I am so thankful to the experienced doctors here, especially the chief doctor/ teacher, Dr Ho here…read more My chronical hives is finally cure after suffering from 5 months of hives and many sleepless nights. I lived in the US and had hives all over my body (Even underneath my hairline) that it will keep me up all night with its itch. It has gotten so badly that my lips and face would get swollen ,( in which, it may lead to internal hives that causes suffocation. )I've visited allergist to do all kinds of blood test and panel to check if I was allergic to anything. And finally I was tested with positive with autoimmune disease. Then I was sent to see a rheumatologist for some prescription. With the help of antihistamine , I was barely stablizing the hives. But as soon as I stop taking the allergies pills, it returns immediately. Since I was visiting HK, I decided to give Chinese medication for a shot. When I saw Dr Ho, he just simply said it's 濕彥,A type of hives that are quite common in HK. Honestly, I thought the diagnosis sounded too generic for me in the beginning and doubted if he was right. But true enough after visiting him 2 to 3 times with about 10 days of Chinese herb tea, my hives started to fade and I can finally live antihistamine free!! While the medication was effective, the cost for visits are so reasonable. Hkd$50 per visit, after paying an annual fee( maybe like $300 more poor less, I don't remember exactly) and each herbs medication for 4 days, ranges from$280- $340 , depending on the herbs prescribed. No wonder there are so many patients coming to see him. I couldn't thank him enough. Tips: Dr Ho ( 何院長) is only there Monday, Wednesday and Friday and advance appointment must be made. And he could get very dry and scold-like in his conversing with you, but he means well for all his patients. And it's an open office for visit, you won't have any privacy for your conversation, but honestly no one cares about your problem. Asian style.

Jinsang tea & other traditional herbal medicine/ vitaminish stuff that I don't really know much…read moreabout. But at $8, I feel better/healthier (perhaps placebo) every time. Try it if you're neighborhood. You'll feel better.

Ancient Chinese secret? Not! We stumbled across this Chinese herbal store after having lunch not…read moretoo far away. Of course I had to try their bitter 24 varieties herbal tea (廿四味) that is good for those who eat too much rich and fried foods. And yes, it was very bitter. You can buy many different herbal drinks here which they have boiled for many hours. Their drinks which are supposed to be good for all sorts of ailments are very concentrated. They must be doing something right as there were a steady stream of people buying their drinks. For $8 a cup, you can't go wrong. Just tell them what symptoms you have and they will point you to the right drink for your health.

Every Hong Kong girl has her go-to Chinese herbalist and mine is Dr Kelly. She is very kind and…read morepatient and really takes her time to understand your ailments and explain her treatments in western medical terms despite the long wait in the zen-like waiting room. Dr Kelly comes from a family of Chinese and western doctors- the Chain ancestors were doctors back in Ching Dynasty and her husband Dr Chain is a doctor. Her philosophy is blending traditional Chinese medicine with western alternate medicines like aromatherapy and various natural supplements. She also sells Chinese healing herbal teas packaged in western convenience- shrink wrapped tea bags that fits easily into purses for regular consumption. The clinic also boasts a stone energy chamber which facials and yoga classes are held for energy optimization. Bottomline: Dr Kelly, yoga class in stone energy chamber, acupuncture for weight-loss. is awesome.

Chain's is my jam. At the recommendation of another physio-acupuncturist (who wasn't qualified to…read moredispense Chinese Medicine), I started taking my mom here to help treat her mood swings and sleeplessness associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The treatments were very helpful in stabilizing my mom's symptoms. On top of that, the environment of Chain's is extremely warm, inviting, and calming. I love this place! Chain's has been in existence for literally hundreds of years - since the Qing Dynasty. It doesn't get much more legit than that, right? Dr. Kelly Chain and her husband head up the clinic, and they do a bang-up job. They not only offer the usual acupuncture/cupping/Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments, but they also have branched out into beauty treatments, such as natural anti-aging (i.e., no botox, fillers, and all that other nasty shit that you see SO MUCH OF in Hong Kong . . . ugh) and spa-type treatments. They even offer a yoga class, which takes place in their "stone chamber," a room made of maifan stone with special energetic healing properties. If you're feeling really shitty and come in for a cupping and/or acupuncture treatment, they'll set you up in the stone chamber to give you a little bit of a boost from your treatment (and not upcharge you for it). I started coming to Chain's for cupping/acupuncture/TCM on a weekly basis, after I saw the results on my mom. The results were incredible. Without delving into too much detail, Dr. Kelly and her colleague Dr. Kay Tam (she is phenomenal!!!) were able to rebalance my chi using needles and TCM, and they corrected a hormone imbalance that I had been struggling with for YEARS due to my refusal to "correct" it with western medicine (sorry western doc, but you ain't gonna just put me on The Pill and think that's gonna solve all my problems). I also came down with probably the worst flu of my life while I was living in Hong Kong, and Dr. Kay Tam fixed me up good as new with 2 cupping treatments, a bunch of acu-needles, and TCM. Chain's has made me an acu/TCM addict (in a good way!), and I will be getting my fix every time I return to Hong Kong to visit. Bonus: most medical/health insurance plans offer coverage/benefits for acupuncture & TCM, so claim that shizz!