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Understanding your body
can be the beginning of caring for yourself.

13 / RESTORE · Eczema

Eczema Treatment in Seoul

Seoul's humidity falls to 54.6% in February and March. What sits inside "it flared again," what a Korean guideline grades A for eczema itch, and how DEAR treats winter flare-ups with herbal medicine and acupuncture.

12 / RELIEF · Digestion

Korean Medicine for Indigestion in Seoul

Fullness after a few bites, pain in the pit of the stomach, heat behind the breastbone: what the Korean word che covers, why it comes back after a normal endoscopy, and what acupuncture and herbal medicine do for it.

11 / RESTORE · Gongjindan

Gongjindan (Gong Jin Dan) in Seoul

What is in it, who it is for, how to take it and what the trials recorded, plus four questions that tell one Gongjindan from another.

10 / RESTORE · Skin

Acne Treatment in Seoul

Inflamed spots, red and brown marks, and scars each get a different tool, explained by the director in English.

09 / RESTORE · Gongjindan

Gongjindan as a Gift for Korean Parents

A gift Korean parents recognize by name, compounded by hand in the clinic with real musk.

08 / RESTORE · Postpartum

Postpartum Recovery in Seoul

Herbal medicine safe while breastfeeding and acupuncture for postpartum pain and swelling, in English.

07 / RESTORE · Women's health

Menopause Treatment in Seoul

Acupuncture and herbal medicine for hot flashes, night sweats and broken sleep, in English.

06 / CALM · Sleep

Insomnia Treatment in Seoul

Acupuncture and herbal medicine for insomnia, in English, even if you already take sleeping pills.

05 / SHAPE · Weight

Korean Diet Pills and Herbal Weight Loss in Seoul

A decoction written for you, reviewed every two weeks with body composition. No starving, no shakes.

04 / RELIEF · Pain

Acupuncture in Gangnam, Seoul

A licensed doctor, in English, with national insurance if you are enrolled: your first visit, the cost, and the evidence for back and neck pain.

03 / RELIEF · Guide

Korean Medicine Clinic in Seoul (Oriental Medicine)

Who works at a hanuiwon, what national health insurance covers for foreign residents, and how a first visit works.

02 / RESTORE · Skin

Facial Acupuncture in Seoul vs Botox

What a session involves, what small trials show, and how asymmetry after Botox is approached.

01 / RESTORE · Skin

Exosome Treatment in Korea

Four meanings of one word, what the research shows, and how a Korean medicine doctor in Seoul approaches it.