I've tried several popular diet drugs but they didn't work. How does weight loss work at a Korean medicine clinic?
We don't simply suppress your appetite. Instead, we identify the root cause of why your body became prone to gaining weight. Forcing a fast when you are depleted of energy or burdened by metabolic waste can further damage your health. We take a gradual approach to normalize your metabolism and naturally regulate appetite based on your unique constitution.
Many patients visit us after experiencing extreme lethargy or the 'yo-yo effect' from using medications like Saxenda or Wegovy. Having personally struggled with the hardships of crash dieting during my student years, I deeply understand that frustration. In Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), we believe in 'clearing the body's pathways' before attempting weight loss.
At Baekrokdam Korean Medicine Clinic, our approach is as follows:
First, we identify the cause through constitutional diagnosis. We carefully examine whether you are in a state of 'Spleen Deficiency' (Bi-heo, 脾虛), where weakened spleen function hinders proper digestion and absorption. Next, we remove accumulated 'Blood Stasis' (Eo-hyeol, 瘀血—stagnant blood) and 'Phlegm-Fluid' (Dam-eum, 痰飮—unnecessary metabolic waste) to smooth out your metabolism. If the pathways are blocked, forcing weight loss will only exhaust the body.
We then prescribe customized herbal medicine tailored to your constitution to increase your basal metabolic rate, creating an internal environment where food cravings naturally decrease without excessive willpower. Finally, we provide lifestyle corrections for sleep and eating habits to lower the body's 'set point.'
Our core philosophy is not about blindly cutting calories, but about restoring your body to a state where it can efficiently utilize energy on its own. Let's analyze your current physical condition together.
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