Understanding breathing and skin
Dr. Seo Hyo-seok's lecture series, drawn from 50 years of Korean medicine research. Every article approaches the topic from both modern medicine and Eastern medicine, with one goal: making clear why these things happen.
In-depth topic articles
Seasonal Allergies & Rhinitis
Why nasal congestion and runny nose return every spring and autumn
Read in depth →RespiratoryBreathing with Ease · From Asthma to Daily Life
How Korean medicine thinks about shortness of breath
Read in depth →SkinSkin from Within · An Eastern View of Atopic Dermatitis
Why the prescription cream cycle is so hard to step out of
Read in depth →Lung HealthLung Health · An Overview
Long-term thinking on lung structure and everyday respiratory function
Read in depth →All articles
Culinary herbs for lung-clearing
Platycodon, Schisandra, Ophiopogon… Dr. Seo on the food-as-medicine tradition and how everyday meals can support the lungs.
Read more →Journal · Lecture TwoStrengthening lung function
From respiratory-muscle training to sleep and diet — practical methods that build lung capacity over time.
Read more →Q&ACan Korean medicine cure asthma?
“Cure” is a careful word. From a lung-clearing and constitutional support perspective, what can we actually do for asthma?
Read more →FoodKorean traditional asthma food-therapy
Three home-style Korean recipes — ingredients, method, and the constitutional types they suit.
Read more →SkinWithout steroid dependence · atopic dermatitis
Topical-steroid withdrawal (TSW) is a real clinical challenge. Working from the constitutional immune layer.
Read more →LungWhat pneumonia taught us · rebuilding your lungs
Drawing on the long-COVID experience to reconsider how we maintain lung health day to day.
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