Ms. Somer appears frequently on NBC's Today, monthly on AM Northwest (KATU, Channel 2 in Portland, OR), and regularly on numerous national television shows, including The View, Maury Povich, CNN, the WB Morning Buzz, and several cable stations.She also was nutritional correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America from 1996 through 1999 and a monthly guest on NBC's Later Today from 1999 through 2000.

Her one-hour PBS special on nutrition and aging aired nationally in 2001.She has conducted hundreds of national and regional radio talk shows, more than 350 local television interviews, 16 satellite media tours, and 100s of public presentations, workshops, and continuing education seminars on current nutrition research, from women's issues, anti-aging, and the food-mood link to the prevention of disease and vitamin-mineral pharmacology.She is listed with several speaker's bureaus and has completed numerous media-training courses.

Somer is quoted monthly in national magazines on topics as diverse as Stone Age versus New Age nutrition, the food-mood link, supplements, nutrition during pregnancy, and weight-control guidelines to commentaries on the latest nutrition headlines, practical tips on how to eat healthfully, and how to prevent aging.

She has been featured in several articles including three articles that appeared in Prevention magazine, one on how dietitians get their kids to eat right (March 1995), one on how experts stay fit on limited time (April 1994), and another on how nutrition experts eat well on the road (November 1997). Her books receive high praise and are respected by the general public, the media, and nutrition experts as resources that are accurate, dependable, and filled with useful and practical information.

Ms. Somer is frequently asked to be a spokesperson for national food products and has accepted spokesperson positions with such well-known companies and organizations as Sunkist Oranges, V8 Juice, Campbell Soup, Dole Fruit, Pond's Skin Care, Orville Reddenbacher, Nature Made Vitamins, the California Prune Board, Post Shredded Wheat, Post Raisin Bran, Post GrapeNuts, 8th Continent Soymilk, Oral B Power Toothbrush, Boston Market restaurants, Fazoli's restaurants, Planters Nuts, The North American Olive Oil Association, Cream of Wheat, got milk?, and the Milk Moustache Campaign. She also is asked to moderate or participate in media roundtables and professional conferences on numerous nutrition topics.

What people are saying about Elizabeth as a speaker:

"Elizabeth is a talented person...able to give the sell-out crowd lots of vital information in a very understandable and entertaining way."

~ Baptist Hospital East, Louisville, Kentucky (www.baptisteast.com)

"Elizabeth was excellent! Kudos to the committee who selected her as a speaker. Great choice!"

~ Washington State Dietetic Association (www.nutritionwsda.org)

"Thanks for a job well done. I can honestly say that this was our most well-received conference to date, in large part due to your participation and support. Your vast array of knowledge was astounding. I felt like I got double the amount of material...and you were entertaining and engaging."

~ Schuster Center for Professional Development, Kansas City.

"Not only does Elizabeth have a wonderful command of her subject matter, but her enthusiasm, professionalism, and approachable delivery is extremely effective." Barbara Harris, Editor in Chief,

~ Shape magazine (www.shape.com)

"Elizabeth's presentation at the Women's Health Conference was excellent and dynamic. Her knowledge and enthusiasm for the topic contributes to an enjoyable and informative presentation."

~ Salem Hospital, Oregon (www.salemhospital.org)

"Boy, did Elizabeth WOW 'em! She was great. Positive, enthusiastic, and motivational. Everyone left wanting more."

~ Good Samaritan, Puyallup, Washington (www.goodsamhealth.org)

"Elizabeth's continuing education seminar was the best of several very good presentations. Her expertise in nutrition is impressive."

~ Kerr Drug Stores, North Carolina

"Elizabeth Somer was our keynote speaker for our 3rd annual 'Something Special for Women.' Her presentation was enlightening, captivating and thoroughly satisfied our audience of 500 women. The evaluations completed by the attendees all came back marked 'Excellent We would definitely like to work with Elizabeth on another event."

~ Ginger Beavers RN, MS Director of Women's Health, St. Anthony''s Medical Center, St; Louis, MO