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How Body Waste Accumulates in Your Body — How to Read Your InBody Results

🧾 Answer First | Core Conclusion ​ Two people, both weighing 75kg and 165cm tall, visit the clinic with the same measurements. When we take their InBody scans, the internal composition is completely different. ​ I am Choi Jang-hyuk, director of Dongjedang Korean Medicine Clinic. ​ Even with the same body weight, when you look inside, it divides into three different patterns. Those with excess body water accumulated, those with high body fat accumulated, and those lacking muscle with only body fat accumulated. The InBody results sheet shows this. But most people only look at two lines—body weight and body fat percentage—then put the results away. ​ Let me make one thing clear here. InBody is an indicator that shows what shape the waste accumulated in your body is currently in

The 12-Week Diet is Not the End — It's Simply an Opportunity to Meet Your Constitution and Your Heart

🧾 Answer First | Core Conclusion "I've tried diet herbal medicine a few times. I lose weight while taking it, but it comes back when I stop." I am Choi Jang-hyuk, director of Dongjjedang Korean Medicine Clinic. This is the most frequently heard statement in my practice room, and the one I need to explain most thoroughly. Our clinic's 12-week detox diet program is not a course for losing weight. It is not a course, but rather an opportunity. It is an opportunity to do a thorough cleansing of your deteriorated body and, in that emptied space, to see yourself for the first time. What kind of constitution do you have, what foods made your body heavy, and where did your heart waver and cause you to reach for food—

Why Your Belly Sticks Out Even Without Constipation — For Those Stuck Despite Diet and Exercise

🧾 Answer First \| Core Conclusion ​ "I have bowel movements every day. I pay attention to my diet and exercise. But my belly still sticks out." ​ I am Dr. Choi Jang-hyuk, director of Dongjedang Korean Medicine Clinic. ​ The most frustrated patients in my clinic are those like this. A bloated belly that feels heavy, worsens after meals, and deflates in the morning only to puff up again by evening. ​ You can have a protruding belly even without constipation. This is because having a bowel movement and completely emptying your intestines are two different things. When gas builds up in the intestinal wall and inflammatory byproducts leak from the intestinal lining — even if you have daily bowel movements, your belly remains protruding. ​ Diet and exercise

Why You Eat When Stressed: Understanding Emotional Overeating, How It Leads to Obesity, and Constitution-Specific Solutions

🧾 Answer First | Core Conclusion Unable to resist late-night snacking every night, self-blaming and fasting the next day, then binge eating again—this cycle. This is not due to weak willpower. It is because stress directly disrupts the appetite control circuits in the brain. Hello. I am Choi Jang-hyuk, Director of Dong Je Dang Korean Medicine Clinic. Research shows that 45% of obese individuals exhibit emotional eating—eating in response to emotions rather than hunger[1]. Learning to manage emotions before reducing calories is the key to escaping obesity. With the 3 practical strategies I'm about to share, you can see changes starting tonight.

Detox Pill, The Third Pillar of Constitutional Detoxification: The Role of Pushing Out Toxins Through Bowel Movements

🧾 Answer First \| Core Conclusion ​ "I have bowel movements every day, but it always feels like not enough is coming out. My lower abdomen feels heavy, my skin looks dull, and I don't feel refreshed even after waking up in the morning." ​ I am Dr. Choi Jang-hyuk, director of Dongjejdang Korean Medicine Clinic. ​ At our clinic, we use three pillars when providing detoxification treatment. Constitutional herbal medicine establishes the body's overall framework, Gamro Water allows the digestive organs to rest while accelerating toxin elimination, and Detox Pill pushes out waste through bowel movements. ​ Today, I will discuss the third of these three pillars, the 'Detox Pill.' The Detox Pill is based on the blood stasis removal principle of the classical prescription Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang (桃仁承氣湯)

If 16:8 Intermittent Fasting Results Disappoint, Explore 'Gamrosesu'

🧾 Answer First \| Core Conclusion \n You've probably tried 16:8 intermittent fasting at least once. The method of fasting for 16 hours and eating within 8 hours is simple, making it especially popular among office workers. However, many people find themselves thinking: "My weight dropped a bit, but I don't feel lighter." "My chronic fatigue and indigestion remain unchanged." \n I am Dr. Choi Jang-hyuk, director of Dongjejdang Korean Medicine Clinic. A large-scale analysis study published in 2026 also showed that intermittent fasting has no significant difference in weight loss effects compared to conventional dieting. \n The key is not 'when you eat'

From Neurotransmitters to Circuit Selection: Modern Neuroscientific Reinterpretation of Sasang-Simhak Seongjeongnon

"I starved myself to lose weight but I ended up eating more" | The real reason diet failures keep repeating

The Psychological Etiology of Obesity and Its Sasang Simhak Interpretation: The Intersection of Contemporary Emotional Eating Research and Seongjeong Theory (性情論)