Q I don't understand why a salt-free diet is important for weight loss. Is eating bland realistic?
A Salt holds water, swelling fat cells and increasing edema. Even without going completely salt-free, significantly cutting sodium noticeably speeds up diuresis and fat breakdown.
Detailed Answer
Just eating more of the solid ingredients than the broth in soups and stews, and cutting back on sauces and seasoning, can lower salt intake by more than half. It may taste bland at first, but after 3-4 weeks your taste buds adjust and that level of saltiness feels natural. We also guide Dongincheon office workers on how to practice a low-salt diet with lunch boxes and convenience store meals during treatment.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
The water-eliminating effect of gamnosu (herbal diuretic) works synergistically with a low-salt diet. The more you reduce salt, the more efficient gamnosu's diuretic effect becomes, resolving swelling faster.
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