Dr. Clair Hamilton, ND, LAc

Integrative Healthcare — Virtual Naturopathic Medicine + Acupuncture / Bodywork
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Nurturing the Heart Center: Tending a Delicate Balance

Clair Hamilton Araujo 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 Araujo 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 Araujo 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 Araujo 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
Holistic hands on approaches to treating digestive conditions including IBS

Holistic Approaches to Treating IBS

Clair Hamilton Araujo June 8, 2023

Irritable bowel syndrome is caused by multiple factors, so it makes sense that it responds best to multi-pronged treatment approaches including holistic therapies.

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In Mind Body Medicine Tags Mental Emotional Health, Digestive Health, Integrative Medicine, IBS, SIBO
Anatomical illustration emphasizing the liver and digestive anatomy

Get to Know Your Liver : Symptoms of Liver Imbalance

Clair Hamilton Araujo 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
A young woman who is an alternative medicine practitioner is sitting at her desk reviewing an open labtop.

Making The Most Of Your Virtual Naturopathic Care

Clair Hamilton Araujo December 16, 2022

Tips to ensure the best virtual telehealth appointment possible.

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In Mind Body Medicine Tags Integrative Medicine, Virtual Visits, Naturopathic Medicine, Practice Management + How To's

Approaching Digestive Symptoms Holistically

Clair Hamilton Araujo November 29, 2022

Integrative holistic approaches to working with ongoing digestive conditions such as IBS, SIBO, SIFO, yeast/candida, IBD (Crohn’s/UC), GERD, or gallbladder conditions.

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

A Practice to Nourish & Sustain Wellbeing

Clair Hamilton Araujo November 16, 2022

An exploration of self-compassion as a potent self-care tool that sustains healthful behavior and bridges the (perceived) mind-body gap.

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In Trauma & the Nervous System, Mind Body Medicine Tags Self Compassion, Mental Emotional Health
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On the Heritage of Western Anatomy

Clair Hamilton Araujo 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
The Protection of Nature Starts in Our Mind, 3D illustrated image depicting the similarities between interconnected neurons in the brain and forest by Robert Luck, PhD. Healing trauma begins with healing the nervous system.

The Protection of Nature Begins in Our Mind, Robert Luck, PhD

Nurturing a Resilient Nervous System

Clair Hamilton Araujo August 24, 2020

One way of measuring our health is our capacity to be resilient. In other words, health is not about feeling strong and centered in every moment but finding the tools to return to center and regain strength in the face of stress and change.

What does it mean to be resilient and why is it important?

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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 perspectives of the human body to provide holistic patient care.  The goal is to not only manage disease, but to encourage sustained healing.

Dr. Clair Hamilton, ND, LAc | 2124 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States

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