Nutrition & Lifestyle Blog
Alyse’s Guide to Cape Town 2017
I've seen some beautiful cities in 30 years, but Cape Town really is special. Words cannot describe the sheer presence of Table Mountain towering over the city streets, or the incredible cliff faces...
Your New Year Healthy Habits Challenge
More often than not our goals for the new year will include something along the lines of "get healthier" or of course "lose weight". Whilst I am forever in support of these goals, I believe a lot of...
How To Build A Cheeseboard
I was first introduced to a cheese board a few years back. We were travelling throughout Italy and had stopped in the little town of Monterosso. After a short while exploring the village on foot, we...
What is Garcinia Extract? Does it work?
The latest magic pill/craze to hit the weight loss market is Garcinia Extract. Their marketing campaign has all the bells and whistles, of which includes celebrity endorsements, limited time offers,...
How to Save Money at the Farmer’s Market
Whilst the produce at your local Farmer's Market is generally less expensive than the supermarket, there are still bargains to be had. Whilst bartering with your farmer is generally frowned upon,...
Problems with Scientific Research – Part 2
Scientific research bias isn't a new thing; we, as the consumer are aware that "money talks", but are we aware at the extent of which this occurs? Last week, I spoke about the valuable lessons I...
Problems with Scientific Research – Part 1
Well hi there; it’s been awhile! First of all I want to thank all of those for the messages of concern - I’m alive and well 🙂 Over the last 14 weeks, I decided to take a step back from the blog...
What is ‘Float Tank’ Therapy?
There's a new kid on the block in the world of health and wellbeing called 'Float Tank Therapy' and today, I take a closer look at the health claims. What is 'FLOAT THERAPY'? Essentially it’s a...
Float Tank Therapy – My Personal Experience
After doing some research regarding the health benefits of 'Float Therapy' (read all about this here), I decided to give it a go. Knowing that magnesium can act as a muscle relaxant, I waited until...
The Health Benefits of Gelatin
A few months back I wrote a series of blog posts about the healing properties of bone broth (you can start reading these here). This week, I wanted to talk more about a "spin-off" of bone broth...
Queenstown – Things to Do
We recently visited Queenstown and loved every minute! Below is a list of all the incredible activities we managed to squeeze into our 4 days abroad (and highly recommend). Hike This hike begins...
Organic Sanitary Items – with Aimee Marks
A quick note: If you missed my article regarding the NEED for organic sanitary items, you can find this here. If you've come from there... you can find all the information you need re: products I...
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Meet Alyse
I’m a qualified Nutritionist who believes an evidence-based approach to modern nutrition is severely under-rated. Patients are so often left in the dark when it comes to health-care and as a firm believer in the old saying “knowledge is power”, my ultimate goal is to provide my readers, students and patients with clear and actionable advice that ultimately helps you reach your full potential.