Bill Zahler is a retired USAF Biomedical Sciences Corp officer, mental health care provider and Clinical Social Worker with degrees from the University of Miami (BA, 1970), Barry University (MSW, 1974) and University of Oklahoma (MPA, 1985). He is a Vietnam veteran: Bien Hoa AB, RVN, 1965-66.
He was on the staff of 8 Air Force medical centers and hospitals and held faculty positions at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and at Wright State University School of Medicine. He worked continuously as a mental health clinician from 1972 to 1998. From 1996-1998 he worked at the Chemical Addictions Recovery Effort (CARE) in Panama City, Florida as the Director of the Bay Outpatient Clinic and as a grant administrator. He has completed a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University and completed Dr. John McDougall's Starch Solution Certification Program.
He and his wife, Jean, live in Panama City Florida where he provides health and wellness seminars in the community. He is an active member of First Baptist Church, Panama City, Florida. Bill has been accepted as a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), and is a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional.
Bill is the author of four other books:
- Health, Inertia, and Information: Why Are We Sick?' 2018.
- Synergy and the Dynamics of Lifestyle Change, 2019.
- Happy Immunity, 2022.
- The Christianity Umbrella: Correcting the Toxic Relativism That Compromises The Church And Our Culture, 2023.