The Albert Place Practice

The Albert Place Practice clinic, specialising in Chinese Medicine, was opened in London in the late 1980s by Clair Beardson. The practice proved highly successful and in 1999 a second practice was opened in Hong Kong. Albert Place has a number of certified Chinese medical doctors who, together, bring a wide range of experience. They specialise in many areas, including diabetes, fertility and skin problems. The practice also has a highly trained nutritionist, Raymond Chung.

The philosophy is to educate and empower all the patients who come to the Practice and to assist them with their health and healing. Albert Place is also keen to promote the benefits of using TCM in the maintenance of good health, balancing the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects, leading to a more joyful and balanced life.

In 2006, Albert Place was invited by the Mandarin Hotel group to share its experience - through the creation of treatments to be provided in the spas and through making available hand-picked and experienced Chinese doctors to the hotels' guests. The Practice has designed some special treatments especially for the Mandarin group. These are ideal for weary travellers and guests who would like to rebalance and strengthen their immune system.

Clair Beardson OMP, MRCHM, FRGS

The Albert Place Practice clinic, specialising in Chinese Medicine, was opened in London in the late 1980's by Clair Beardson. Clair comes from a family of Western medicine practitioners and has been a long term resident in Asia; this has enabled her to fully understand and appreciate the underlying beliefs and values of combining Western and Eastern Medicine. She decided to study at the London School of Oriental Medicine under Dr. Thong Tinh and then subsequently studied and worked in Hanoi at the major TCM hospital in Vietnam.

She is a staunch believer in the value of organic food and fully embraces the importance of good nutrition and the positive impact it can have on an individual's health and well-being. She strongly believes in matching the correct diet to the individual - to meet each individual's needs. She supervises the Hailey Estate in England where she has developed programmes to create a range of organic foods and also cultivates selected herbs for experimental, scientific programmes in collaboration with universities in the UK and Europe. At the moment, the focus is on working with Oxford University on artemisia with reference to malaria.

Clair Beardson has over 25 years experience of Chinese medicine and its application to a wide range of contemporary ailments.

In 2007 Clair was asked by the Mandarin Hotel Spa to create a therapy that embraced both eastern and western medical points of view from the Chinese medicine perspective. It was to be specific for the individual needs on that day by choosing an aromatherapy oil that matched the Chinese meridians.

Clair has seen the positive effects TCM has on patients - especially when combining western and eastern practices. She has been involved in advising national governments in Africa and the Middle East on introducing Chinese medicine into public health programmes. She is also working hard to bring the benefits of TCM to western societies which are overly dependent on synthetic medicines.

Clair was further honored to represent this Western form of TCM at the first international conference in Hanoi for the potential future integration of western and traditional medicine. In addition, she was invited to participate in the World Botanical Garden conference in Wuhan in 2007 and is currently advising the Botanical Garden in the Atacama Desert in Chile. She has participated in botanical expeditions in the Himalayas and Guatemala and she is a regular visitor to the World Economic Forum in Davos where she has been invited to talk. She is also a member of the International Dendrology Society.

Tim Hung, LAc.

Tim Hung, Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine, studied at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Science in Oakland, California. He obtained his Graduate Certificate at Ching Hwa Chinese Medicine Institute, also, obtained his Traumatology & Osteopathy Diploma at the Faculty of Medicine in Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

He has been practicing in San Francisco and Hong Kong since 1986. He is also a Licensed Acupuncturist of State of California U.S., Registered TCM practitioner Hong Kong and President of Hong Kong TCM Orthopaedic & Traumatic Association.

Raymond Chung

Raymond Chung received a BSc (Hons) degree in Food and Nutrition Science from The University of Hong Kong and is a holder of the Diploma in Chinese Medicine Nutritional Studies and the Certificate in Naturopathy and Health Management.

Since 2003, he has been frequently invited by organizations such as Hong Kong University, Coutts Bank, the Hong Kong Cancer Fund and Rotary International to speak on subjects such as the use of food to gain energy, improve the complexion, delay ageing and improve nutrition.

He is the nutritionist for Mineralysis, a centre linked to Albert Place for the screening of heavy metal exposure and mineral imbalance. Mineralysis provides advice on nutritional therapy for heavy metal poisoning based on metals screening through hair mineral analysis. The centre both provides advice and support to doctors and also offers a thriving clinic for the public.

Albert Place Practice Contact Information

Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm
Saturday 9am to 1pm

Call office administrator Julianna

Tel: 22349932
Fax: 2524-3076
yinyang@appractice.com

1103 Luk Yu Building, (next to famous Luk Yu Teahouse)
24-26 Stanley Street Central,
Hong Kong

Steve Paine, OMD Simsbury, CT 06070 T: 860 970 4232 steve@stevepaineomd.com

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