After studying politics at University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Melanie Leyshon trained as a journalist and has a post-graduate Diploma from the University of Wales, Cardiff. She was born in Wales and now lives in south London.
She has edited and written for several food and health magazines as well as websites. She was chief sub-editor and the consumer writer for Good Food magazine for several years and compiled and edited BBC cookery books.
She is passionate about healthy eating and loves trying out new plant-based recipes. She never does a day without eating yogurt. A member of her local gym, she enjoys Pilates, barre and yoga. She also runs and cycles at her local park.
Melanie is currently a freelance journalist, focusing on travel, health and wine. She is studying her Wine Diploma at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, London. She is a Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar. You can find her LadySips blog on Substack.com
