Q I work in a kitchen, sweat a lot in the hot environment, and often eat greasy food, late-night snacks, and drink alcohol. Can treatment work even if I can't fully fix my eating habits?
A Greasy food, flour-based food, and alcohol increase damp-heat and inflammation in the body and aggravate folliculitis, while sweating in a hot environment creates ideal conditions for bacteria to multiply. Treatment proceeds even without perfect changes, but cutting back together makes it work much faster and last longer.
Detailed Answer
Greasy food, flour, processed food, and alcohol increase sebum secretion and aggravate folliculitis by raising inflammation inside the body. A hot environment like a kitchen, where you sweat heavily, is ideal for bacteria to multiply in the follicles, so inflammation tends to recur. It is hard to change everything at once amid a busy life, but even small adjustments such as reducing the amount and wiping away sweat frequently make a difference.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we recommend cutting back on greasy food, flour, and alcohol that fuel damp-heat, and favoring a light, vegetable-centered diet. At the same time, Korean medicine treatment boosts the digestive system's processing capacity, so that even if you unavoidably sweat in a hot environment, your skin is better able to withstand it.
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