When it comes to good health, restoring and balancing your hormones is critical. All of your hormones work together in harmony like a symphony to bring optimal health to your body. Discover why hormone balancing with bioidentical hormones for optimal health is the best option. What is a hormone? A hormone is a chemical messenger produced by your body to regulate certain functions. Hormones travel through the bloodstream to the various organs, cells and tissues to regulate growth and development, metabolism, and much more. Without optimal hormone levels, you will experience negative health sym ..read more

Valentine’s Day is a time for loving gestures and date night with your spouse. However, are you not feeling very romantic these days? You may have lost your desire for physical intimacy with your husband or wife, and aren’t quite sure how to get it back. Don’t lose hope. This can occur as you go through life, and we will share with you a very common cause of low libido that you can address naturally. Low libido refers to a lack of sexual desire, and can be caused by various factors such as fatigue, depression, illness, relationship issues, hormonal decline and imbalance, and even by prescript ..read more

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We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Now it’s time to make your New Year’s resolutions, and many people choose a goal to get healthy. Did you know that by improving your health, you can not only feel better, lose weight, and improve sleep and mental clarity, to name a few, but also help prevent disease? This can allow you to go for your dreams and live your best life! Being healthy can lead to an improved sense of well-being, happiness, increased focus and productivity at work, better relationships with family and friends, and a sound mind and spirit. Good health will allow you ..read more

We want to shed some light on a common cause of brain health issues that often goes unrecognized:  hormonal decline. When you think about brain health, you probably aren’t thinking about your hormones. Those are more about hot flashes, night sweats, PMS, and low libido, right?  Actually, hormones have a profound effect on brain health. Do you experience any of the following symptoms?  • Difficulty concentrating at work or performing basic tasks • Trouble remembering people’s names or simple words • Feeling like you’ve lost parts of your memory • Wondering if you might have the ..read more

This month, the Hotze Health & Wellness Center celebrates 33 years transforming lives, naturally. We want to say thank you to all of our guests who have given us the opportunity to serve them. Are you new to the Hotze Health & Wellness Center? Do you want to learn more about us? Let us start by sharing with you a couple of amazing success stories from our patients, who we call our guests: Elizabeth’s Testimonial Ladies, do you always feel exhausted and think it’s a normal symptom of being a busy mom? Are you cold all the time, out of energy, having chronic infections and strugglin ..read more

  Men, do you not feel as well as you used to? There are several common health symptoms that you may not necessarily go see a doctor for, but that can negatively affect your quality of life. If you can relate to any of the below symptoms, then it’s time for testosterone check. 10 Things Every Man Ought to Know About Testosterone When you hear the word hormones, you probably used to only associate them with women.  Today, hormones for men is commonly talked about, too, namely testosterone.  You’ve seen the TV commercials about low T, and this tells you that many men are sufferin ..read more

In this podcast, Dr. Hotze talks about testosterone and thyroid hormones, and heart disease in men. He also  explains how low testosterone, hypothyroidism and heart disease are interrelated. Podcast Highlights: 0:48: What about your initiative, your assertiveness, your sense of well-being, your self-confidence, your moods, your goal orientation, your drive, your directiveness? All these are mental functions and they are affected by your hormones, particularly testosterone and thyroid hormones. 1:10: Testosterone, of course, is the quintessential male hormone. It’s what drives men. 1:46 ..read more

Energy is a priceless commodity these days. Often women may talk about how much they have going on and how tired they are, but men experience this, too. You may feel tired all day at work. You don’t have the energy to work out at the gym anymore like you used to. You want to be the best dad and husband you can be, but you are also exhausted at night and on the weekends. What can you do to get your energy and zest for life back?  Learn 5 common causes of low energy in men so that you can re-energize your life! 5 Common Causes of Low Energy in Men 1.  Low Testosterone Testosterone pea ..read more

Men, are you worried about heart disease? Your doctor may have told you to eat a healthy diet and watch your cholesterol and blood pressure, but there’s an important factor that is often overlooked by conventional doctors. Did you know that optimal testosterone levels are protective of heart disease? Testosterone levels naturally decline as men age, and as a result, they experience many negative health symptoms.  Left untreated, low testosterone levels can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease. Low Testosterone Increases Risk for Heart Disease Testosterone replacemen ..read more