RI& KOREAN MEDICAL CLINIC
Menopause Diet
A Healthy New Start After Menopause — RI&
A menopause diet solution that looks at the changes in your body and aims to support hormonal balance.
During menopause, changes in female hormones bring a drop in basal metabolic rate, often accompanied by sleep problems, fatigue, mood swings, hot flashes, and changes in appetite. As a result, simply eating less may no longer lead to weight loss the way it once did. Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic supports healthy weight loss through customized solutions that aim to rebalance your body with these hormonal changes in mind.
If you're eating less but still gaining belly fat, the problem is your metabolism.
During menopause, hormonal imbalance weakens the body's natural "water up, fire down" circulation (su-seung-hwa-gang) —
a core principle of Korean medicine — leading to a state of "heat above, cold below" (上熱下寒),
in which heat gathers in the upper body while the lower body grows cold.
Menopause Diet
- Appetite management
- Hormonal balance care
- 1:1 Customized Prescription
- Menopause care
- Abdominal-fat management
- Metabolism care
Key Features of the Menopause Diet
At Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic, we design your personalized diet plan by looking at hormonal changes,
slowed metabolism, and increased body fat together with your sleep and stress levels.
Menopausal Symptom Care
During menopause, hormonal changes can alter the way your body's metabolism works. At Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic, we carefully monitor the physical changes that appear around menopause, managing your care with a focus not only on weight loss but on restoring your overall condition.
1:1 Customized Menopause Diet
We comprehensively assess your age, constitution, BMI, body-fat percentage, weight-loss goal, sleep quality, fatigue, hot flashes, and digestion to prescribe a diet herbal medicine tailored to you. The prescription supports metabolism and circulation, so that appetite control and relief of menopausal symptoms can progress together.
Lymphatic Detox Diet
Each month, a 3-day lymphatic detox program helps reset your body's rhythm with the aim of helping your weight loss continue (results vary).
Metabolism Care
Customized herbal medicine, acupuncture, and pharmacopuncture therapy are used to support circulation and metabolic function, aiming to help healthy weight loss continue (results vary).
Abdominal Body-Fat Management
We do not treat menopausal weight gain centered on the abdomen as a simple fat problem. Instead, we assess your metabolic state, circulation, eating patterns, and stress levels together to set the right direction for managing body fat.
Structured Meal Management
We provide guidance on meals balanced across protein, cooked vegetables, and an appropriate proportion of carbohydrates, and suggest a realistic eating plan matched to your lifestyle and pace of weight loss.
Sleep, Stress & Appetite Care
During menopause, many women begin to sleep less deeply at night, and stronger cravings for sweets and carbohydrates can make weight management harder. We look after your sleep, fatigue, and stress together, focusing on building a body condition that lets you stay on track with your diet.
Maintenance After Weight Loss
To help prevent rebound after weight loss, we provide guidance on meal routines, activity levels, sleep care, and weight maintenance, helping you sustain a healthy weight over the long term.
The RI& Menopause Diet
A quick look at the key features of the Myeongdong RI& menopause diet
Basal Metabolism Care
Hormonal Balance Care
Abdominal Fat Care
Sleep & Stress Care
Appetite Control
Myeongdong RI&'s
One-on-One Personalized Follow-Up
Through phone consultations and personalized care via WhatsApp,
we closely monitor each patient's condition and provide structured follow-up through every stage of treatment and recovery.
The Myeongdong RI& Diet Process
A customized herbal diet solution for your constitution
Registration & Questionnaire
InBody Body-Composition Analysis
RSA Autonomic Nervous System Test
Liver-Function Blood Test
Consultation & Customized Prescription
Front-Desk Follow-Up Call (3 days later)
Doctor's Follow-Up Call (1 week later)
Body-Composition Re-Test (2 weeks later)
1:1 Meal Check
Consultation & Adjusted Prescription
Real-Time Meal Management via WhatsApp
At Myeongdong RI& Korean Medicine Clinic,
every herbal prescription is prepared with meticulous care,
using pharmaceutical-grade medicinal herbs.
A thorough quality-control system from raw herbs to final preparation
Trustworthy herbal medicine prepared with well-maintained facilities and strict process management.
Menopause Diet Q&A
I've suddenly gained weight since entering menopause — can I lose it quickly?
Menopausal weight gain is not simply a matter of overeating or lack of exercise. As estrogen levels drop sharply, fat accumulates around the abdomen and internal organs, and with a lower basal metabolic rate and reduced muscle mass on top of that, your body becomes prone to gaining weight even on the same amount of food. This is why diets that once worked often stop working after menopause — a frustration some patients share. Weight-loss goals are set individually after a consultation, considering age group, diet resistance and starting weight; during menopause, the pace of loss may be somewhat more gradual due to a slower metabolism. RI&'s customized menopause diet herbal medicine is formulated with both hormonal changes and slowed metabolism in mind, aiming for body-fat reduction and relief of menopausal symptoms at the same time.
I have hot flashes and trouble sleeping — is it safe to take diet herbal medicine?
Menopausal symptoms such as facial flushing, sleep disturbances, and night sweats are mainly caused by an autonomic nervous system imbalance that follows the decline in estrogen. Pushing through an aggressive diet in this state can actually make these symptoms worse. RI&'s customized menopause diet herbal medicine goes beyond simple weight-loss ingredients: the formula is adjusted with herbs that replenish yin deficiency (陰虛) and blood deficiency (血虛), aiming to relieve menopausal symptoms and support weight loss at the same time. The prescription is fine-tuned through a consultation before you begin, according to the severity of your symptoms.
I'm worried about osteoporosis — is it okay for me to diet?
After menopause, declining estrogen accelerates the loss of bone density and raises the risk of osteoporosis. Extreme low-calorie diets can cut calcium and nutrient intake and may harm bone health — an understandable concern for many patients. At RI& Korean Medicine Clinic, rather than pursuing rapid weight loss, we design prescriptions that aim to reduce body fat while preserving muscle mass, and herbs that support bone health can be added to the formula as needed.
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