Dietary Health, Shops, Products

Index

Aquarius Clinic
www.aqua-clinic.net / email info@aqua-clinic.net Tel: 01554 770890
Colonic Irrigation - Enjoy the ultimate detox at the Aquarius Clinic.  On the beautiful Welsh coast one hour from Bristol and a mile from the M4 with direct  trains and coaches from Bristol. Why not include it in a relaxing weekend, accommodation can be arranged from £45.00 per night in a top class hotel  including free use of health spa and gym.  Excellent nightlife.

Bar Cake
The Bakery, 1G Kingswood Douglas Estate, Kingswood, Bristol. Tel (0117) 967 0245. Web: www.barcake.co.uk
Bakery hand-making wheat-free, gluten-free and dairy-free cakes, supplied to local cafes and delis.
Bella-bees Tel 0781 306 4996. Email: Bella.bees@blueyonder.co.uk. Web: being set up, call for details.
Natural balm blended from beeswax from apiaries in and around Bristol with olive oil and sweet almond oil. On the market since autumn 2006, it can be used on psoriasis, acne, eczema, gardeners' hands and dry skin. See also Parenting.

Better Food Company
The Proving House, Sevier St, St Werburghs, Bristol. Tel (0117) 935 1725. Web: www.betterfood.co.uk
Goodness one-stop-shop boasting extensive organic supermarket (with thousands of products, 95-98% of which are organic,) caf and eco centre. Health and beauty section, healing classes promoted on bristling notice board.
Bristol Permaculture Group Email: bristol_permaculture@yahoo.co.uk
What's good for the planet is good for you! Minimise your ecological footprint and get involved in funky initiatives like seed swaps and community orchards, gardening and allotments via learning how to live sustainably and grow your own.

Earthbound
8 Abbotsford Rd, Cotham, Bristol. Tel (0117) 904 2260.
Long-established shop run by husband and wife team selling fresh organic fruit and veg and all kinds of groceries. 95% of lines are organic and many are fair trade too. Wide range of gluten-free and dairy-free products plus help with allergies and intolerances. A select choice of superfoods includes E3 live - live liquid algae from Lake Klamath in the US. Keeps you healthy and young-looking and increases your mental clarity - brains and beauty!

Harvest
37 Walcot St, Bath Tel (01225) 465519 / 11 Gloucester Rd, Bristol Tel (0117) 942 5997.
Enjoy the healthiest New Year by getting your post-festive purge from Harvest. For 35 years there's been a Harvest for the world, with these pioneers of positiveness selling a wide range of vegetarian, organic, vegan and gluten-free natural foods. Come over all saintly savouring pure food in 2007.

Helen Spooner: Body Balance
15 Temple Court, Keynsham. Tel (0117) 986 9466. Mob: 07889 977508, web: www.bodybalancetherapies.co.uk
Working on the notion that everyone is different, Body Balance, utilises the Bio Energetic Stress Test (BEST) which can rapidly screen hundreds of items in your diet to see if they might be making you feel ill or uncomfortable. There are many categories tested to establish any potential intolerances and the system is fast, non-invasive and painless.

Herbs for Health
1 Otago Terrace, Larkhall, Bath. Tel: (01225) 427999, website: www.herbsforhealth-bath.co.uk
Friendly advice from herbal medicine and other practitioners. Everything offered from full consultations to 15-minute appointments for simple ailments. Full dispensary and shop.

Julia Taylor Clinics
Apthorp Centre for Chiropractic & Holistic Therapies, Weston Rd, Bath. Tel: (01225) 423333.
Nutritionist offering help and advice on everything from detox and good diets to health issues.

La Ruca
89 Gloucester Rd, Bristol. Tel (0117) 944 6810.
As friendly a caf/shop as you could wish to find. Major emphasis on organic and fair trade products and special diets, e.g. non-dairy, wheat-free or gluten free are catered for in the grub to take home and that served in the caf.

Mind Diet
Tel (01454) 238733 / 01225 338856 web: www.minddiet.co.uk
All-day workshop at Coombe Grove Manor on March 3 in 2007 offering success in losing weight and keeping it off. Fitness duo Ruth Carnaby and Matthew Howell study the psychological background to what we eat and why food is sometimes used as an emotional crutch. Their technique develops people's skills to change behaviour, habits and values en route to a slim new life. Excellent after-workshop support structure. Cost £99 per person including lunch.

Napiers Herbal Health Care
90 Park St, Bristol. Tel: (0117) 945 0698, web: www.napiers.net
All your herbal healthcare needs under one roof. A complementary clinic with a shop attached, selling aromatherapy products, nutritional supplements, herbal remedies and much more.

Neal's Yard Remedies
126 Whiteladies Rd, Bristol and 7 Northumberland Place, Bath. Tel: (0117) 946 6034 or (01225) 466 944, web: www.nealsyardremedies.com
The shop stocks a wide range of natural and organic toiletries and cosmetics, including herbal and homeopathic remedies, while, in the therapy rooms, a team of highly-experienced staff and therapists offer an A-Z of treatments, such as reflexology, aromatherapy, Alexander technique, acupuncture and many more.

Number Eight Manvers St
8 Manvers St, Bath Tel: (01225) 331888, web: www.eightmanvers.co.uk
See Parenting.

Nuts About Aloe
Tel: (01600) 891123. Website: www.nutsaboutaloe.co.uk Email: info@nutsaboutaloe.co.uk.
Natural health and nutritional wellbeing (plus weight loss) through aloe vera-based health drinks, supplements and other products.

Speaking Tree
Tel: (01458) 831800. Website: www.speakingtree.co.uk
Bookshop opening on Walcot St, Bath in early 2007, selling mind, body and spirit books on a retail and wholesale basis. Its niche will be its offering of heftily-cut prices. Books will cover subjects like crystal healing, New Age, alternative fiction, underground culture, ecology and world religion. Other shops in Glastonbury and Totnes.

The Soil Association Organic Food Festival
Harbourside, Bristol. Tel (0117) 929 0661. Web: www.organicfoodfestival.org
Scheduled for September 1-2 in 2007 - check for confirmation.

Tiffins
151, St Michael's Hill, Bristol. Tel (0117) 973 4834. Web www.tiffinsbristol.com
Ultra lovely takeaway, much loved by Venue's wellbeing editor selling authentic Gujarati cuisine (ready to be heated at home or heated on site) incorporating ayurvedic qualities. This forms part of an ancient Indian 'medicine' which, when combined with yoga and massage, helps overcome ailments like colds and stomach discomfort. Khikhadi, a dish made from rice and split green lentils contains complex minerals, iron and omega oil to get you back on your feet. All dishes cooked in very little oil (no ghee or butter.) Daily organic dish due from February 2007.

White Hart
Wrington Rd, Congresbury. Tel (01934) 833303.
Pub offering gluten and wheat-free and dairy-free options among its traditional food.

Wild Oats
Wholefoods 9-11 Lower Redland Rd, Bristol. Tel: (0117) 973 1967, web: www.woats.co.uk
Visit this wonderful shop to receive personal, friendly service on all things health-related. They're known as a font of all knowledge when it comes to nutrition with their extensive database and website trusted by practitioners. You'll find everything from award-winning organic breads, wines and beers to an excellent range of skincare products, supplements, herbs and aromatherapy. They bagged an award from the Vegan Society in 2005 for promoting the vegan lifestyle and were nominated again in 2006 - this database was compiled before results were known.