I can't seem to quit eating fast food like McDonald's. How does a Korean medicine clinic help with weight loss in this case?
Simply telling you to quit can lead to stress and eventual binge eating. At Baekrokdam, we don't start with 'just endure it.' Instead, we first examine your body's condition to understand why your appetite is uncontrollable and guide you through a step-by-step correction of your eating habits. By boosting your metabolic capacity, your diet will naturally follow; we create a path for your body to change first, rather than forcing a change in willpower.
Craving fast food is often a signal from your body rather than a lack of willpower. Through experience, I've learned that forced endurance is not the ultimate solution. In Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), we approach this as follows:
1. Addressing the Root of Appetite: Sudden cravings for sweets or greasy foods are often due to Spleen Deficiency (Bi-heo, 脾虛). This is a state where the digestive system is weakened, causing energy metabolism to falter. We start by stabilizing this foundation.
2. Clearing Metabolic Waste: We first remove 'Dam-eum' (痰飮), the accumulated metabolic wastes and phlegm-fluid resulting from high-calorie foods. Once these residues are cleared, your body feels lighter and your taste preferences gradually shift.
3. Improving Qi and Blood Circulation: By resolving 'Eo-hyeol' (瘀血), or blood stasis, we revitalize systemic circulation. Improved circulation raises the basal metabolic rate and reduces the frequent urge for processed foods.
4. Constitution-Based Herbal Medicine: We prescribe herbal medicines tailored to your specific constitution and daily condition to naturally suppress appetite and promote a feeling of satiety.
5. Gradual Lifestyle Transition: Attempting to change everything at once often leads to failure. We work with you to slowly increase the proportion of healthy foods in your diet.
The core objective is not to create a body that 'doesn't eat,' but one that 'empties and fills efficiently.' When you visit the clinic, we will examine your current physical state together.
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