http://optimumwellnessandrehab.com/033drsara/ Dr. Sara DeFrancesco is the founder and lead physician at Thriving Force Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. As a board certified Naturopathic Doctor, Licensed Acupuncturist, and Chinese Herbalist, she’s trained in both the science of modern medicine (in other words, what your average MD is qualified in) as well as the groundbreaking art of advanced natural medicine which emphasizes the importance of resolving illness by treating the root cause. From therapeutic nutrition to musculoskeletal adjustments, botanical medicine and acupuncture, Dr. DeFrancesco employs a refreshingly new (and proven) approach to creating advanced health, making a diagnosis and treatment plan based on the real underpinnings of the issue, and medicine that gets real and lasting results.