Q. Can I receive diet consultation and prescription remotely? And how does the process work?

At Baekrokdam Korean Medicine Clinic, remote diet consultations and initial prescriptions are available. First, you fill out an online questionnaire on our website, covering body type, constitution, medical history, current symptoms, and lifestyle habits. The initial consultation is conducted via phone or video call, lasting about 15–20 minutes. During this session, we assess constitutional patterns such as blood stasis (瘀血, eoryeol), dampness-phlegm (濕痰, seupdam), and spleen deficiency (脾虛, biheo), and discuss common factors in past diet failures. Prescriptions are based on these patterns—for example, using Xiao Xue (小血, a blood-activating formula) when blood stasis is prominent, or Li Tan San Xie San (理痰三邪散, a phlegm-resolving formula) for a damp-phlegm constitution. Herbal medicine is dispensed to a local pharmacy for pickup. However, remote consultations have limitations: treatments requiring acupuncture or acupoint application (贴敷) for edema may necessitate an in-person visit after ultrasound body composition analysis. Additionally, patients with underlying conditions like hypertension or diabetes may be asked to submit blood test results. After the initial prescription, we conduct weekly online check-ins to monitor weight changes and symptoms, adjusting the prescription as needed to support your diet journey. This approach combines traditional Korean medicine's constitutional diagnostics with modern convenience, but certain hands-on therapies still require a face-to-face visit.