Q. I want to start a postpartum diet. Which is the safest and most effective: herbal medicine, exercise, or dietary control?

Postpartum recovery is all about 'timing.' Many patients rush into strict diets or intense workouts, but the body is often more compromised than it seems after childbirth. Diet and exercise are the most powerful tools for long-term weight maintenance. However, exercising while joints are still loosened by relaxin can lead to lifelong chronic pain, and overly restrictive dieting can deplete the energy needed for childcare. In TKM, postpartum weight loss is not about simple calorie restriction, but about clearing internal metabolic waste. We focus first on removing Eohyeol (瘀血, stagnant blood/blood stasis) and Dameum (痰飮, accumulated fluid/phlegm) to revitalize metabolism. If you are in a state of Bi-heo (脾虛, Spleen deficiency/impaired digestive function), fasting will only drain your vital energy. By supplementing these deficiencies with herbal medicine, edema subsides and the body becomes lighter, creating the optimal condition to begin physical activity. In summary, the safest sequence is to use TKM for 'foundation work' (recovery and detoxification) and then build upon that with diet and exercise. I recommend we first evaluate whether your body is physically prepared to handle the stress of exercise.