Before following an extreme diet promoted on social media or by celebrities, what does a Korean-medicine clinic check?

An extreme diet seen on social media or associated with celebrities may bring visible change and a quick sense of achievement, but the same method will not suit everyone. First consider how much food is being cut and whether your fitness and daily life can tolerate it.

Excessive restriction can lead to fatigue, dizziness, or digestive discomfort, making the approach hard to sustain; weight change alone also cannot show whether the direction is healthy. In Korean-medicine assessment, reduced digestion and energy may be described as piheo (脾虛), swelling and heaviness as dam-eum (痰飮), and circulatory discomfort as eohyeol (瘀血).

A consultation reviews current eating, sleep, activity, history, and symptoms to decide how gradually to adjust. Record your body’s response instead of repeating a trend unchanged, and if discomfort continues, do not fast further; revisit the plan with a clinician.