Q. How is the diet herbal medicine at Baekrokdam Korean Medicine Clinic different from other clinics?
We provide customized prescriptions based on an analysis of each individual's metabolic state and constitution. Rather than focusing on extreme fasting, we support weight loss by restoring the body's internal balance.
📝 Detailed Answer
When people think of diet medicine, they usually only think of 'appetite suppressants.' However, simply suppressing appetite can quickly exhaust the body and make it easy to experience the yo-yo effect. Having experienced the hardships of extreme fasting myself, I fully understand that struggle.
At Baekrokdam, we don't just focus on losing weight; we first examine the constitutional issues (morphology). In Traditional Korean Medicine, the key is to identify whether there is Dam-jeok (phlegm-accumulation), where accumulated waste products hinder metabolism, or Eo-hyeol (blood stasis), where blood circulation is stagnated.
- Spleen Deficiency (Bi-heo) type: A type where weakened digestive function prevents energy utilization, leading to edema.
- Liver Qi Stagnation (Gan-ul) type: A type where stress blocks the flow of Qi, causing 'false hunger.'
- Kidney Deficiency (Sin-heo) type: A type with a low basal metabolic rate, prone to weight gain even with minimal intake.
Because we prescribe based on these specific causes, some patients may focus first on reducing edema, while others focus on appetite regulation.
💡 Treatment Goal
Our goal is to reduce the pain of forced fasting and increase the body's metabolic efficiency, creating a state where the body can regulate its own weight naturally.
Expert Verified
Dr. Yeonseung Choe
Chief Director