Hotze Health and Wellness Help Files

Based upon our clinical studies, approximately 80% of the people who undertake our treatment recommendations achieve resolution of the symptoms for which they were seeking medical care. The success of individuals who utilize our treatment regimen is largely dependent upon their commitment to restoring their health. We know that the patients who achieve the most dramatic gains in resolution of their symptoms are the ones who follow the recommendations of our physicians, everything from hormone supplementation to eating recommendations, from lifestyle modifications, to vitamin and mineral supplementation.

We have also found that when individuals maintain a positive and optimistic outlook on their eventual health success, they generally exceed both our and their own expectations. It is not uncommon for an individual to achieve resolution of their symptoms within a relatively short period of time, for instance, 3 months. It is far less common for an individual to notice no improvement in the same period of time, and rare that an individual would actually worsen.

We do not accept assignment from insurance companies. Our policy regarding insurance has always been that we choose to work directly with and for our patients, rather than indirectly through an insurance company. Therefore, we have never joined any HMOs, PPOs, Medicaid or other types of managed care.  Because we do not work with insurance companies, we do not stay versed on their coding requirements and therefore do not use such coding.  Because of this, it is not likely that insurance companies will process your claims.  Additionally, because we seek to prevent disease and promote wellness, many of our medical services would be uncovered.

The thyroid gland governs the body’s metabolism and growth through the production of thyroid hormones. These hormones determine our body’s metabolic rate - the rate at which our body’s cells produce and utilize energy and are essential for life.

Sure aging is natural, if you live long enough! Death is natural and so are wrinkles! But, who doesn’t fight the inevitable? Aging is caused by the slow and steady decline of our bodies’ natural hormones. Our hormones were at their peak when we were young healthy adults. The thyroid hormones, sex hormones and adrenal hormones all decline with age associated with the onset of degenerative problems such as heart disease, hypertension, strokes, adult onset diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and cancer. Numerous symptoms occur as we age including loss of energy, weight gain, decreased mental sharpness, depression, anxiety, irritability, joint and muscle pains, headaches, sluggish bowel function, hair loss, cold sensitivities, numbness and tingling in the extremities, insomnia, restless sleep, tiredness after sleep, afternoon fatigue, loss of stamina and endurance, decreased libido, loss of sexual potency, irregular menstrual cycles, fibrocystic breast disease, uterine fibroids, weight gain, and loss of resistance to infections.

These symptoms are so common that they are considered normal by individuals and physicians alike, but they are not normal. Instead, they are a sign of a decline in biologically identical hormones that accompany aging. These symptoms are an indication that our bodies are transitioning from health and wellness to sickness and tiredness.

Since aging is caused by a decline in our natural hormones, it can be easily corrected by biologically identical hormone replacement. Think of hormonal decline as a drought. If your grass and plants are withering during the summer months due to a heat wave and lack of rain, then you can accept this as natural and normal, or you can water your yard to ensure that your grass and plants live. So too, when your hormones decline, as they inevitably will, you can replenish them with the same natural, biologically identical hormones, restoring your health, or you can suffer the drought of hormones with all the associated problems. It is your choice.