I want to know about diet methods by constitution. What process does a Korean-medicine clinic use?
Rather than assigning you to one constitution type, understand the process as creating an individual weight-loss plan from your history, habits, and current symptoms. Use a constitution description to supplement observations, not to make a definite prediction.
In care, we review weight changes, eating, sleep, bowel movements, activity, existing conditions, and medicines, and when needed blood pressure or test results. Constitution and pattern identification from a Korean-medicine perspective is one way to interpret this information; constitution alone does not predict weight-loss results.
After assessment, set goals and an eating and exercise plan. If a prescription is needed, discuss expected effects, directions, adverse effects, and follow-up timing. Adjusting the plan using progress records is safer than claiming it fits a particular constitution.
At follow-up, do not fix the initial hypothesis. Recheck the explanation and plan using actual weight changes, symptoms, and how consistently the lifestyle plan was followed.
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