Now that I’m in my late 30s, I’ve definitely noticed my body doesn’t work the way it used to.
Even when I don’t eat that much, I bloat easily,
and the stubborn “age-related weight gain” just doesn’t seem to budge, even with exercise.
As my basal metabolic rate has slowed down,
it’s felt like my whole body is stuck in a sluggish cycle,
so I knew I needed more than just another crash diet or skipping meals.
After comparing a lot of options carefully,
I ended up choosing Gram Korean Medicine Clinic near Nonhyeon Station in Gangnam.
After taking their diet herbal medicine for two weeks myself, I wanted to share the changes I felt
and give a completely honest review, step by step.
The very first thing I considered when I decided to lose weight
was whether the location would be convenient enough for regular visits.
Gram Korean Medicine Clinic is right by Exit 3 of Nonhyeon Station in Gangnam,
and it’s genuinely just a short walk away.
It’s on the second floor of the building with Yeongdong Pharmacy on the first floor,
so it’s easy to spot from the main road and really simple to find.
Once I went up to the second floor,
the clinic had a bright, clean white-toned interior.
It felt spotless and cheerful, which I really liked.
Even the diet herbal medicine packaging was pretty in a soft pink color.
Pre-consultation testing
The biggest reason I chose this place while researching diet herbal medicine in Gangnam
was that they don’t just weigh you
and hand over a prescription.
The testing process started as soon as I arrived, and it felt very systematic.
They checked everything from blood work and a urine test to height, an InBody scan,
and even a blood sugar test,
so there was a clear process to understand my current condition through actual numbers.
About $140 a month for custom diet herbal medicine
(Basic program starts at about $140 per month; side effects can vary by individual.)
I’ve actually been prescribed diet herbal medicine at three other Korean medicine clinics before,
so this wasn’t my first experience.
To be fair, some of them did help with weight loss,
but the side effects left me with a pretty bad fear of trying again.
It was honestly a lot.
I’d get insomnia so bad that I couldn’t sleep at all at night,
and I constantly felt overheated and sweaty,
plus I became weirdly irritable for no reason, which was hard on my family too.
I also dealt with shaky hands, headaches, and because my stomach is sensitive,
I even felt nauseous at times,
so I ended up skipping doses or cutting them down on my own.
Even though Gram Korean Medicine Clinic offers this kind of detailed custom prescription,
tailored specifically to your body,
one major advantage is that the starting price is still around $140 a month.
That felt like a big plus to me.
A lot of diet herbal medicine clinics in Gangnam can be really expensive,
so it’s easy to hesitate,
but this one offers a well-structured three-month package
that felt much more affordable and easier to commit to.
They also said that even without pricey procedures or complicated programs,
the pill-style herbal medicine alone can still bring meaningful changes and solid weight-loss results,
which honestly made me really excited.
The Gram Korean Medicine Clinic diet program
also includes device-based treatments and diet acupuncture in addition to the herbal pills,
and I noticed some people were there for those treatments too.
I decided to start with the basic program first.
Director consultation and 1:1 custom prescription
The staff explained the pricing and herbal medicine program in incredible detail first,
which I appreciated,
and then the head doctor went over my test results with me during the consultation.
The clinic’s lead doctor, who has handled more than 18,000 clinical cases,
used all of those results as the basis
for a really in-depth one-on-one consultation.
I told them about the concerns I’d had while taking other diet herbal medicine before,
including the side effects I experienced,
like how easily I swell up and how sensitive my stomach is,
and based on that,
they carefully adjusted the prescription stages to fit my body.
They explained really well that diet herbal medicine should be customized
to each person’s constitution and lifestyle
in order to support healthy weight loss with fewer side effects.
Diet herbal medicine results after 10 days
Maybe that’s why, but the prescription I got from Gram Korean Medicine Clinic this time
felt completely different.
I took the full recommended amount consistently for the entire two weeks,
and unlike my previous experiences,
I had none of those uncomfortable side effects at all.
I still slept deeply like usual,
and I didn’t feel any hand tremors or nausea either.
At the same time, the appetite control worked well,
so I felt full much faster even with smaller portions,
and that feeling of fullness lasted a surprisingly long time.
The most satisfying part for me was how comfortable it felt to take—
like it suited my body naturally, without side effects.
Another thing that really stood out after getting my diet herbal medicine from Gram Korean Medicine Clinic
was the follow-up care system.
Through KakaoTalk, they sent me a detailed list of recommended foods and snacks
that matched my body type before I even started taking it.
It’s now been 10 days since I started the diet herbal medicine,
and my weight at the first consultation was 63 kg, or about 139 pounds.
Even when I wasn’t overeating, I still felt heavy
and couldn’t get rid of the bloating,
but when I checked again after 10 days,
I was already down to 61 kg, about 134 pounds—so 2 kg lost.
What made me even happier was that I didn’t lose it by starving myself.
I got that result while eating regular meals, and I could genuinely feel my body getting lighter.
Following the dosage schedule, I took one packet about every four hours,
at 8 a.m., 1 p.m., and 5 p.m.,
and that routine naturally started reshaping
my whole day in a healthier way.
Keeping roughly four hours between meals
helped me build a much more regular eating pattern, which I loved.
For breakfast, instead of the bread
or cereal I used to eat,
I started with two boiled eggs for a protein-focused meal.
For lunch, I still ate regular meals
or went out with coworkers,
but I got full so quickly that I naturally ended up eating less.
For dinner, I kept it light with half a bowl of rice
and milder side dishes that weren’t too heavy or spicy.
For snacks, I’ve been sticking to bananas, unsweetened soy milk,
and a small pack of nuts to keep cravings in check.
These days, a lot of celebrities and regular people alike are trying weight-loss injections,
but I was honestly too worried about the side effects to jump into that.
This approach felt so much better because
it supports body-type improvement through a custom prescription without making me feel like I’m harming my health,
and I’ve been genuinely satisfied with it.
Since I paid for this myself,
I can honestly say it hasn’t felt like a waste at all.
My overall condition feels better, and I can already see my clothes fitting a little differently.
I’m planning to keep taking it consistently over the remaining three months
and really hit my goal of losing 7 kg, about 15 pounds.
More than just lowering the number on the scale,
this feels like the process of building a healthier body I can maintain without rebound weight gain,
and that mindset has made each day feel encouraging.
If you’re in your late 30s like me and struggling with age-related weight gain,
or if you’ve had a hard time with herbal medicine side effects in the past,
I’d really recommend booking a consultation at Gram Korean Medicine Clinic
and seeing what a truly personalized prescription for your body could look like.