Q I run a business in the Dongincheon area, so my meals are irregular and I often have greasy delivery food and drinking gatherings. Will treatment work even if I can't fix my diet completely?
A Greasy food, flour-based food, and alcohol directly aggravate acne inflammation. Treatment can still proceed even if you can't fix everything, but reducing them along the way makes the results much faster and longer-lasting.
Detailed Answer
Greasy food, flour-based food, processed food, and alcohol increase sebum production and amplify inflammation in the body, worsening acne. Irregular meals and frequent drinking burden the stomach and slow recovery. It is hard to change everything at once in a busy life, but even small adjustments such as reducing portions and adding vegetables make a difference.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we recommend reducing the flour-based food, greasy food, and alcohol that fuel inflammation, and shifting to a light, vegetable-centered diet that eases the burden on the stomach. At the same time, Korean medicine treatment boosts the stomach's processing capacity so the skin is less disturbed even after an unavoidable drinking gathering.
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