Selby Acupuncture

21/11/2025

"Selby Acupuncture staff have been welcoming and have made the process of starting this part of my health journey very easy! Singing praises for Amy!"

♥️Thank you for the beautiful reviews!
Amy has openings next week! Book online by following the link in the bio 🔗

21/11/2025

We will be closed next Thursday for Thanksgiving day! 🥧
With the extra day off, this next week is already starting to fill up really fast.
☯️ If you're looking to book for next week secure your spot by following the link in our bio for online booking!

19/11/2025

What is Food Stagnation? 🥧🍗🍂🍽️ We’ve all been there: second helpings of everything, multiple desserts, that extra slice of pie. Now you’re uncomfortably full, bloated, maybe nauseous, and wondering why you did this to yourself. In Chinese Medicine, we call this “food stagnation” and you don’t just have to suffer through it.

From a Chinese Medicine perspective, your Spleen and Stomach transform food into usable energy (Qi). When you overeat, especially rich, heavy, greasy foods, you overwhelm this system. The food sits in your stomach like a traffic jam in your digestive tract.

Signs you’re experiencing food stagnation:
🥧Abdominal bloating and distension
🥧Feeling overly full, even hours after eating
🥧Nausea or loss of appetite
🥧Acid reflux or belching
🥧Sluggishness and fatigue
🥧A heavy feeling in your stomach

What to do to help:
1️⃣Acupuncture can provide remarkably fast relief and many patients feel significantly better within hours of treatment.
Acupuncture helps by:
▫️Stimulating peristalsis (the movement of food through your digestive tract)
▫️Reducing inflammation in the digestive system
▫️Regulating stomach acid production
▫️Releasing tension in the abdomen
▫️Activating your parasympathetic nervous system to support digestion
▫️Breaking up the “stagnation” and getting things moving again

2️⃣Herbs:
In addition to acupuncture, we carry Chinese herbal formulas specifically designed for digestive issues. One of the most effective and time-tested formulas for food stagnation is Bao He Wan (Preserve Harmony Pill).
▫️What is Bao He Wan? This classical formula has been used for centuries to treat food stagnation. It contains ingredients like hawthorn berry (for digesting meat and fats), radish seed (for reducing bloating), and herbs that harmonize the stomach and move stagnant food through the digestive tract.
▫️When to use it: We typically recommend to use it it when you’ve already overdone it and are experiencing bloating, fullness, acid reflux, or that heavy, uncomfortable feeling. Many people feel relief within a few hours.

13/11/2025

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Inositol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in the body that plays a key role in insulin signaling and hormone regulation. Ovasitol contains a 40:1 ratio of myo inositol to D-chiro inositol, mirroring the body’s natural balance for best absorption.

Supplementing with myo inositol and D-chiro inositol can improve insulin sensitivity, balance hormones, regulate menstrual cycles, support healthy ovulation, and fertility outcomes.

Have more questions?
Ask your acupuncturist at your next visit if this would be right for you!

09/11/2025

✨Our New Patient Referral Program is Here!
Our best patients come from you.

Do you have a friend, family member, or colleague who could benefit from acupuncture?
Refer a new patient, and you both receive a special complimentary gift!
Help someone feel their best and get rewarded! Ask our front desk associate to learn more.

09/11/2025

If you missed Julie's (sold out!) class this week on Chinese medicine kitchen cold remedies, but are still wanting to learn more? Then check out this tea made especially for that dry cough and throat tickle that you get at the end of your cold or when cold dry weather strikes.

In Chinese medicine we consider this ‘Lung Dryness’ or ‘Autumn Dryness’, and it makes perfect sense. Fall is the season of the Lung and dryness is its enemy. Our Lungs need to stay moist to function well. When dryness hits, perhaps from the drier air, we get that persistent tickle and cough. The solution? A simple, delicious Pear and Almond tea that you can make quickly and offers real relief.

🍐 Pears are used to help the Lungs regain their moisture, generating fluids and soothing the dryness.
🌰 Almonds have a descending quality that helps guide Lung Qi downward, stopping that upward cough reflex.
🍯 Add in a little honey and you have sweet relief.

This is food as medicine: simple, effective, and probably already in your kitchen.

Ingredients:
▫️1 ripe pear (Asian pears work especially well)
▫️1 handful of almonds (raw, unsalted)
▫️2 cups of water
▫️Honey to taste
▫️Fresh mint leaves

Directions:
▫️Cut pear in half, remove stem and seeds
▫️Chop pear into small pieces
▫️Place almonds and pear pieces in water
▫️Bring to boil, cover, reduce to simmer for 15 minutes
▫️Remove from heat
▫️Strain if desired (or eat the pears and almonds for extra benefit)
▫️Add honey and mint to taste

☕Drink 1-2 cups daily during dry season or when experiencing dry cough

05/11/2025

🎆🥳November 10th – 23rd is Patient Appreciation at Selby Acupuncture to celebrate our 18th year as a clinic. Can you believe we have been around since 2007!?
To celebrate our clinic wants to show our gratitude to you. Being able to help, support, and witness your healing is the greatest honor.

It is the reason we all do the work we do, and we couldn’t do it without you! Thank you for trusting us to care for you and your loved ones and allowing us to support you on your healing journey.

Here are a few ways we are celebrating Patient Appreciation this year:

🎁Thank You Gifts: from November 10th to the 23rd we will have thank you gifts and samples available to all patients while supplies last.

🎁Drawing for a Gift Baskets: Come on in and we will enter you into a drawing where two lucky patients will each win a gift basket.

We would also love to hear about your experiences with our practice! Your feedback will help us to continue to provide the best possible care to our patients. If you can, share your stories about how we have impacted your life. Use our Facebook Link, Google Review or good old email or letter.

Thank you again. You are valued. We appreciate you.

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31/10/2025

We have some openings in the next several days ✨♥️ ✨

✨Saturday with Amy:
9:30am
10:30am
2pm

✨Saturday with Hailey:
10:30am
12:30pm

✨Saturday with Molly:
9am

✨Monday with Tzy:
5pm
7pm

✨Tuesday with Katie:
2pm
3pm

☯️Book online by following the link in our bio!

30/10/2025

📞Did you know we offer free 15–minute phone consultations? These are for you to speak with a provider, get to know us, find out any insurance coverage, and find out if acupuncture is for you and your condition.
We want to earn your trust and feel confident in your choice to work with Selby Acupuncture.

📍Our clinic is located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood in St. Paul in the historic Blair Arcade building. Parking is very convenient via our free parking lot and we are easily accessible by public transportation.

👋Contact us at 651-224-6678 to schedule your free 15 minute consult or visit our website at www.selbyacupuncture.com to book online!

29/10/2025

🙃 Feeling a little off lately but can't put your finger on why exactly? As we go through life and face its challenges, it can start to affect the state of Qi in our bodies.
You might notice that the wear and tear of life might be making you feel a little less resilient. You might begin to feel a little tired, more irritable, and then suddenly experience the worst PMS and menstrual cramps in a really long time.
These can all be common signs that you might need to come back in for a series of acupuncture treatments to rebalance your body and get you feeling better.

☯️Book online by following the link in our bio!

24/10/2025

⛅Vitamin D is so important especially as the days are getting shorter and we just aren't being exposed to as much sunlight.
This vitamin is crucial for supporting bone, immune, mood, and overall health.

Vitamin D is essential for many things such as hormone health, mood, bone health and immunity.
Studies have shown that having sufficient vitamin D decreases the risk and severity of respiratory tract infections, which is especially important this time of year!

Wondering about if or how much vitamin D you should be taking daily for optimal health? Ask your provider on your next acupuncture visit.