Miple ClinicLifestyle guide while taking herbal medicine
From how to take it to diet, sleep, coffee and alcohol, exercise, and plateaus. Head doctor Ko Chang-hyun summarizes briefly only what you need to know while taking herbal medicine.
How to take your herbal medicine and spend the first 2 weeks
A short table covering when to take it twice a day, the changes your body may show in the first few days to 1–2 weeks and how to handle them, and which medicines you should tell us about and what to do if taking it is difficult.
Your diet while taking herbal medicine: just keep these in mind
A short summary, in tables and a checklist, of eating order, palm-sized protein, good carbohydrates and what to cut back, and tips for snacks, late-night eating, and company dinners.
Intermittent fasting and low-carb high-fat: how does a Korean medicine clinic advise?
A short table-based guide to doing 16:8 intermittent fasting and a carbohydrate-restricted diet to fit daily life in Korea. It covers what to eat, what to cut back, and when to consult us first.
Sleep and sunlight come before exercise
Going to bed early and getting daytime sunlight come first. This is a short guide to why lack of sleep makes you hungrier, a sleep checklist, adjusting the afternoon dose time, a 5-minute stress routine, and an 80/20 mindset.
Water, coffee, and alcohol while taking herbal medicine
A table covering warm water, black coffee in the morning, avoiding alcohol where possible, and tips for when you cannot avoid it.
Exercise is not a must. Start by going to bed early and getting daytime sunlight
If you are busy, it is fine to put exercise off. Going to bed early, daytime sunlight and walking a little more in daily life come first. This guide also covers how to raise the intensity if you want strength or more active weight loss.
How to get through plateaus and maintenance
A summary of 4 reasons weight stalls and how to respond, why yo-yo happens, and how to spend the maintenance phase slowly over 3–6 months or more.