Dr. Zorba Paster

If you’ve been watching the news and keeping up, you’ve noticed that fluoride in drinking water has become controversial, writes Dr. Zorba Paster. Why now, since fluoride has been in municipal drinking water for decades?

Cannabis use disorder — daily constant use — has increased dramatically since cannabis has become more available. But what’s more, that daily use to inebriation doesn’t have the stigma that alcoholism does. We don’t respect it as a problem, and that’s a problem.

New research shows what we do to protect our heart from heart attacks and our brain from strokes also protects us from dementia.

Aerobic fitness can help the body when working through a cancer diagnosis. And more and more studies show muscle strength plays a role, too.

Dr. Zorba Paster is very clear on the importance of having a power of attorney: “Everyone, and I mean everyone, should have an advance directive.”

Wisconsin ranks No. 49 out of 50 states in measles vaccination rates for children. Dr. Zorba Paster writes, “How did that happen? Are we just lazy? Or are we just dumb?”

Allergies are not fun, just ask anyone who has them. Their symptoms are particularly troubling for children.

Parents getting off their phones and limiting their children’s social media time are some key pieces of advice from Dr. Zorba Paster.

Zorba Paster offers his own take on eight rules proposed by author Karen Le Billon about encouraging better eating.

The top U.S. health official has called for requiring the labels on all beverages containing alcohol to include a warning about the risk of alcohol causing cancer.