Festive Greeetings!

We do hope that you have all enjoyed a warm, healthy and festive period. We have been open for three days between Christmas and New Year and have been pleased to help those who have needed our care. We will now be closed until Tuesday 3rd Janueary 2017, when we will re-open and be back to our normal hours. We look forward to welcoming you if and whenever you need the services of our osteopaths and complimentary therapists. Kerry, our massage therapist, is returning from maternity leave and will be re-joining us on Saturdays, and Emilie will continue to offer her massages on weekdays.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy, healthy 2017. From all at The Chandos Clinic.

Xavier at Wilks: a feast for the eyes, not just the taste-buds!

Many of you will have been "wowed" by Xavier's truly stunning photograph of Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, which we now have hanging in our reception area. There are also smaller images hanging along the clinic corridor, for sale at £69, if you are considering a very special Christmas gift this year! If you are wanting to see more of his images, Xavier now has an exhibition in our Michelin-starred neighbour Wilks Restaurant, which will be hanging for the next 4 months. There are 18 photographs currently on show there, mostly local scenes of Bristol, but with a couple taken in Italy, and also Dubai.The ones in Wilks are 60cm wide, and cost £140 unframed. Smaller and larger sizes are available, as is float framing. All the pictures are printed on aluminium in Germany and the quality is exceptional. So many people have said they feel that they could just "walk straight in to" the Brecons image in reception! You can view all of Xavier's images on his website: www.xavierdecupphotography.com 
http://www.wilksrestaurant.co.uk/art
I hear the food is exceptional too!

Food memories.

Thinking about food, remembering meals, contemplating the next one... is all a lot more complex than we thought. Do read this fascinating article from The Guardian explaining the possible link between dementia and obesity. Mindfulness whilst eating definitely seems to be key.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2016/nov/23/obesity-alters-brain-structure-and-function

Flood Advice!

My goodness, it's soggy out there! Lots of our patients have had trouble getting to us, and those who did, arrived wet and bedraggled. I'm sure there's a lot more rain to come, so if you are unfortunate enough to be caught in all things wild and stormy, we hope this information from BBC News proves useful. Meanwhile, the Chandos Clinic is a haven of warm and dry and we hope you reach us safely.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8370243.stm

Reality check over a phone check!

The picture in this article could be my daughter, the light from her phone seeping through the duvet, first thing in the morning and last thing at night. It doesnt matter how much I rant, or plead, or bribe, she and it are inseperable. It saddens me beyond measure that this constant leeching has replaced those perfect bedtime hours lost in Jacqueline Wilson. My daughter is not alone in this addiction, judging by the figures in the article below from The Guardian, screen checking has become hard-wired for the majority of us. Occasionally I can instigate screen-free time; my tribe harrumph at first but soon we are laughing over board games and inventing new card games. Of course it doesnt last, but it's good to know that they can still operate phone free. Even though I try to enforce "no screens at the table", my eldest seems to have slipped his in to breakfast, so I'm going to introduce Rule 7. As for Rule 9, definitely the most shocking. Really??!!

https://www.theguardian.com/david-lloyd-clubs/2016/oct/27/top-tips-for-stepping-away-from-your-smartphone

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN CARVING COMPETITION!

The Chandos Neighbourhood Association presents their 

Halloween Pumpkin Carving Competition

on 29th October from 6.30 - 8.30pm.

Many of the windows in our wonderful Chandos Road will be displaying their pumpkin creations so come along and see them. Alternatively the designs will be on Instragram or Facebook with #CHILLINGCHANDOS

Pumpkins can be bought from our fantastic neighbour 

Mabel's Greengrocer at 17 Chandos Rd.

Open: Mon-Fri 8am - 6pm and Sat's 9am - 4pm.

It's a wonder in there, so we're sure you'll come out with more than a pumpkin!

Happy Halloween from all at The Chandos Clinic.

Yoghurt Health!

An insightful article from Medscape about the fanstic benefits of Yoghurt!

A mega boost for bone density and health, especially in post menopausal women. And there was me just thinking it was nutritious and delicious! Read on...

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/869209#vp_1