DR. ROVENIA BROCK
Dr. Ro, America's most renowned Nutritionist and author of the national best-seller, Dr. Ro’s Ten Secrets To Livin’ Healthy. Each day Dr. Ro serves up real life health advice for real people with real problems, in a style all her own. She knows her foodstuff!  

Dr. Ro mesmerizes national audiences, sharing personal stories that motivate people to make lifestyle changes for better health. Most widely known as the host of “Heart & Soul,” the first ever national health and fitness television show for African American women which previously aired on BET, Dr. Ro is also remembered for her expert reports as Medical Correspondent for “BET News”, Nutrition Contributor for ABC News’ “Lifetime Live,” and Contributing Nutrition Editor to Heart and Soul magazine. Ro has a serious mission in life— to place real health solutions on the plate of the fast-paced world.  

She is currently nutrition contributor to National Public Radio (NPR) and her sought-after advice is utilized by McDonald's for healthy additions to its restuarant menu. In 2005 she launched the Fruit and Walnut Salad, and the Chicken Asian salad in 2006. Dr. Ro hosts the Livin' Healthy with Dr. Ro, aired on TV-One and the PBS health and lifestyles series, Health Matters, on WHUT-TV, a Howard University PBS affiliate. She formerly hosted Heads Up on Health, a weekly radio segment of the WHUR-FM morning show in Washington, D.C. Her new book, Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets To Livin' Healthy (Bantam),  provides a comprehensive common-sense approach to forming the healthy lifestyle habits that she has come to live by. In Ten Secrets Dr. Ro introduces her own diet and exercise plan that promises to improve the lifestyle quality of her readers and add years to their lives.

Prior to hosting “Heart & Soul,” the award-winning journalist and nutrition professor, also hosted and produced a consumer affairs television program and daily radio show  “At Your Service with Dr. Rovenia Brock.” The show aired on PBS, three regional cable channels, and an NPR-member radio station, serving the Washington Metropolitan area. Dr. Ro was the weekly nutritionist to NBC’s “Morning Show” in Washington, DC. Known for reporting nutrition issues that sizzle, she is seen and heard on The Today Show, CNN, MSNBC, and National Public Radio (NPR). She appeared on the nationally syndicated “Queen Latifah Show,” and on “The Tavis Smiley Show” on NPR. Her quintessential nutrition and health expertise is featured on Web MD and in publications that include O Magazine, Quick & Simple, Self, Ebony, Essence, Upscale, Today’s Black Woman, Vibe, Heart and Soul, Black Issues in Book Reviews, Black Issues in Higher Education, The Dallas Morning News, and Memphis Commercial Appeal. Dr. Ro’s Ten Secrets To Livin’ Healthy, was recommended by USA Today and The New York Daily News as a “must-have” to slim down in 2004 and 2005.  

As a columnist to Heart and Soul Magazine and as the Nutrition Expert to Bet.com, she offers spicy nutrition advice. Currently her column, “Livin’ Healthy with Dr. Ro,” is read on BET.com and appears in newspapers nationwide. This veteran communicator and sought-after health expert not only talks about health issues but as the creator of her own line of activewear for women, this entrepreneur recently re-newed her commitment to living healthy with the introduction of everything Ro, her first lifestyle boutique located in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ro now offers her brand of lifestyle product lines such as Dr. Ro gear, Dr. Ro Bath and Body Therapy, and Dr. Ro Skincare Therapy under one roof for women and families to care for themselves from the inside out.

Ro’s expertise has taken her on the road. As the Nutrition and Fitness Expert on the Ebony Family Reunion Tour, she addresses more than 40,000 people on lifestyle matters in 9 U.S. cities. She currently serves as the Health and Fitness Expert to the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Empowerment Tour and the Health Expert on the Wells Fargo Enrich Yourself Women's Empowerment Tour. Dr. Ro was also lead health expert on the “Total You...Mind, Body, and Spirit” national tour, sponsored by Tampax. She addressed over 50,000 women on the 2000 leg of the tour and spoke to at least as many on the 2001-2002 tour at ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities. She was sponsored by Equal, the makers of the sugar substitute where she promoted healthy lifestyles, including healthy cooking and eating habits on the 2003 “Equal Serves Up a Spoonful” media tour where she traveled to 5 cites speaking to print and electronic media. Most recently she served as spokesperson for Mazola Oils where she promoted heart healthy lifestyles and cooking techniques on a national 20 city tour. Dr. Ro is also a well-known motivational speaker, traveling the country sharing her message at health conventions, women’s empowerment seminars, corporate conferences, and entertainment industry functions. Some of the organizations and groups that rely on her expertise include: the United States Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Cooperative Extension Service, the American Dietetic Association, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the National Medical Association 

Dr. Ro is the 2006 recipient of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women's Community Health Award, the 2004 recipient of the Dorothy Height Shero Award, and the 2002 recipient of the prestigious Ph.D. Alumni of the Year Award from Howard University. Other honors include the 2002 Women in Medicine Award of the National Medical Association; the 1998 Most Distinguished Alumni Award for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Howard University; the March of Dimes Award for Health Reporting; the Exceptional Service Awards from the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association; the Constructive Journalism Award from Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship, Inc.; the Frances L. Murphy Communications Award from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and the WIC Golden Apple Award for reports on the importance of breast feeding.

Dr. Ro holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences with an M.S. degree in Community Nutrition and Broadcast Journalism from Howard University and a B. S. degree in Foods and Nutrition from Virginia State University. 

A native of Washington, DC, Dr. Ro enjoys horseback riding, writing, reading, theater, and poetry. Her professional memberships include: The National Association of Black Journalists, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Dietetic Association, and the Society of Nutrition Education.