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# Healthylife Advisory Board

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Living a healthy life is something we all want, but many of us find it hard to make it happen.

The strain of information overload is real, often leaving us overwhelmed and under-supported, and at risk of giving up.

That's why we've brought together a team of experts to cut through the noise and bring you the information you can count on to live your healthy life.  
  
They are:

-   [Simone Austin - Accredited Practising Dietitian](https://www.healthylife.com.au/healthylife-advisory-board#simone-austin "Simone Austin Sports Dietitian")
-   [Dr Dinesh Palipana - Doctor and Lawyer](https://www.healthylife.com.au/healthylife-advisory-board#dinesh-palipana "Dr Dinesh Palipana - Doctor and Lawyer")
-   [Dr Moira Junge - Registered Health Psychologist](https://www.healthylife.com.au/healthylife-advisory-board#moira-junge "Dr Moira Junge - Registered Health Psychologist")
-   [Dr Rob McCartney - Occupational and Environmental Physician](https://www.healthylife.com.au/healthylife-advisory-board#rob-mccartney "Dr Rob McCartney Occupational and Environmental Physician")
-   [Sarah Gray - Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist](https://www.healthylife.com.au/healthylife-advisory-board#sarah-gray "Sarah Gray Pharmacist and Nutritionist")

The Healthylife Advisory Board draws upon the experience, skills, and knowledge of a range of health professionals who have practical experience in the health industry. 

They ensure the information brought to you is evidence-based with expert insight and guidance to ensure it's highly credible.

They provide advice on all Healthylife’s initiatives and are always on the lookout for ways to advocate to make it easy for you to manage all of your health needs and bring to you the simple trusted way to a healthy life.

## Simone Austin 

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Simone Austin Accredited Practising Dietitian, Advanced Sports Dietitian

**Accredited Practising Dietitian, Advanced Sports Dietitian  
Chief Health Officer, Healthylife | Chair of the Healthylife Advisory Board**

[Simone Austin](https://www.healthylife.com.au/simone-austin) is an advanced sports dietitian, keynote speaker and author. She is the past President of Sports Dietitians Australia, was Senior Dietetic Advisor at Dietitians Australia and the Hawthorn Football Club dietitian from 2008-2020.

Simone has provided nutrition education to some of Australia’s most successful elite athletes including the Australian Men's Cricket team. 

In her media work and book, _Eat Like An Athlete_, Simone’s practical advice is available to everyone.

## Dr Dinesh Palipana

![Dr. Dinesh Palipana](https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/3e01c88d-6d32-0086-9f07-7574b3104890/68456d63-3b2f-4447-a610-49b60bf451d7/Dinesh-Palipana-healthylife-Advisory-Board.webp?quality=75&auto=format)

Dr Dinesh Palipana, Doctor and Laywer

**Emergency Doctor**  
**Lawyer**  
**Healthylife Advisory Board Member**

Dinesh is a doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher in spinal cord injury. He has a spinal cord injury with quadriplegia. Dinesh works in the emergency department of the Gold Coast University Hospital. He is a senior lecturer at Griffith University. He was the first quadriplegic medical graduate in Queensland.

Dinesh has been a senior advisor to the Disability Royal Commission, ambassador to the Human Rights Commission's Includeability program, and a doctor for the Gold Coast Titans disability rugby league team.

Dinesh was the 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year. He received an Order of Australia Medal in 2019. He was the third Australian to be awarded to Henry Viscardi Achievement award in New York.

## Dr Moira Junge

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Dr Moira Junge, Registered Health Psychologist and CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation

**Registered Health Psychologist**  
**CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation**  
**Healthylife Advisory Board Member**

Dr Moira Junge is a registered, practising Health Psychologist, with the added specialty of sleep expertise. She is the current CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation and was a founding member of the Behavioural Management of Sleep Disorders Committee within the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) and was the Chair of the ASA Insomnia and Sleep Health Council (2008-2015).

Moira has a been a spokesperson in the media for mental health and sleep health issues and considers herself to be an excellent translator of research evidence into practical, helpful tips that she wants to ensure are available to the entire community.

## Dr Rob McCartney 

![Dr Rob McCartney Occupational and Environmental Physician Chief Medical Officer, Woolworths Group healthylife Advisory Board Member.](https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/3e01c88d-6d32-0086-9f07-7574b3104890/8560945c-135c-4353-a36e-8bdbbbc8a0e6/Rob-McCartney-healthylife-Advisory-Board.webp?quality=75&auto=format)

Dr Rob McCartney Occupational and Environmental Physician

**Occupational and Environmental Physician  
Chief Medical Officer, Woolworths Group  
Healthylife Advisory Board Member**

[Dr Rob McCartney](https://www.healthylife.com.au/dr-rob-mccartney) is a physician who specialises in the field of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. His career goal is to maximise the health, wellbeing and productivity of working people. 

He is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine with the Royal Australian College of Physicians and past president of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine. He has been an adjunct associate professor at Griffith University School of Human Services and Social Work.

He has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of occupational injury and illness as well as assisting individuals in returning to the workforce after health problems.  

## Sarah Gray 

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Sarah Gray Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist

**Chief of Health Operations & Innovation, Healthylife  
Pharmacist  
Nutritionist  
Certified Menopause Practitioner**  
**Healthylife Advisory Board Member**

[Sarah Gray](https://www.healthylife.com.au/sarah-gray) (The Nutrition Pharmacist) is a Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist, based in Melbourne, Australia.  
  
Sarah has experience working in the health sector in Australia, from community pharmacy through to health education in the food industry. 

Making a difference is Sarah’s ultimate goal. Specifically, she wants to make a difference in the health journeys of as many people as possible.

Sarah is passionate about perimenopause and integrative health care, and has educated emerging practitioners in the areas of pharmacy practice and integrated pharmacology.   
  
She is also author of [_It's Not You, It's Perimenopause,_](https://www.healthylife.com.au/products/its-not-you-its-perimenopause) the complete guide and action plan to perimenopause. 

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