Hello, and welcome to my site.

Dr. Maya Angelou once said, ‘When you learn, teach’. It’s this adage that inspires my work. My purpose on this planet is to learn about what makes us healthy and happy human beings and teach this by communicating hard-to-understand information in a user-friendly and accessible manner, and by writing articles and books that inform and inspire. I hope my words affect you somewhere along the way, and help to make a small (or hopefully huge) difference to your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.
Yours in health and happiness,

Since becoming a mother to a precious daughter, Charlise, Donna now devotes her time to writing (in between being a mother that is!)

Donna with baby Charli

Donna Jones is an author and writer with journalism, exercise science and nutrition qualifications. Editor for her own series of magazines, published by Derwent Howard, including Healthy Living and Slim Living; contributing fitness editor for major magazines including Australian Good Taste and previously Good Health & Medicine for five years; and weekly fitness writer for News Limited’s body + soul lift-out for three years – Donna has amassed around 500 published articles across various titles, including the likes of The Sunday Telegraph’s ‘body + soul’ lift-out, SHE (New Zealand), FAMOUS, and The Sun Herald.

Donna is also the author of four books on health, fitness and weight loss. Her most recent title, due for release early 2010, is The New Me by Adro Sarnelli with Donna Jones (Hachette).

After having her first child, nature beckoned and Donna moved with her little family-of-three from the city to the Southern Highlands.

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