Dr Kate Marsh
Kate Marsh is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, and the director of Northside Nutrition and Dietetics. Kate graduated with a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney in 1995 and completed a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management in 1997. She has recently completed her PhD looking at the effects of Glycemic Index (GI) in the diets of women with PCOS and is co-author of The Low GI Guide to Managing PCOS, The Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook and Low GI Gluten-Free Living.
Kate works with clients with PCOS, diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, coeliac disease and those following a vegetarian diet. As a diabetes educator, she can also offer diabetes education to people with newly diagnosed diabetes, or those needing review of their diabetes education and management. Having had insulin-dependant diabetes for more than 25 years, Kate can provide a real understanding of the issues faced in the day to day management of diabetes.
Kate currently chairs the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) PCOS and Vegetarian Interest Groups and is co-chair of the national Diabetes Interest Group. She is on the board of Diabetes Counselling Online, a member of the PCOS Alliance, and is on the editorial board for Diabetes Managment Journal and the magazine editorial advisory group for the ADEA (Australian Diabetes Educators Association). Kate writes regularly for a number of publications including Diabetic Living Magazine, Healthy Food Guide, Nature & Health and Everyday Health. She is a recipient of the DAA Young Achievers Award, was a NSW finalist in the 2006 Telstra Business Womens Awards and more recently recieved the Joan Woodhill Prize for Excellent in Research - Doctorate Award for her PhD studies in women with PCOS.
Rachel Alexander
Rachel is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of New England in 1987, followed by a Graduate Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1989. She has more recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education from Deakin University.
Rachel has experience in a wide range of clinical and community roles. She has worked for Northern Territory Health, Hunter New England Area Health and Sydney South West Area Health Service. Rachel works with clients of all ages, providing advice on diabetes, insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, heart health, weight management, digestive disorders and general nutrition. She has a special interest in healthy eating for young children. Her desire is to help people develop a positive relationship with food so they can enjoy the pleasure of eating while achieving healthy eating patterns.
Cass Maxwell
Cass Maxwell is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with First Class Honours from The University of Sydney. After working for more than ten years in the corporate world in both London and Sydney, Cass decided she wanted a change of career to one in which she could make a real difference to others and so returned to university to study nutrition. During her studies she worked in a support role in the neurosciences department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and as a volunteer with the Red Cross’s Good Start Breakfast Club. As a recent graduate, Cass has up-to-date knowledge in all areas of nutrition and has developed skills in both general and specialty areas of nutrition through her clinical training a Royal North Shore and Canterbury Hospitals.
Cass works with a range of clients providing advice for weight management, heart health (e.g. cholesterol and blood pressure), digestive disorders and general nutrition. Cass is also passionate about the role of good nutrition for the elderly and takes care of our aged care facilities, conducting menu assessments, staff education and resident consultations.
Dr Kate Marsh
Kate Marsh is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, and the director of Northside Nutrition and Dietetics. Kate graduated with a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney in 1995 and completed a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management in 1997. She has recently completed her PhD looking at the effects of Glycemic Index (GI) in the diets of women with PCOS and is co-author of The Low GI Guide to Managing PCOS, The Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook and Low GI Gluten-Free Living.
Kate works with clients with PCOS, diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, coeliac disease and those following a vegetarian diet. As a diabetes educator, she can also offer diabetes education to people with newly diagnosed diabetes, or those needing review of their diabetes education and management. Having had insulin-dependant diabetes for more than 25 years, Kate can provide a real understanding of the issues faced in the day to day management of diabetes.
Kate currently chairs the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) PCOS and Vegetarian Interest Groups and is co-chair of the national Diabetes Interest Group. She is on the board of Diabetes Counselling Online, a member of the PCOS Alliance, and is on the editorial board for Diabetes Managment Journal and the magazine editorial advisory group for the ADEA (Australian Diabetes Educators Association). Kate writes regularly for a number of publications including Diabetic Living Magazine, Healthy Food Guide, Nature & Health and Everyday Health. She is a recipient of the DAA Young Achievers Award, was a NSW finalist in the 2006 Telstra Business Womens Awards and more recently recieved the Joan Woodhill Prize for Excellent in Research - Doctorate Award for her PhD studies in women with PCOS.
Rachel Alexander
Rachel is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of New England in 1987, followed by a Graduate Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1989. She has more recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education from Deakin University.
Rachel has experience in a wide range of clinical and community roles. She has worked for Northern Territory Health, Hunter New England Area Health and Sydney South West Area Health Service. Rachel works with clients of all ages, providing advice on diabetes, insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, heart health, weight management, digestive disorders and general nutrition. She has a special interest in healthy eating for young children. Her desire is to help people develop a positive relationship with food so they can enjoy the pleasure of eating while achieving healthy eating patterns.
Cass Maxwell
Cass Maxwell is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with First Class Honours from The University of Sydney. After working for more than ten years in the corporate world in both London and Sydney, Cass decided she wanted a change of career to one in which she could make a real difference to others and so returned to university to study nutrition. During her studies she worked in a support role in the neurosciences department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and as a volunteer with the Red Cross’s Good Start Breakfast Club. As a recent graduate, Cass has up-to-date knowledge in all areas of nutrition and has developed skills in both general and specialty areas of nutrition through her clinical training a Royal North Shore and Canterbury Hospitals.
Cass works with a range of clients providing advice for weight management, heart health (e.g. cholesterol and blood pressure), digestive disorders and general nutrition. Cass is also passionate about the role of good nutrition for the elderly and takes care of our aged care facilities, conducting menu assessments, staff education and resident consultations.