The Best of Chinese Medicine

I found this place from a google search and was impressed with Dr. Hu’s credentials. She did not disappoint!
I came to her with a massive breakout 3 weeks before my wedding. I was also under a significant amount of stress. She gave me acupuncture for both issues and prescribed me some Chinese herbs.
3 weeks and 6 sessions later my skin was clear and I was completely relaxed for my big day. I will definitely be back in the future if I have any more health or skin issues.
I highly recommend Dr. Hu at the Best Of Chinese Medicine!

Terrible experience. Horrible customer service. I never write reviews but I rely on reviews that others write. so I wanted you all to know not to waste your money on this one. too many better places in this city

A Groupon got me a 60 minute deep tissue massage for $ 35. Worth every penny.
This place is definitely no-​frills: the walls are thin (i.e. you can hear conversations in the next room and traffic noise from the Danforth) but they seem to specialize in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine rather than posh spa services.
The staff is friendly and the massage therapists are well-​trained. If you’re looking for a fancy spa experience, this is not the place. But if you want authentic acupuncture and other such services, this might be the right place (as the name suggests).

When reading the other reviews, I got the feeling that these may have been posted by some friends of the best chinese medicine. However, I decided to give them a try using a groupon I’d purchased.
I saw an RMT who took the time to have an indepth conversation with me regarding my aches, pains and previous sports injuries. Based on this, he recommended splitting up my hour between massage and acupuncture to which I agreed, and he went to work on my incredibly tight muscles.
For me, The best Chinese Medicine experience was very good. I’m not the type who is interested in a relaxation massage with soft music and scented candles… I just need someone to work on any troubles spots on my body that are causing me pain. Mission accomplished!
If you’re looking for the spa experience, you won’t find this here… these are medical practitioners, no frills.
Overall, I am happy with my visit.

My mom and I went to The Best of Chinese Medicine for a groupon deal we found. We each got a 60 minutes massage and 30 minute ion foot detox.
We both really enjoyed the massage, the masseuse was very good, good pressure and gave some tips on how to better my back.
The room was very bright and loud as the room faced the street (Danforth Ave) which is always busy. I would have preferred a quiet room that was dimly lit to fully relax.
The ion foot detox was okay. I sat on a couch right beside the reception area, so it wasn’t quiet and people were walking back and forth infront of me. Once the 30 minutes was up, the girl just explained what the colour water meant (liver detoxed and joint detoxed — orange/​brown colour) but didn’t provide any tips on how to improve myself.
The whole place didn’t have a relaxing ambiance but overall, we enjoyed ourselves !

me (explosively): ~cough!~hack!~cough!~hack!
my guy: Um, will you please see a doctor [he means Western Medicine]? You’ve been coughing up lungs all night long for about 6 days now.
me: But I know it’s a viral thing– or a cold – a doctor is just going to try to give me antibiotics or prescribe me some codeine cough medicine*.
my guy: You have to do SOMETHING.
me (whispering because my voice is so wrecked): Okay, I’ll look into getting some T.C.M.
New to Toronto, I didn’t know where to go to for Traditional Chinese Medicine– but I knew that T.C.M. would squelch this cough, heal me and give me back my voice.
Sounding like a rock star after a long night of whiskey and cigarettes (I wish), I phoned for an appointment and was scheduled to be seen immediately. I selected The Best of Chinese Medicine because it’s convenient to me (and to most people – right by Chester Station above the cheese shop) and not for the name. But the name is kind of cute. The place is even cuter.
You go up a flight of stairs and enter a serene environment. The walls are a mellow pale green. There are shelves of TCM herbs and remedies. It is a place that just beams health at you, unlike western doctors’ offices which can feel like a circle of germ hell.
I scored: my appointment was with the owner of TBCM, Dr. Susan Hu. I filled out a questionnaire and then had the consult with her, explaining my various symptoms.
In the exam room, she had me undress to my skivvies for treatment (hint: wear your best underoos). The exam bed is heated, cozy! She listened to concerns about needle sensitivity, avoided my hands and feet and put on the heating lamp to help activate the trigger points. She was expert at finding the exact trigger points and massaged these sore spots a bit.
Amazing. It felt amazing.
She also applied cupping (my back) and scraping (my sternum). OMG. The Chinese really ARE good at torture!
ha ha
I got three different herbal cold remedies (two to dissolve together in hot water, one bottle of herbal pills) and three days later, my all-​night cough stopped. My voice is nearly back.
I am totally beating this thing.
Eastern medicine 1, Western medicine 0.
*but I totally would have liked some codeine-​spiked cough syrup.