Q. Instead of supplements like diet probiotics, how do Korean medicine clinics actually help with weight loss?

While commercial supplements provide general support, Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM) focuses on the individual question: 'Why is this specific person struggling to lose weight?' In clinical practice, it becomes clear that even with the same diet, results vary because of individual physiological differences. The clinical process generally follows these steps: First, we diagnose your constitution and current state. We check for conditions such as 'Spleen Deficiency' (Bi-heo), where a weakened spleen fails to efficiently convert digested food into energy. Next is the detoxification phase. We remove 'Blood Stasis' (Eohyeol)—stagnant or turbid blood—and 'Phlegm-Fluid' (Dameum), which are unnecessary waste products in the body. Just as a car accident causes a traffic jam on a highway, these wastes block metabolic pathways. Then, we prescribe personalized herbal medicine tailored to your energy levels. These formulas naturally regulate appetite and raise your basal metabolic rate. The goal is not to forcefully suppress hunger, but to restore internal balance. Finally, we focus on aftercare and maintenance. Because the body naturally tries to return to its original state after rapid change, we improve your constitution to cultivate the body's own self-regulating power to prevent the yo-yo effect. Ultimately, dieting is not the 'art of eating less,' but the process of creating a 'body that burns efficiently.' I highly recommend starting by accurately understanding your specific body type.