Deborah Frances, RN, ND
Naturopathic Physician
Registered Nurse

"The freer the inflow of life force into the organism, the greater the vitality, the more there is of strength, of positive resisting, recuperative powers."
Lindlarh, Henry, M.D., Philosophy of
Natural Therapeutics, Maidstone
Osteopathic Clinic, Maidstone, Kent

Dr. Deborah Frances brings over 40 years of experience to her practice of Naturopathic Medicine. She started out as Registered Nurse, where she worked in ICU/CCU, Gynecology, Family Practice and Psychiatry before returning to school to obtain her degree in Naturopathic Medicine. After graduating from the National College of Natural Medicine here in Portland in 1993, Dr Frances returned to Southern Oregon where she ran a full family practice until 2008 when she relocated back to the Portland area to teach at her alma mater. She is presently on staff as adjunct professor at the National College of Natural Medicine and is in high demand as a lecturer at Botanical Medicine Conferences across the country. She also offers classes locally on subjects including Herbal Medicine, Dreamwork, Shamanic Healing, Animal Communication and The Sacred Feminine.

Herbal Medicine

Unlike pharmaceutical drugs which are often toxic and usually act by circumventing our body’s processes, herbs work with the body to restore health by nourishing specific organs, restoring proper function and enhancing vitality. Side effects are not expected when herbs are properly prescribed. When and if seeming side effects do occur, it is an indication that the herbal prescription needs to be altered. Again, unlike pharmaceutical drugs, plants have been used by humans and animals for as long as we have inhabited the Earth. Their safety and efficacy has withstood the trial of time.

Homeopathy

A powerful, yet gentle system of energetic medicine formulated in Germany over 200 years ago, homeopathy treats the whole person, bringing deep and sometimes dramatic healing at mental, emotional and spiritual levels as well as physical.

Homeopathic medicines are prepared from substances taken from nature that are put through a series of dilutions to render them more effective as energetic medicines. Because it is so important that the prescribing homeopath select the remedy that is specific for each individual patient and not just their disease symptoms, the homeopathic practitioner will often spend 11/2 to 2 hours with a patient in the initial interview.