Dr. Ro Opens New Healthly Lifestyle Boutique

NATIONALLY RENOWNED NUTRITIONIST AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, DR. RO, OPENS PREMIERE EVERYTHING RO LIFESTYLE BOUTIQUE

Selection of Women's Upscale Bath and Body Products, Fitness Apparel, Ideal for Pampering Treats or as Gifts

First Customer to Buy Bath and Body Product to Win The Chance To Dish over Dinner with Dr. Ro; Next 100 Customers to Purchase Bath and Body Product To Receive Free Gift

Bethesda, MD (BlackNews.com) - Dr. Rovenia Brock or Dr. Ro, the most renowned African-American nutritionist and author of the national best-seller, Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy (Bantam-Dell Publishing) is opening a lifestyle boutique for women and their families in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Everything Ro Lifestyle Boutique, located at 4550 Montgomery Ave at the Shops at the prestigious Air Rights Center, will celebrate its official grand opening on October 29, 2005, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting open to the public.

As a way to drive customers to the store and stir excitement, the Everything Ro boutique (www.everythingRo.com) will offer the chance to win dinner with the best selling author and nationally renowned nutritionist to the first customer who enters the store and purchases a bath and body product.

The contest, Dish Over Dinner with Dr. Ro, is only one of the exciting chances to win that day. The next 100 customers to enter the store and buy a bath and body product will receive a free gift with purchase.

"I am excited to introduce the Dr. Ro product line to residents right here in my own backyard," said Dr. Ro, who lives in Washington, D.C. "Opening my first brick and mortar location will provide a more personal, hands-on shopping experience for consumers who like to touch, feel and in this case also smell the product before making purchasing decisions."

Equally important is the mere fact that the products available in the Everything Ro boutique, are practical, high quality solutions for todays woman to pamper herself whether she works inside or outside the home, whether she is Caucasian, African-American, Latina, or Asian, and whether she is youngor younger!

Everything Ro features products for a healthy you inside and out. Products for a healthier and outside include Dr. Ro's Bath and Body Therapy, a line of Sugar Shea Collection including an invigorating travel scrub kit to pamper and nurture the skin; as well as Dr. Ro Gear Hi-Tech, a line of workout clothes to improve the body's outward appearance and give a healthy boost to a womans self esteem while she works out.

Products for a healthier inside include, but are not limited to, Dr. Ro's Nutrition Therapy: a multi-vitamin supplements for men, women and children for promoting energy, healthy bones and teeth and, better eye-sight, overall fitness; Of course, customers will also discover Dr. Ro's best selling book, Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy (Bantam-Dell Publishing) which includes healthy and tasty recipes, her famous Color Plate System and other expert nutrition advice to round out a total wellness program. In the fall, Dr. Ro plans to introduce her shampoo and conditioner line as well as a unique quick-start herb garden kit.

"All of the products ranging from the body creme to the scented candles make perfect gifts for anyone," Brock continued.

The Everything Ro boutique's grand-opening announcement comes on the heels of Dr. Ro's Unleash the Whole You nutrition and health campaign for women, which launched in June of 2005. The purpose of the campaign is to generate awareness among women about how lifestyle changes can help them realize their bodies whole potential by approaching health, nutrition and beauty all at once - inside and out.

Dr. Ro's new book, Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy provides a comprehensive, practical approach to forming healthy lifestyle habits. In the book, she shares her own diet and exercise plan that promises to improve her readers lifestyle and add years to their lives.

The stores hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

For more information on Everything Ro, call 301-469-3491. Log on to Every Thing Ro to order any of the products mentioned and for more information on Dr. Ro.


About Dr. Ro
Best 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 has served as nutrition coordinator for ABC News Lifetime Live, medical correspondent for BET News, and contributing nutrition editor to Heart and Soul magazine. The award-winning journalist and nutrition professor also has appeared on MSNBC, CNN and NBC's Morning Show in Washington, DC, and her nutrition and health expertise has been featured on Web MD and in publications including O Magazine, Ebony, Essence, Self, USA Today and The Los Angeles Times. Dr. Ro currently serves as the BET.com nutrition expert and as the national spokesperson for McDonalds Its What I Eat and What I Do - I'm Lovin It public awareness campaign.

Overcome Sports Pain After 40 - Are Remedies Available? Part 2

In Part 1 of this article we explored the desire of persons over forty to experience optimal health. Optimal health for most of us can be reflected in more active lifestyles.

Your efforts and goals to be in good shape that results in better health usually will include working out and losing weight.

Nevertheless, your best efforts to achieve the more active and healthier lifestyle may be frustrated by chronic ache joints or back pain.

We also touched upon the condition known as Osteoarthritis and its root causes.

While you should always check with your doctor and health professional before taking on strenuous exercise, below are some tips that helped me feel healthier and better.

- Wear the Best Equipment to Exercise and Train

I found that wearing the best running shoes for my foot and ankle type relieved a lot of stress in my ankles and feet. The most expensive brands however does not always equate to the best fitness shoes for your body type.

Nike shoes (some of the most expensive) where not my best choice, a running shoe called "The Beast", about $125 actually was the most supportive for a big guy. Plus I also invested in good sports slippers by a company called "Keen".

My wife (a very frugal lady) was incredulous when I invested over $100 dollars each for both a running shoe and slipper like shoes to wear around the house. However these running shoes and sports slippers are both comfortable and offer a lot of support to my ankles.

I noticed my back and ankles feel much better after wearing these shoes. To me the over $225 was a great investment in supporting my ankles - knees - joints and back.

I noticed my running was pretty straightforward training. On the other hand basketball or sports with a lot of lateral movement challenged me with my knee condition.

Therefore, when playing these exercises I ware strong Ace fabric knee braces to support my knees.

You would be well advised to wear good supportive sport equipment and products when training for a sports or your active lifestyle after 40.

- Try Supplements for Nutritional Support
For years you may of heard of joint support supplements like Glucosamine Sulfate and Chondroitin working wonders for people with Osteoarthritis. I have used these products with good success.

Within days my joint pain, especially in my knees, are greatly diminished. Leading alternative and traditional wellness expert Dr. Andrew Weil M.D. advocates the use of Glucosamine Sulfate and Chondroitin to help with joint support problems.

The best product that I have personally tried to help alleviate my knee and joint problems with my challenging workout goals is known as Phosoplex. It not only diminishes my knee pain, but my knees feel very stable and strong after using it a couple of weeks.

Phosoplex lists both Glucosamine Sulfate and Chondroitin as active ingredients but also includes Biocell Collagen ll as a cutting edge ingredient. Phosoplex is purported to use a time-released formula that is longer lasting than traditional Glucosamine supplements.

Try Phosoplex -- I have Experienced Great Results


I don't know all the scientific mumbo jumbo, but what I do know is it helps my joints feel a hell of a lot better - especially on damp rainy days. Combine losing weight, good sport equipment, eat healthy foods, and try some good supplements like Phosoplex and see if your joint pain is greatly diminished.

Kamau Austin is a health and fitness enthusiast and advocate. He is also the publisher of http://www.HealthandFitnessVitality.com . Find out more about joint support and dietary supplements at Amazon.com or the Osteoarthritis Pain Relief Product .

Overcome Sports Pain After 40 - Are Remedies Available? Part 1.

Have you noticed that you seem to have more pain in places like your back - knees and ankles as you age -- especially after forty. These nagging pains can hinder your ability to live an active life style and enjoy sports.

In this two-part article I will reveal some of my experiences overcoming frustrating knee, ankle, back and joint pain caused from osteoarthritis. I reveal my success with solutions like weight loss and dietary supplements.

Dietary supplements with promising results were supplements like Glucosamine Sulfate, Biocell Collagen ll, and a product called Phosoplex.

Most men are considered weekend warriors after 40, and can be prone to sports injuries when trying to compete even for fun. A few years ago I injured both my knees trying to play basketball with some teenagers.

I sustained these injuries after training for 3 months in split training which consisted of lifting weights and running over three miles 5 times a week.

My aerobic activity included running three miles a day or playing 1 hour of basketball in the morning (after ¾ miles walking to the track each way). Then I would do 45 minutes of weight training in the afternoon.

This rigorous training for three months did pay off big time, in that I lost a lot of weight, and was in the best shape of my life. In matter of fact, the teenagers became frustrated because I obviously had better strength and conditioning.

It seemed obvious to many of them a man more than twice their age had superior endurance and sports skills from experience. I was old enough to be their father.

This training and conditioning did come with a price at my age, because it was evident that my joints were just not the same as in my younger years. My joints and muscles were ache after hard fought basketball games.

Are their ways to avoid stiff and painful joints? This article is a reflection of one man's journey in trying to alleviate joint and back pain.

In search of the more healthy and active lifestyle it is important to minimize pain.

If you are experiencing stiffness and pain in your joints like your knees, elbows, and back perhaps you may have Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a condition caused by the worn cartilage. Cartilage is the tissue between your joints that cushion their movements.

As you age the connective and cushion like material between your joints becomes worn. You will therefore experience more pain in your joints.

The pain can be very debilitating and frustrating if you want to live an active lifestyle.

However, these are some of the actions I took to overcome Osteoarthritis.

- Slowly Lose Weight

I woke up one day after dealing with a very stressful period in my life and I was 196 pounds. This was the heaviest I had ever been, and I knew something had to be done quickly. At only 5'10" a healthy weight for me, at my age, would be about 170 - 175 pounds (most of my life as a young adult I was about 150 pounds).

Therefore I started walking briskly until I could run. Slowly but surely I am now able to run 2 or 3 miles in about 20 minutes.

I cut down on eating after 7:00 PM. Furthermore I stopped ordering so much food at take-out restaurants.

The most important factor in getting fit is to have realistic goals. After checking with your doctor, to make sure you are fit enough to exercise.

I would have goals to slowly but surely increase my speed and cardio training. Once I became more fit I decided that I was not going to let anyone pass me on the track.

Later I decided I was going to pass other people two or three times on the track. I really pushed myself.

Now I plan to compete in 5K races and complete the NYC marathon in 2006. You don't have to set these types of goals, but set some goals so you can keep yourself motivated.

Don't forget to rest and not "over-train". Only workout 3 - 5 days a week. Give your body a chance to rest and heal, especially after forty.

Losing weight may help you alleviate your Osteoarthritis pain, because it can be worst in over weight adults. This is because the extra pressure of your weight puts more strain and wear and tear on your joints.

In Part 2 of this article we will discuss wearing the proper sports equipment and using supplements like Glucosamine Sulfate, Biocell Collagen ll, and Phosoplex found at Amazon.com and This Health and Fitness Resource can help you lead a more active lifestyle.