Q. Is it actually effective to get prescription weight loss herbal medicine through a telehealth consultation? I'm curious about how other patients usually go through the process.

Many patients come to me blaming themselves, saying they 'lack willpower.' However, from the perspective of Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), weight loss struggles are often not about willpower, but rather about the body's internal 'mechanism' being unbalanced. Every person has a different constitution. Some suffer from an accumulation of Phlegm-Fluid (Dam-eum), which makes the body feel heavy and swollen, while others have stagnant blood flow, known as Blood Stasis (Eo-hyeol), which slows down metabolism. Specifically, those with Spleen Deficiency (Bi-heo), characterized by poor digestive and absorptive capacity, often give up on diets because they lose all their energy when fasting. Having experienced the dizziness of an overly restrictive diet myself, I deeply understand these struggles. Therefore, the core of our telehealth prescription is 'precision medical interviewing.' Rather than a simple survey, we meticulously examine your daily eating habits, sleep quality, and specific side effects experienced from Western medications like Saxenda. Based on this data, we determine whether your condition is Phlegm-Fluid type or Spleen Deficiency type to formulate the herbal ingredients. Since everyone reacts differently—some find the medicine comfortable while others are sensitive to specific herbs—we ensure a follow-up process. By exchanging feedback after the prescription, we finely adjust the potency of the medicine. A healthy, yo-yo-free diet is only possible when you approach it with an accurate understanding of your body's unique state.