What exactly is the process for weight loss management at a Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM) clinic?
Rather than simple fasting, the process focuses on restarting your body's 'metabolic engine.' After a thorough assessment of your constitution and current health status, I prescribe customized herbal medicine to regulate appetite and boost metabolism. This is paired with regular consultations and acupuncture to ensure you lose weight steadily without exhausting your body.
Having experienced the dizziness and fatigue of reckless fasting myself in the past, I deeply understand the frustration patients feel. At Baekrokdam Clinic, we avoid indiscriminate weight loss and instead use a phased approach to restore bodily balance.
1. Analysis of Constitution and Medical History: We first identify your current state—whether you suffer from Spleen Deficiency (脾虛, bi-heo), leading to poor digestion, or have accumulated waste due to poor circulation.
2. Customized Herbal Prescription: We prescribe herbal medicine tailored to your constitution. The key is to remove 'Dam-eum' (痰飮, phlegm-fluid retention) and 'Eo-hyeol' (瘀血, blood stasis), which act as metabolic debris, to ensure smooth energy flow.
3. Appetite and Metabolic Regulation: With the help of the medication, you can naturally reduce your food intake and increase your basal metabolic rate to use energy more efficiently.
4. Plateau Management and Support: Weight loss inevitably hits a plateau. During these times, we use acupuncture and supplementary prescriptions to boost your vitality and create an internal environment that prevents the 'yo-yo' effect.
Ultimately, dieting is not just a matter of willpower, but a matter of your body's condition. The most important thing is finding a pace your body can sustain. Instead of struggling alone, please visit us so we can determine the right direction together.
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