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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 Araujo November 1, 2023

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

A skilled acupuncturist applies rice grain Japanes moxa to a patient as part of a holistic treatment for fatigue and energy levels.

Moxa: Kindling Inner Warmth & Vitality

Clair Hamilton Araujo October 20, 2023

Moxibustion — the yin to acupuncture’s yang — is like bringing the warmth of sunshine into the meridians.

A holistic practitioner provides abdominal assessment and treatment as part of holistic GI care.

Gut Microbiome Testing: When Is It Worth It?

Clair Hamilton Araujo October 16, 2023

What kind of information do you get and how helpful are these tests?

A naturopathic doctor stands in her treatment space looking out the windows.

Naturopathic Medicine in the Virtual Space

Clair Hamilton Araujo October 3, 2023

What is it like to work with with a naturopathic doctor?

Harmonizing with the Season of Autumn

Clair Hamilton Araujo September 4, 2023

How to embrace the energetics of autumn.

Naturopathic doctor sits in her office reviewing patient labwork and chartnotes as part of her holistic virtual telemedicine care.

Working with a Virtual Naturopathic Doctor in Minnesota

Clair Hamilton Araujo August 25, 2023

Benefits of virtual naturopathic care consultations.

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

Clair Hamilton Araujo August 23, 2023

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Haze from Canadian Wildfire Settles in over Sunsets on Lakes in the Upper Midwest

Protect Your Health from Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Clair Hamilton Araujo June 15, 2023

Recommendations for protecting your health from wildfire smoke exposure.

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.

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

Patterns of Liver Imbalance

Clair Hamilton Araujo May 9, 2023

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

Peak cherry blossoms during allergy season.

Managing Allergies Holistically

Clair Hamilton Araujo April 20, 2023

A deep dive into allergy symptoms, what causes them, and integrative holistic approaches to managing them.

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 Araujo March 18, 2023

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

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.

On Connective Anatomy

Clair Hamilton Araujo January 10, 2023

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

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.

Nourishing your Body through Wintertime

Clair Hamilton Araujo December 12, 2022

Earth-based seasonal living teaches us that our bodies, like the earth, move in cycles. We have seasons too. In the earth-based tradition of Chinese medicine, winter is a time of seasonal rest.

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