ambition and work, and I sincerely hope that it grows and develops and improves the lives of many.

And so It begins…With Love and Hope for the Future,

Dr A.

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