Healing InSight Acupuncture & Holistic Medicine

03/12/2025

Spring is here so we’re rolling out our favorite promotion for radiant summer skin—$200 off a cosmetic acupuncture package! Want a taste of how luxurious and relaxing every treatment is? Don’t take it from us—Elizabeth Ries will show you everything you need to know!

Call 651-792-5222 to book a free consultation by March 31 and mention Elizabeth Ries for this once-a-year discount!

08/03/2022

Yay!!! Dr. Senia Mae's interview on the Best to the Nest podcast dropped today! Elizabeth and Margery had so many questions about how she's combining functional medicine and Chinese medicine.

If you have thyroid, autoimmune, digestive issues or fatigue, they asked all the questions you have and this podcast is for you!!

If you'd like to learn if Senia's approach can help you, book a free 20-minute Functional Chinese Medicine consultation at https://healinginsightonline.com/book-appointment/ She books several months out so don't wait to schedule your consultation!

‎Show Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth, Ep EP. 308 Best to the Nest: Optimizing Your Health - Aug 2, 2022

11/02/2020

What do you think about when you eat? Have you ever tuned into your thoughts mid-meal to find out?

Really we should be present with our food and bodily sensations as we eat nourishing and delightful food but our busy lives take us elsewhere. 

Often we’re thinking of the work day, the nightly routines and responsibilities and what’s to come tomorrow. Often these thoughts are  stressful. 


When the body is stressed out and enters fight or flight mode, digestion is sluggish and not at it’s best. This can cause a whole whirlwind of digestive upset and even lead to chronic problems. 

Be sure to pay attention to your thoughts next meal and see if your head is  intune with your stomach.

10/28/2020

These three things can slow your metabolism:

1. Strict Dieting
2. Stress {changed this one}
3. Hormone Imbalances

If you over-restrict how much you’re eating it can slow down your metabolism and lead to over-eating!! Make sure you’re calculating your basal metabolic rate and basing your calories on a reasonable amount of food!

Stress is the worst when it comes to your metabolism. It raises your cortisol and leads to sugar cravings and excess belly fat. An adrenal test can help measure your cortisol and see if it’s contributing to your weight gain.

Menopause, peri-menopause, and thyroid imbalance will all slow down your metabolism. You may need to balance your hormones and get on the right hormonal diet so you can have the best metabolism possible.

If you’re anticipating a need to lose some weight in the coming months, book a free phone consultation with me for our Metabolic Acupuncture program. I’m accepting just a couple new clients in January 2021! We’ll repair and boost your metabolism so you feel even better next year!

10/26/2020

When you want to lose weight, do you notice the sense of urgency that comes with it? Maybe you’ve booked a vacation, or have an event do attend, or you simply are ready to get in shape. While being eager to get on with it is great and can fuel your progress, don’t forget that weight loss is a journey. 

Sustainable weight loss comes from lifestyle habits and changes that you make incrementally so that they will last a lifetime. 

Celebrate your successes and forgive yourself when you make mistakes, just like you would on any journey.

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10/23/2020

With all the diets out there, what is the best one to help you lose weight??

The one you can stick to.

I don’t care if it’s paleo or high fat or intermittent fasting or Whole30. Whichever one you can stick to for several months without feeling hungry while still reducing how much you’re eating … that’s the one you’re going to see success with!

10/20/2020

Want 3 ways to boost your metabolism? You got it: 

1. Try a cleanse
2. Eat loads of protein!
3. Move your body. 

A cleanse will jumpstart your weight loss AND get you off all the unhealthy food you’ve been eating.

Protein gets you metabolism going way more than carbs. So get it in at breakfast, lunch and dinner!

Exercise exercise exercise. But do something you love! Hate running? Try walking. Love group classes? Find Zumba or an online workout.

Doing just these three things in one month will help you drop weight.

Need moral support and a plan? Schedule a free phone consultation with me for our Metabolic Acupuncture program. I’m taking on a couple new clients for our Metabolic Boost and Metabolic Repair Programs in January 2021!

10/17/2020

Why sleep is important for your metabolism

Ahhh… sleep! As the mom of a young son, it’s the precious commodity I cherish more than anything else!

But did you know that sleep is so important for your metabolism? When we’re tired we eat more, whether it’s reaching for chocolate in the afternoon or a latte to keep us going. 

If you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll eat, on average, an extra 300 calories a day. That equals a pound of weight gain every two weeks!!

Plus a lack of sleep raises your cortisol levels and deposits extra fat around the middle, and nobody wants that!

So get some extra rest tonight … maybe even take a nap … and give your metabolism exactly what it needs!

10/15/2020

The best food to boost to boost your metabolism:

Protein!  

The best way to boost your metabolism through food is to eat more protein. Of all the diets out there, the ones that most consistently show the best weight loss are ones that include more protein. 

For most women, the bare minimum is 65 grams of protein a day, but it should be higher if you’re doing muscle-building exercise.

What are good sources of protein? Chicken and turkey, fish, eggs, tofu, high-protein yogurt. All clean, free-range, non-GMO of course!

Shoot for 20 grams of protein at each meal, including breakfast. Your metabolism will thank you!

10/01/2020

It’s true! ✨

09/28/2020

Your metabolism needs to be burning strong for the best weight loss results. In fact, I have two metabolic acupuncture 
programs at my clinic and a patient will choose one depending on if we need to repair their metabolism first or if their metabolism is primed to start the weight loss program right away! 

So how do you know if your metabolism needs some work? These are the tell tale signs that your metabolism is not working properly: 

1. Cold feet + Body 
2. Feeling heavy 
3. Fatigue 
4. Craving carbs
5. History of yo-yo dieting
6. Menopause weight gain
7. Stubborn baby weight

09/26/2020

We hear about self-care all the time, and oh how important it is to take care of yourself! But if you keep giving 110% to everything else--your job, your kids, your family, your community--what is left for yourself? 

What if instead you dialed it back just a little and only gave 80%? Eek! Sounds a little scary right? 

But what if you took the rest of that 20% and gave it to yourself--to rest, to nurture, to connect, to nourish. What would that look like? How would you feel? What would happen to everyone around you?

It’s easier said than done, but what’s one thing you could stop doing? What’s one thing you can do for yourself instead? How would that make you feel?

Share your thoughts and see my answer in the comments!