ELIZABETH ANNE SOMER, M.A., R.D.
4742
Liberty Road, S., PMB 148
Salem,
Oregon, USA 97302
www. Elizabethsomer.com
CURRICULUM
VITAE
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Professional Author, Speaker, Consultant,
Spokesperson, and Media Personality
Experience Private Practice, Salem, OR
Coordinator
of Program Development/Assistant Trainer: The DANNIS Group, Inc., San Diego, CA
Director
of Nutrition Services: Health Media of America, San Diego, CA
Consulting
Nutritionist and Writer, Private Practice,
San Diego Sports Medicine Center, San Diego, CA
Coordinator
of Curriculum Development and Education: Cancer Care Center, Paradise Valley
Hospital, San Diego, CA
Program
Coordinator and Staff Writer: Health Management Partners, Inc., Harbor Medical
Center, San Diego, CA
Program
Coordinator and Instructor: Health Education Department, Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
Nutrition
Consultant:
Oregon
Dairy Council, Portland, OR
Lane
County Health Department, Eugene, OR
Instructor:
Willamette
University, Salem, OR
University
of California, San Diego, Extension
University
of Oregon, Eugene
Ohio
State University, Columbus
Linfield
College, Portland, OR
Western
Oregon State College, Monmouth
Publications The 10 Habits That Mess Up a
Woman’s Diet. McGraw-Hill
(Books) Publishers. January 2006.
Featured
on: NBC’s Today, ABC’s The View, and numerous
local
TV stations.
Age-Proof
Your Body, 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill Publishers, September
2006.
Featured
on: NBC’s Today, KATU’s AMNorthWest, Fox Morning Show w/ Mike and Juliet, and
numerous local TV stations
The Food
& Mood Cookbook, Owl Books, January 2004.
1st
rights: Fitness, January 2004
Serial
rights: Natural Health
Featured
on: NBC’s Today
Nutrition
for Women, 2nd edition, Owl Books, 2003.
Featured
on: NBC’s Today
Nutrition
for a Healthy Pregnancy, 2nd edition,
Owl Books, 2002.
Featured
on: NBC’s Today
The
Origin Diet, New York, Henry Holt, 2001, Owl Books 2002.
Serial
rights: Shape, Self, Health, Ladies Home Journal, First
Featured
on: NBC’s Today
Food
& Mood, 2nd Edition, New York, Owl Books, 1999.
1st
Rights: Prevention Magazine, December 1999.
Serial
rights: Ladies Home Journal, February 2000.
Featured
by Rodale bookclub
Featured
on: NBC’s Today
Age-Proof
Your Body. New York, William Morrow & Co., 1998, pb 1999.
1st
Rights: New Age Journal, Summer 1998.
2nd
Rights: Shape Magazine, September 1998.
Other:
Utne magazine, Bonkers Magazine
One-hour
Nationwide PBS special, Summer 2000
The
Essential Guide to Vitamins and Minerals, 2nd edition.
New
York,
HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.
The
Nutrition Desk Reference, 3rd edition. New Canaan, Conn.,
Keats Publishing,
1995.
Nutrition
for a Healthy Pregnancy. New York,
Henry Holt
& Company, Inc., 1995.
Food
& Mood: The Complete Guide. New York,
Henry
Holt & Company, Inc., 1995, pb 1996.
1st
Rights: Self Magazine, January 1995
2nd
Rights: Shape, April, 1995
Other:
Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, American
Health
Featured
on: NBC’s Today, 8-city book tour
Nutrition
For Women: The Complete Guide. New York,
Henry Holt
& Company, Inc., 1993, pb 1995.
1st
Rights: Shape, November, 1993.
2nd
Rights: Self, December, 1993.
Foreign
Rights: Bookman Press, Australia: Israel
Somer
E: The Essential Guide to Vitamins and Minerals, New York, HarperCollins
Publishers, January 1992.
Garrison R,
Somer E: The Nutrition Desk Reference, ed.2, New Canaan, Conn, Keats
Publishing Company, 1990.
Faucher
P, Nunn G, Somer E, et al: The Lifestyle Resource Manual. The DANNIS
Group, Inc., San Diego, CA 1989.
Somer
E, Svendsen-Newton K, Wing-Peterson M: The Nutrition Resource Manual.
The DANNIS Group, Inc., San Diego, CA 1988.
Somer
E: Cancer and Nutrition. San Diego, CA, Health Media of America, 1986.
Somer
E: Prescription Drugs and Nutrition. San Diego, CA, Health Media of
America, 1986.
Somer
E: Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrition. San Diego, CA, Health Media of
America, 1986.
Somer
E: Cholesterol and Nutrition. San Diego, CA, Health Media of America,
1986.
Garrison
R, Somer E: The Nutrition Desk Reference. New Canaan, Conn., Keats
Publishing Company, 1985.
Publications Monthly column for MediZine Healthy Living and CVS HealthExtra,
(Magazines) 2004 - present.
Q&As. Better Health and Living (in press).
Numerous
blogs for Real Age.com.
Cookbook
Review. Better Health and Living (in
press).
5 Minute
Breakfasts. Better Health and Living
(in press).
Walking
Lunches that Power Your Mood. Prevention
(in press).
15 Ways to
Make a Healthy Diet Better. Fitness
(in press).
The Freezer
Diet. Real Simple (in press).
Energize
Your Diet. Women’s Health (in press)
Double Duty.
Mom and Baby Magazine (in press).
Q&A:
Detox Diets. Shape
Good Carbs
Behaving Badly, Living Fit (in
press).
Chocolate! Natural Health (in press).
40
Fat-Fighting Meals. Prevention, June
2007.
The
Crazy-Busy Person’s Diet. Better Health
& Living, Spring 2007.
The Feeling
Great Diet. Shape May 2007.
Wipe Out
Cellulite! Prevention, May 2007
Sophisticated
Salmon. Prevention, May 2007.
Curb Those
Cravings. Better Health & Living,
February/March 2007.
This Spud’s
for You. Prevention, March 2007.
Take Out
Make Over. Better Health & Living,
April/May 2007.
The Prom
Diet. Teen, December 2006.
Eat to Beat
Diabetes. Shape, October 2006.
4 Smart Food
Moves. Fitness, September 2006.
Shed
Stubborn Pounds, Fitness, September
2006.
Eating on
the Run. Better Health Magazine,
August/Sept 2006.
The Bikini
Diet. Fitness, June 2006.
Break Your
Sugar Habit. Shape, May 2006.
The only
Things You Need to Know to Get Slim. Shape,
Feb. 2006.
Q&A: What is the best pre-workout snack? Shape, January 2006.
The Best
Vitamins for Women. Prevention,
January 2006.
Q&A: Is
coconut oil good for you? Shape,
December 2005.
Power Food
to Add: Plain, Low-Fat Yogurt. Shape,
March 2005.
3 Foods to
Banish from Your Diet. Shape, March
2005.
Keep the
Weight Off for Good. Fitness,
February 2005.
5 Power
Foods. Shape, January 2005.
Top 10
Disease-Fighting Foods. Fitness,
January 2005.
Food and
Your Mood. Cooking Light magazine, December 2004.
The Fab 5:
Key Nutrients That Help Reduce Disease. Living
Fit,
Winter 2004.
Size
Matters. Shape, October 2004.
Faster Food.
Natural Health, September 2004.
Best Foods
for Weight Loss. Shape, August 2004.
10 Things You
Must Know About Calories. Shape, July
2004.
25 Ways to
Make Foods Healthier. Natural Health,
June 2004.
The Simplest
Diet. Natural Health, May 2004.
Instant
Nutrition Report Card? Shape, May
2004.
Eating for
the Future. Fit Pregnancy. April/May
2004.
The Best
& Worst Diet Tricks. Fitness,
March 2004.
Rules to Eat
By. Fit Pregnancy. October/November
2003.
Your Best
Eating Guide. Living Fit, Fall 2003.
Weight Loss
Winners: How do they do it? Shape.
September 2003.
Eat to Boost
Your Metabolism (and lose weight, too!). Shape,
September
2003.
7 Ways to
Travel Lite. Shape, July 2003.
How to Fight
Back Against Fat. Shape. May 2003.
Travel
Snacking. Shape, March 2003.
Fed Up with
Dieting. Shape. January 2003.
8 Reasons
Why You’re Not Losing Weight. Shape,
December 2002.
Fall’s Best
Foods to Lose Weight and Get Healthy. Shape,
November
2002.
The 7 Red
Flags of a Bad Diet. Shape, September
2002.
The Good
Skin Diet. Shape, June 2002.
The Most
Important Change for Your Diet. Shape,
March 2002.
Eat
Healthier, Lose Weight, and Save Money. Shape,
November 2001.
LEARNing to
Lose Weight. Shape, May 2002.
Shape’s 5
Point Plan for Weight Loss. Shape,
April 2001.
The Real
Simple Story. Shape, February 2001.
Fix Your
Fare. Sports Illustrated for Women,
January/February 2001.
Outsmarting
Your Fat Genes. Shape, September
2000.
Waiter,
There’s St. John’s Wort in My Soup. Prevention, February 2000.
The Easiest
Way to Eat Well. Shape, January 2000.
Waist
Management. Healthy Living,
January/February 2000.
At a Glance
Eating. Fit Pregnancy, Winter 1999.
Fat Chance! Sesame Street Parents, November 1999.
Shape’s
Pyramid Food Guide. Shape, November
1999.
The Real
Woman’s Guide to Weight Loss. Shape,
October 1999.
Redbook
Guide: The Best Vitamins. Redbook,
October 1999.
The Big 6. Shape, September 1999.
Vegetarians
R Us. Healthy Living, July/August
1999.
Bone Candy. Shape, July 1999.
Your Best
Diet at 30, 40, 50, 60+. Prevention,
July 1999.
Studying the
Studies. Walking Magazine, Spring
1999.
How to Get
Your Man to Eat Right. American Health,
February 1999.
The Feel
Good Diet, Woman’s Day Special Edition,
February 1999.
Nature’s
Mood Boosters. Sesame Street Parents
Magazine,
February
1999.
Neutraceuticals.
Shape, February 1999.
Sex, Drugs,
and Anti-Aging. Men’s Fitness,
January 1999.
Swallowing
Myths, Walking Magazine, December
1998.
Slow the
Ticking Clock. Mature Outlook,
December 1998.
Holiday
Survival. Shape, December 1998.
Stone Age
Nutrition. Shape, October 1998.
Chromium:
Fat Burning Pill? Shape, September
1998.
More Than
Skin Deep. Better Homes and Gardens,
August 1998.
Tasty
Relief: The Benefits of Using Food as Medicine. Men’s Fitness, July 1998.
Savor the
Taste. Shape, July 1998.
Appetites
Out of Control. Shape, June 1998.
Lose Five
Pounds in a Week. Redbook, June 1998.
Weight Loss
Made Easy, Shape Cooks, Spring 1998.
The
Right Stuff. Shape Cooks, Spring
1998.
Weight Loss
Made Easy, Walking Magazine, Spring
1998.
Smart Foods,
American Health, May 1998.
Do You
Really Need Supplements? Shape, March
1998.
20 Quick
Weight Loss Tricks, Shape, February
1998.
Sex, Lies,
and Chocolate Covered Cream Doughnuts. Shape,
December
1997.
Holiday
Eating. Men's Health, November, 1997
Avoid the
Holiday Seven. Shape, November 1997.
Diet and
Menopause, American Health, November
1997.
Beat
the Clock. Living Fit, April 1997
(Won the National Mature Media Merit Award, 1998)
Managing
Menopause with Diet. Better Homes &
Gardens, March 1997.
Age Like a
Woman. Men's Fitness, March 1997.
Eating
for Two. Fit Pregnancy, Winter 1996.
Fatigue
Fighters, Working Woman Magazine,
1996.
Savory
Sight Savors, Mature Outlook,
December 1996.
Diets
are for Dummies, Shape, November
1996.
Dieting
Makes You Dumb, Shape, October 1996.
The
Diet Fix, Shape, October 1996.
The
Psychology of Taste. Shape Cooks Magazine,
Summer 1996.
Wonder
Foods. Shape Cooks Magazine, Summer
1996.
Winning
At Losing. Shape Cooks Magazine,
Summer 1996.
The Diet
Fads. Fast & Healthy Magazine,
Winter 1996.
How Safe is
Our Fish? Shape, June 1996.
Happiness is
a Warm Neurotransmitter, Men's Fitness,
May 1996.
Food
and the Blues. Better Homes & Gardens,
May 1996.
Headlines on
the Hot Seat. Shape, May 1996.
Smart Foods,
Living Fit, March/April 1996.
The Scoop on
MSG. Shape, March 1996.
Warning Signs of a Bad
Diet. Shape, March 1996
Breast
Cancer: Beating the Odds. Better Homes
& Gardens, February 1996.
Little
Meals. Living Fit, Winter 1996.
Trans
Fatty Acids. Shape, January 1996.
In Proof of
Pasta. Muscle & Fitness, December
1995.
Calcium
During Pregnancy. Fit Pregnancy, Fall
1995.
Sweet
News for Diabetics. Better Homes &
Gardens, November 1995.
Carbohydrate Complex. Shape, November 1995
Diet
Energizers, Better Homes & Gardens,
July 1995.
VegOut. Fit Pregnancy, Summer 1995.
20 Power
Foods for Women. Shape, June 1995.
Diet
Energizers. Living Fit, Spring 1995.
Food
Abuse. Cosmopolitan, April 1995.
The
Dairy Dilemma. Shape, March 1995.
Lusty
Pursuits. Shape, February 1995.
Outsmart
Your Food Cravings. Ladies Home Journal,
February 1995.
The
Anti-Anxiety Diet. Self, January
1995.
Eating Right
for the Mature Woman. Living Fit,
December 1994.
The Case for
the 20% Diet. Living Fit, October
1994.
The
Joy of Cooking for One or Two. McCall's.
October 1994.
Aggressive
Nutrition. Shape, September 1994.
The
Nutrition Software. Shape, August
1994.
Salad Bar
Survival. Shape, July 1994.