How Korean Medicine Works

Our clinic operates under the philosophy that 'disease originates from lifestyle.' Wrong habits or environment gradually leave traces on our bodies, and over time, these manifest as disease.

At this point, determining the precise timing and origin of disease is very important. Our approach involves pulse diagnosis (Jinmaek) to read the body's narrative, establish the cause, and differentiate between advantageous and disadvantageous influences on the patient, thereby formulating the correct therapeutic strategy.

Our treatment consists of three main components.

Pulse Diagnosis (Jinmaek): Identifies the cause of the disease and sets the appropriate treatment direction for the patient.
Acupuncture/Chuna/Cupping: Redirects our metabolism to correct the lifestyle errors that have accumulated over time bringing the patient back to balance.
Customized Herbal Medicine: Restores the body's balance with a prescription tailored to the patient's constitution and lifestyle, helping the patient naturally make lifestyle adjustments.

Detoxification is at the core Korean Medicine treatment.

With close to 20 years of dedicated research and clinical expertise in 'Detoxification Therapy,' Dr. Michael Hong has established a method to distinguish between advantageous and disadvantageous foods for each patient to provide personalized dietary guidance that aligns specifically to the patient's current physical and mental state.

Toxins accumulate because you eat what you want and not what you need which eventually eating too much of what you don't need and too little of what you actually need. This imbalance is the one of the causes of disease in Korean medicine. To restore this balance, it's essential to not only eat the right foods but also in the correct proportions, which a specialist can only determine through a pulse reading. At Gangwon Clinic, we offer food recommendations based on your pulse reading and custom-formulated herbal teas to accelerate this rebalancing process beyond just diet.