About Limes & Lycopene

Hello and welcome to Limes & Lycopene. I’m Kathryn Elliott and I’m a Nutritionist and Herbalist.

I live in the inner west of Sydney, Australia, with my partner, Richard and our amazingly cute, but slightly dumb cat Trilby. I see clients privately at a clinic in Gladesville. Plus I write and teach about all things food and health related.

About Limes & Lycopene

Limes & Lycopene is all about food, health and how to eat well.

While there’s a glut of information about what you should be eating to be healthy, lose weight and have plenty of energy. It’s the practicalities of how you actually do this that most people struggle with. If you’re busy, work long hours and are not an experienced cook how do you buy, prepare and eat the best food for you?

If your response to most healthy eating advice is “just tell me what to eat” then Limes & Lycopene is for you. On this site I aim to cut through all the guff and misinformation about healthy eating. Instead I focus on practical solutions and making your diet better than it is.

This site is not for hard-core nutrition nuts, instead it’s for everyday people who are struggling to eat well. I’m not a dietary zealot and I think the perfect diet is a myth. Personally I enjoy a bit of chocolate and a glass of wine, but I prefer to make these occasional foods rather than everyday choices.

While I might occasionally write about a nutrition concept or current health topic, I mostly concentrate on actual food – how to buy it, cook it and eat it. I have a particular focus on vegetables, because most people don’t eat anywhere near enough.

Where to start?

If you’re new to Limes & Lycopene, you might be interested in some of my most popular posts. These should give you a good idea of my approach:

• Why I eat well
• 31 ways to a better diet
• What actually is five serves?
• On missing foods & why I love seasons
• How to change your diet
• Making a better breakfast each morning
• Do small impediments stop you from eating well?

And if you want to know about the name of this blog, take a look at: An antioxidant called Bob.

About Kathryn

Ever since I can remember food and health have been central to my life. Snippets I remember from childhood include: a summer of sharing first nectarines with dad; mum making a rabbit cake for my ninth birthday; Turkish delight at Christmas; making creme caramel from a packet with mum; swapping sandwiches with friends. Big decisions have been made around these themes, from realising as a teenager how food affected my health, becoming a vegetarian, through to the decision to become a Nutritionist.

And food and health dominate my relationships with my family, partner and friends: laughing with mum about our mutual habit of changing recipes in fundamental and bizarre ways (Hungarian Mushroom Pie anyone?); marking occasions with my family around a meal; fussing over friends’ diets; cooking and catching up with Richard at home.

Then I became a Nutritionist, and food, diet and health are now the foundations of my professional, as well as personal life.

Comments, questions and feedback

I love hearing from readers and there are several ways you can contact me. To find out more click here.

A disclaimer

While I make every effort to ensure the information on this site is accurate and useful, there may be some discrepancies and inaccuracies.

The advice and information on Limes & Lycopene is no substitute for seeking professional medical attention, particularly if you have a health concern or condition. If you are worried about your health, then I would strongly recommend speaking to a health professional – either your doctor, a trained complementary health practitioner, or a registered dietician.

I am not able to diagnose or offer personal nutrition advice through this website.

Review policy

I rarely review books or products on Limes & Lycopene. However I do occasionally write revews for magazines. Bear in mind these are all Australian magazines, so your product must be available in this country to be considered. For more on my review policy and how to contact me click here.

Thank you for reading Limes & Lycopene, and if you enjoy or get something useful from my blog, I’d love to know.

Kathryn Elliott