Dr. Clair Hamilton, ND, LAc

Integrative Healthcare — Virtual Naturopathic Medicine + Acupuncture / Bodywork
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Jaw: Gateway to the Nervous System

Clair Hamilton October 2, 2025

A connective anatomy approach to chronic jaw pain and TMJ.

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In Integrative Medicine, Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine

Common Underlying Causes of Bloating

Clair Hamilton June 17, 2025

Common causes of chronic bloating and what steps to take next.

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In Nutrient Guidance, Anatomy, Integrative Medicine
Seashell resting on the small of the low back.

Chronic Low Back Pain: Integrative Approaches to Healing Degenerative Discs

Clair Hamilton September 6, 2024

Integrative approaches to low back pain.

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In Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
Stones arranged in the sand symbolizing ovulation and or fertility.

The Quiet Power of Ovulation: Holistic Impacts for Women's Health Across the Lifespan

Clair Hamilton January 24, 2024

A consolidation of the burgeoning research on the health benefits of natural ovulation.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Adaptogenic Support for the Kidneys and Healing Fatigue and Low Energy from the Perspective of Chinese Medicine

Image: Photographer and Artist Chantal Convertini

Kidney Vitality: Mirroring the Peace + Strength of Water

Clair Hamilton January 9, 2024

Protect inner vitality by understanding the Kidney organ and its associated qualities.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Japanese Shinto Diety exemplifying the compassion, peaceful rest, and tranquility through alignment with natural principles.

The Structure of Deep Rest

Clair Hamilton January 5, 2024

The qualities of deep rest and their importance for healing mind, body, and spirit.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Black and white photography depicting the area below the shoulder and clavicle, anatomically this area is the origin of the Lung acupuncture channel in East Asian medicine.

The Wisdom of the Lungs

Clair Hamilton November 1, 2023

The energetics of the Lung Organ Network and how it impacts physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Ocean wave spray

Understanding Functional Freeze: Impacts on Body, Mind, Mood, and the Healing Response

Clair Hamilton August 23, 2023

Explore a deeply ingrained survival response in the nervous system and how it influences our capacity to heal.

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In Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Anatomy, Trauma & the Nervous System

Nurturing the Heart Center: Tending a Delicate Balance

Clair Hamilton August 7, 2023

Therapies you can try at home to help nurture the Heart and Pericardium channels and calm anxiety.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Stylistic photography of the sternum, upper abdomen, rib basket, and heartspace.

Harmony Within: Heart Patterns from the Perspective of East Asian Medicine

Clair Hamilton July 30, 2023

Exploring the pattern of Heart Qi Deficiency and how it impacts the vitality of the entire body.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Placement of an acupuncture needle for treatment of right shoulder pain. Image: Nolan Calisch

Demystifying Acupuncture: Does Acupuncture Hurt?

Clair Hamilton July 20, 2023

Clarifying common misconceptions about acupuncture and exploring the sensations that are most likely experienced in a treatment.

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In Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy, Body as Nature Tags Mental Emotional Health, Integrative Medicine
An acupuncturist holds an acupuncture instrument called a teishin on a patient's abdomen during a holistic treatment for digestion.

Healing the Gut-Brain Axis

Clair Hamilton June 29, 2023

The interconnected nature of the gut-brain axis helps explain why digestive symptoms can be a bit tricky to heal: they defy a silo-ed approach and often respond best to holistic strategies.

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In Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy Tags Mental Emotional Health, Digestive Health, Integrative Medicine, IBS, SIBO

Right side body and terrain of the liver. Artwork by Chantal Convertini @paeulini

Patterns of Liver Imbalance

Clair Hamilton May 9, 2023

Patterns of Liver imbalance from the poetic language of East Asian medicine.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature
Rainbow prism reflected across diaphragm and liver area

Image: The Divinely Guided. Reflection across the midback approximates the respiratory diaphragm; the liver sits just below it inside the right side rib basket..

On Liver Detox: Sequence + Nuance

Clair Hamilton March 18, 2023

A step-by-step guide to the detoxification process of the body’s largest internal organ.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature Tags hormone balance, functional medicine, acupuncture, gallbladder, liver, detoxification, environmental medicine
Anatomical illustration emphasizing the liver and digestive anatomy

Get to Know Your Liver : Symptoms of Liver Imbalance

Clair Hamilton February 28, 2023

Learn to interpret signs of imbalance in the largest internal organ in your body: your liver.

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In Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature Tags hormone balance, functional medicine, acupuncture, gallbladder, liver, detoxification

Image credits: Li Hui, 2022

On Connective Anatomy

Clair Hamilton January 10, 2023

Regarding the kind of care you may be used to receiving and how my approaches may differ.

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In Anatomy, Body as Nature Tags fatigue, hormone balance, functional medicine, acupuncture, connective anatomy, gallbladder
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On the Heritage of Western Anatomy

Clair Hamilton May 11, 2021

Unpacking our unconscious body beliefs is foundational to doing healing work. In this post, I'm sharing about where unconscious understandings of our bodies come from through an exploration of Western anatomical heritage.

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In Anatomy, Book Review, Mind Body Medicine Tags Anatomy
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Dr. Clair Hamilton, ND, LAc

Integrative Healthcare — Virtual Naturopathic Medicine + Acupuncture / Bodywork

As a doctor of naturopathic medicine and classical Chinese medicine, my training integrates many different disciplines to provide holistic patient care from virtual comprehensive care to in-person acupuncture and bodywork.  The goal is to not only manage disease, but to encourage sustained healing.

Dr. Clair Hamilton, ND, LAc | 1624 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States

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