LIKE YOU'RE
HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME.
>>> MENOPAUSE FOR MOST WOMEN
MEANS A LOT OF CHANGES WITH THE
BODY THAT CAN SOMETIMES APPEAR
UNCONTROLLABLE.
ONE DOCTOR IS HELPING WOMEN PUSH
THROUGH THIS CHANGE OF LIFE WITH
NATURAL REMEDIES TO HELP THE
SYMPTOMS.
DR. STEVEN HOTSY, AUTHOR AND
FOUNDER.
WELLNESS CENTER IS HERE WITH
MORE.
THIS IS SOMETHING I'M NOT
LOOKING FORWARD TO AND I DON'T
THINK WOMAN LOOKS FORWARD TO
WHAT COMES ALONG WITH MENOPAUSE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT SOME OF
THOSE SYMPTOMS THAT WOMEN
EXPERIENCE.
>> WELL, MENOPAUSE IS THE
CESSATION OF YOUR MENSES.
AND IT'S THE SENSATION OF YOUR
HORMONE PRODUCTION BY YOUR
OVARIES.
THIS HAPPENS OVER A PERIOD OF
YEARS.
SO WOMEN HAVE SYMPTOMS, --
>> NONE OF THESE ARE PLEASANT.
>> NO, THEY'RE NOT.
IRREGULAR PSYCH.
, HEAVIER PERIODS, AND THEY --
CYCLES, HEAVIER PERIODS AND THEY
OFTEN END UP WITH MENOPAUSE,
SAYING, DOC, WHAT AM I GOING TO
DO.
MY PERIODS ARE CRAZY.
AND THE SOLUTION IS WE'LL CUT IT
OUT.
THAT'S WHAT COMMONLY HAPPENS TO
WOMAN.
BUT ONCE THE WOMAN GOES THROUGH
THE CHANGE OF LIFE, THEN SHE'LL
GET THE HOT SWEATS AND NIGHT
SWEATS AND --
>> HOT FLASHES, EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> ALL THESE THINGS.
NOT GOING TO THINK CLEARLY
ANYMORE AND SHE'S GOING TO
FEEL --
>> THE FOG BRAIN IS WHAT THAT'S
CALLED.
>> WEIGHT GAIRCH AND JUST DON'T
WE'LL PHIL.
>> YOU DO A LOT OF -- FEEL WELL.
>> YOU DO A LOT OF THINGS TO
HELP WOMEN GET THROUGH THIS.
>> WELL, THE KEY THING IS, AS
YOUR HORMONE LEVELS DECLINE,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPLENISH
THOSE HORMONES WITH THE SAME
IDENTICAL HORMONES THAT YOUR
BODY MADE TO BEGIN WITH.
RATHER THAN A DRUG COMPANY.
WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCY
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
MINUTE.
IT OFFENSE HAPPENS EARLIER --
OFTEN HAPPENS EARLIER -- WOMEN
CAN HAVE AFTER CHILDBIRTH -- IT
CAN HAPPEN AFTER CHILDBIRTH IN
THEIR 30s AND 40s.
BUT THEIR PROGESTERONE LEVELS
DECLINE SO REPLENISHING NATURAL
PROGESTERONE ON DAY 15 THROUGH
28 CAN ELIMINATE ALL THESE
PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY OCCUR.
SO THEY DON'T NEED TO END UP
HAVING A HYSTERECTOMY.
BUNT MEAN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
GEE THROUGH THE CHANGE.
>> BUT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THESE
SYMPTOMS OVER FIVE TO 10 YEARS
THAT LEAD UP TO THE CHANGE.
>> YOU'RE SUCH PIONEER IN THE
FIELD OF REALLY LOOKING FOR
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES, NATURAL
REMEDIES, GETTING AWAY FROM THE
CONVENTIONAL JUST POP A PILL
KIND OF MEDICINE.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHAT'S SO UNIQUE ABOUT GOING
DOWN THA ROAD?
I'LL BE HONEST.
I'M ONE OF THOSE.
I DON'T WANT TO POP PILLS.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WOMEN GO
TO SEE A CONVENTIONAL DOCTOR AND
THEY'RE HAVING THESE SYMPTOMS,
OFTENTIMES THEY'LL PUT TH ON
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS WHICH ARE
NORMALIZE THEIR PERIODS BUT IT
WILL CAUSE A HOST OF PROBLEMS,
OR THEY PUT THEM
ANTIDEPRESSANTS, SAYING, HONEY,
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO
LIVE WITH IT.
YOU WANT TO REPLENISH YOUR
HORMONES WHEN THE BUCKET GOES
DOWN, YOU FILL IT UP WITH THE
SAME HORMONES YOUR BODY IS
MAKING BUT NOT IN ADEQUATE
AMOUNT TO MAKE EVERYTHING
NORMAL.
>> LUCY, ONE OF YOUR PATIENTS.
WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU
WENT TO DR. HOTSE, WHAT WAS
GOING IN YOUR LIFE?
>> I WAS AN EXECUTIVE IN SILICON SILICON
VALLEY.
AND MY HELD WAS JUST NOT WELL.
AND I WENT -- MY HEALTH WAS JUST
NOT WELL.
AND I WENT TO A DOCTOR AND HE
SAID YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A HIS
TREM TOM.
IT'S GOING TO -- HIS TREM TOM.
THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE ALL THE
YOUR PROBLEMS.
>> IT NIGHT SWEATS I I WAS
GAINING WEIGHT, COULD NOT
CONCENTRATE I. AND ALL OF THIS
IS GOING ON.
AT THE TIME MY MOTHER WAS ALSO
DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER
AND SHE WAS -- I WAS SEEING HER
HEALTH DECLINE AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THIS WAS JUST NOT WORKING
FOR ME AT ALL.
>> SO HOW DID YOU FIND
DR. HOTZE?
>> I WAS TRAVELING AND
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES -- REMEMBER
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES?
>> BACK IN THE DAY.
WE HAD CONTINENTAL AIRLINES.
AND OPENED THE MAGAZINE AND DO I
SEE.
DR. HOTZ-E AND I WENT TO HIS
OFFICE FOR A SYMPTOM CHECK.
AND I THOUGHT HE ACTUALLY
UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON,
BECAUSE MY CURRENT DOCTOR, MY
OB/GYN, SAYING IT'S ALL IN YOUR
HEAD.
IT'S JUST ALL YOUR HEAD.
JUST DON'T WORRY BUILT.
BUT HE ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT I WAS
DEALING WITH, CALLED HIM UP 11
YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN A GUEST
EVER SINCE.
>> I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO
MENTION WHEN SHE SAW HER DOCTOR,
HE DID THE HYSTERECTOMY AND SAID
YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL GREAT AND
HE PUT HER ON PREMMERIN.
>> I WAS FEELING WORSE.
IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THIS.
IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS JUST NOT
WORKING FOR ME.
I WAS STRUGGLING THROUGH LIFE.
>> SO HOW QUICKLY DID YOU START
TO FEEL, ONCE YOU STARTED WI
DR. HOHZE, HOW QUICKLY DID YOU
SAY I'M COMING BACK TO ME AGAIN?
>> WITHIN WEEKS.
THE DOCTOR SAID WELCOME TO THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE.
THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT OUT THERE.
WAS WAS A BETTER PARENT.
AND WITH -- ALTERNATIVE.
WI DR. HOTZE'S HELP --
>> AND YOU FEEL GREAT NOW.
>> I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HER
AGE.
>> YOU CAN TELL THEM.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOUR
AGE.
YOU TELL THEM.
>> I'M 64.
>> AND YOU FEEL FABULOUS.
>> FABULOUS!
>> SHE'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE AND HAS DONE
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL OVER HER
LIFE.
THE LAST 10 YEARS HAVE BEEN HER
MOST PRODUCTIVE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND NO SIGN OF STOPPING.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
GET OUT ABOUT YOUR BOOK, BECAUSE
YOU'RE ALSO ALL ABOUT SHARING
INFORMATION AND HELPING YOU LIVE
THE BEST LIVE THAT YOU CAN.
TELL ME ABOUT THE BOOK.
>> WE HAVE T BOOK
HYPOTHYROIDISM.
AND SHE WAS LOW IN TO THI --
THYROID, WE PUT HER ON NATURA
THYROID, AND PROGESTERONE.
THIS WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND
WH CAUSES HYPOTHYROIDISM,
WHICH IS A DECLINE WHICH LEADS
TO LOW METABOLISM.
OFTENTIMES DOCTORS SAY YOU NEED
ANTIDEPRESSANTS.
BUT WE TREAT THEM ON BASED ON
CLINICAL SYSTEMS BECAUSE WEEKEND
WOMEN IMPROVE WHEN THEY HAVE
SUPPLEMENTATION.
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