Q. I want to lower my body fat percentage. How do you handle diet and weight loss at a Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM) clinic?

Difficulty in losing body fat is often not just about overeating, but about 'metabolic waste' blocking your body's natural processes. In TKM, we address this through the following steps: 1. Energy Assessment and Spleen Deficiency (Bi-heo, 脾虛) Improvement: We first check if your digestive system—specifically the Spleen function—is weakened. The 'energy factory' must be functioning properly to burn fat efficiently. 2. Clearing Phlegm-Fluid (Dam-eum, 痰飮) and Blood Stasis (Eo-hyeol, 瘀血): We remove abnormal fluid accumulations (Dam-eum) and stagnant, turbid blood (Eo-hyeol). Clearing these metabolic wastes improves circulation and increases the efficiency of fat combustion. 3. Personalized Dietary Guidance: Instead of blindly following low-calorie diets, we tailor your meals to your digestive capacity. Extreme restriction can trigger a 'famine response' in the body, making you more susceptible to the yo-yo effect. 4. Boosting Metabolism with Herbal Medicine: Using medicinal herbs tailored to your specific constitution, we awaken your basal metabolism to help the body naturally expend energy. The core of our approach is not to force the body through exhaustion, but to restore internal balance and create an optimal biological environment where body fat can be eliminated naturally.