Healthylife Advisory Board
Living a healthy life is something we all want, however for many of us it is increasingly difficult to find what we need 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 clutter and bring you the information you can count on to live your healthy... whatever that may be!
They are:
- Simone Austin - Accredited Practising Dietitian
- Dr Moira Junge - Registered Health Psychologist
- Dr Dinesh Palipana - Doctor and Lawyer
- Sarah Gray - Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist
- Dr Rob McCartney - Occupational and Environmental Physician
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 is highly credible.
They provide advice on Healthylife’s health and nutrition strategy to align with the core customer missions of health, lifestyle, and wellbeing.
They 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
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 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.
For 25 years 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 Moira Junge
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).
For over 10 years Moira was a registered nurse and she has been a psychologist for over 20 years.
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 Dinesh Palipana
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.
Sarah Gray
Sarah Gray Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist
Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist
Chief of Health Operations and Innovation, Healthylife
Healthylife Advisory Board Member
Sarah Gray (The Nutrition Pharmacist) is a Registered Pharmacist and Nutritionist, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Sarah has over 15 years 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 integrative health care, and has educated emerging practitioners for over 10 years in the areas of pharmacy practice and integrated pharmacology.
Dr Rob McCartney
Dr Rob McCartney Occupational and Environmental Physician
Occupational and Environmental Physician
Chief Medical Officer, Woolworths Group
Healthylife Advisory Board Member
Dr Rob McCartney is a physician who has specialised in the field of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for over 20 years. 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.
Rob is a passionate and highly experienced doctor with a track record of managing risk and solving problems at the worker/workplace interface.
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.