Dr. Jeremy Hozjan became my chiropractor last year. His staff is professional and friendly.Dr. Hozjan’s treatments have really help improve my overall health, not just the spinal issues that I had. He is extremely skilled and knowledgeable.

I cannot express enough how grateful I am to Dr. Jeremy Hozjan and his wonderful staff! He literally turned my life around in just one week! After 2 pregnancies and carrying big babies, I have been battling with internal hemorrhoids. The past 3 years have been the most severe ending up with a visit to a surgeon for a hemorrhoidectomy. I was at my lowest point and felt it was my last and only option for relief…until a divine intervention and a friend who recommended I see Dr. Jeremy Hozjan. After just one week of taking his supplements, I noticed major improvement! So much, I was confident enough to cancel my surgery and allow my body more time to heal under his recommendations. I have spent countless dollars and time on traditional medicinal methods that only spun me in circles to the point my body was exhausted. I came to Dr. Jeremy broken and feeling like I was 80 years old. After the Nutritional Response Testing, Dr. Jeremy was able to target my digestive issues I have been suffering from for years. After 12 weeks of unsuccessful physical therapy, Dr. Jeremy has also relieved my sciatic pain and I am starting to sleep better. My Back pain was so bad, I could barely get out of bed in the morning. I would be doubled over in pain and it hurt to sit or walk. Now, I have increased energy and no more acid reflux waking me up at night! I am finally starting to feel more like my age. I have never in all my 42 yrs, experienced such extraordinary care by a doctor. Dr. Hozjan truly cares about his patients and spends all the time needed to make you feel important and like you truly matter. There is one thing I regret…not going to him sooner!!

For the past 10 months I have been exercising 5-6 times a week, both cardio and weight-training, including a personal trainer. During that time I have found ab muscles, biceps, quads – you name it. I have lost a few pounds but my goal was more toning than weight loss, so that’s just fine. What I would like to have lost, but have not been able to, is my thighs. No matter how hard I have worked, no matter how good my diet, I cannot get rid of that excess skin around my inner and outer thighs. Fine – call it what is – cellulite. Ugh!
 
We all have ‘trouble spots’ – areas that no matter what we do, its never enough. I had resigned myself to accept this fate, and then Dr Hozjan told me about the i-Lipo Ultra process. It sounded interesting. 
 
Now, caution here that I can’t quote huge numbers in inches lost, but that’s because we experimented with different areas over the course of the treatment, so measurements could not be tracked. Also, the one day we did measure I was nowhere near hydrated enough. I had enjoyed a few glasses of wine the evening before (exact number is TBD) so I was dehydrated the morning of my first treatment. This was a big mistake in terms of results. I lost only 1/2 an inch, which is much less than a typical visit of 1-3 inches.
 
While Dr Hozjan could see the results as he was performing the procedure, I saw the best results the day after. The skin was smoothing out! Where there were several wrinkles of cellulite, now there is only one – and it’s getting fainter. It looks so much different. 
 
I wore a pair of jeans that had previously fit okay, now they feel loose in the thigh area. As a result they look better on me. They no longer wear like ‘mom jeans’.
 
Honestly, this is not a miracle worker. Nothing is. You still have to actively participate in the process. You have to stay hydrated, have to maintain your diet and activity, but the results are there. If there is a spot you cannot seem to do anything about, this is worth a try. You will be surprised. I certainly was!

Dr. Hozjan took time out of his busy day today to squeeze time in to see my 4 year old son who has been sufferering immensely from pollen allergies. He was very thorough in his examination process and made my son actually enjoy going to a doctor’s office. But best of all, I think my son is already benefiting from the recommended therapy. Seeing my kid happy…priceless. Thank you very much!

Dr. Jeremy Hozjan is a joy to work with, regarding anything concerning my overall health and well being. He is a mentor, guide and wonderful example of what a “truly” healthy lifestyle is all about! Anyone looking to improve their quality of life thru a healthier existence, should DEFINITELY make an appointment with Dr. Hozjan! I’m a HUGE fan and forever patient!

I went to see Dr. Hoz (sorry Jeremy, I had to) when I hurt my neck and shoulder playing golf. On the first visit, he relieved the pressure immediately, and made me feel 100% better. On the second, I had a small adjustment to make sure that everything was staying where it was supposed to. BIG THANKS to everyone at Charlotte Natural Healing, especially Dr. Hoz!

Dr. Jeremy Hozjan is in a word – fantastic! He has great charisma and is exceptionally knowledgeable in natural health and chiropractic. He has helped me attain greater health and lose weight – both of which are important to a 63-year old. I highly recommend Dr. Jeremy and his practice.

Dr. Jeremy is an excellent chiropractic physician. He listens, is extremely knowledgeable and thorough in his evaluations, and the best part is he provides relief for the issues that brought you to him in the first place! I highly recommend him for anyone who is suffering and wants to feel better again. He is the man to see for your chiropractic care!

Dr. Jeremy Hozjan is a very professional and knowledgeable chiropractor and wellness practitioner. He educated me on many subjects that have been very beneficial to my overall health and wellness. His ability to detect my bodies imbalances and correct them, has been crucial to my athletic success and overall health and wellness. I highly recommend Dr. Hozjan.

Dr. Jeremy Hozjan is a true chiropractic professional. He is very knowledgeable about nutrition and wellness and educates his clients about the importance of it. I met Dr Jeremy through our BNI networking group and we have done business together for almost two years. Even our kids look forward to family wellness visits. Testimonials from our children: “Dr. Jeremy is nice and he is funny.” “He is really good at doing his job.” I highly recommend you schedule time to meet with him.

As a former competitive athlete and now weekend warrior plagued with nagging and reoccurring injuries, I was fortunate to find someone with Dr. Jeremy’s chiropractic and healing skills. Because of his excellent reputation, I expected him to be a superb chiropractic practitioner. What I did not expect was his knowledge of specific supplements that heal the body and improve day to day living. Clearly, unique in his profession.

Here I am a woman in my mid 40?s and suffering from the dreaded night sweats. Having tried over the counter medicines without much success and I really did not know what to do. And then to be told this could go on for many years. So a chance visit to see my good friend and Chiropractor to say hi and hows it going and I happened to mention if he could help me.

After a 30min assessment he recommended a regimen of various natural supplements. Being a little skeptical I put my trust in Dr Hozjan to have my best interest at heart.

I took my first first supplements before I even drove out of the car park and then followed the prescribed dosages.

Well that night I had the best sleep I have for quite some time, even though I did wake up with night sweats it was nothing like I had previously experienced.

Sticking with what I was told to do… by the 2nd day it was obvious that this was going to help.

It is now a month or so and I can honestly say that using Standard Process Supplements have helped tremendously. I would recommend anyone to try this approach.
 
-MB

MY  JOURNEY  WITH  INTERSTITIAL  CYSTITUS A  STORY  OF  PAIN  AND HEALING BY JACKIE  L.
 
In 2008, my family took a trip to Holden Beach expecting to have a nice relaxing spring break.  That evening after arriving I could hardly walk because of stabbing pain which I thought was coming from my vagina.  I took some over the counter medication for bladder infections to see if that would ease my pain and frequency of going to the restroom.  The medication helped some but by the next day, I felt I needed to see a doctor to see what was happening to my body.

I visited an urgent care clinic and was put on antibiotics and a bladder medication for a urinary tract infection (UTI).   I had never had a UTI before and was in considerable pain during the whole vacation.  Little did I know that this was the beginning of a very long battle with a bladder disease.

Upon returning home and after the antibiotics stopped I was in the same level of pain and went to my gynecologist.  He tested my urine and put me on antibiotics again.  When the results came back I did not have a bladder infection.

I made numerous visits to my gynecologist over the next few months because the pain was unbearable.  I could hardly walk and I was going to the bathroom anywhere between 25 and 30 times a day.  I felt like I lived in the bathroom.  I actually finished numerous books during this time if this gives you any indication of the amount of time I spent in my bathroom.  I even joked with my husband and asked him if maybe we should install a flat screen television in our bathroom, since I spent so much of my day in there.

On one of visits to the gynecologist he said he was going to do exploration to see where the pain was coming from.  Upon his exam, he thought I had pelvic floor problems and sent me to physical therapy.  The physical therapy did help some but only for a few days and then I was right back in the pain I had before I went.  I continued with this for about six months because my doctor wanted me to continue with it and because I did see some benefit.

The pain I had was constant and it effected every phase of my life.  I had trouble doing every day tasks such as shopping, cooking, laundry, driving and even sitting at work.  Sometimes the pain was so bad to sit that I often stood at my desk to work because I was in less pain that way.  There were times that it hurt so bad to urinate that I had to hold on to the sink to free the muscle spasm in order to get the urine out.  There have been times when I had a “pee freeze” and couldn’t get urine out for over two hours even though I tried and needed to go.  It is a very frustrating and emotionally draining experience.

Finally, because of the considerable pain I was in, my gynecologist tried to get me into an uro-gynecologist.  It took me three months to get the appointment because I was a new patient.  I was still in considerable pain and had tried all kinds of medication with it providing little relief plus numerous side effects.

When I finally saw the specialist it was September of 2008, exactly five months after my initial pain.  The doctor immediately did a pelvic ultrasound and sent me for a renal ultrasound both of which were fine.  Because of the amount of pain I was in, he scheduled a cystoscopy to look at my bladder to see if that was the problem.  That day I found out I had Interstitial Cystitis or IC Painful Bladder Syndrome.  The disease changed my life dramatically over the next two and a half years.

First of all, I was given a very strict diet to adhere to, where you can have no acidic foods and where you can have no juices, soft drinks, coffee or tea.  There are also numerous fruits, vegetables and meats you have to avoid.  Due to my reading on the disease, I took it a step further and did not eat things with preservatives and ate mostly organic when I could get it.  Over the next few months I lost over twenty pounds because of the items I simply had to omit from my diet.  That was the best thing that happened to me, since I got diagnosed and probably the only good thing!

The specialist wanted me to begin bladder instillations at his office directly after the diagnosis.  Plus we tried numerous medications which made me very nauseous and I was unable to take.  It seemed like every thing we tried I had a side effect that bothered me.

I tried the bladder instillation.  This is where medicine is inserted into your bladder via a catheter and is to help with healing and pain reduction.  I was in so much pain after this procedure that I said I would never do it again.  For about a year I did not do it, but then in August of the following year the pain got even worse and I could hardly walk.  The pain and frequency had taken a severe toll on me.

When you think about it if you are in pain and then urinating all the time your quality of life is at about a zero.  I could barely work there were many times the pain was so bad I could not even shut my car door in the morning.  My husband would do it for me.  I could not play with my child (he was in 3^rd and 4^th grade at the time) due to the pain; we liked to play baseball, soccer, etc.  Plus, I could not take him anywhere because I couldn’t guarantee I could make it from our house to our destination without needing to find a restroom.  This made me very nervous and caused me to stay home when I often wanted to go to an outing or event, I was simply too nervous of what might happen.  When I had to go to the restroom I had to go then not five minutes later.

My son and husband took several trips by themselves because I could not sit in the car that long.  First of all, the cars motion seemed to increase my need to urinate and the bouncing around weren’t great for the pelvic floor issues I had that go hand in hand with this disease.  Muscle spasms are very common with this disease.  I had severe spasms that hit my vagina and if I was on my feet for a long period of time or it was near time for my monthly cycle or if I did any physical labor around my home including cleaning or yard work the spasms intensified.

I often took muscle relaxers to get relief from muscle spasms but could not drive while taking them, because they simply knocked me out.  I enjoyed those time where I could sleep after taking a muscle relaxer because it was an escape for a few hours from these awful spasms that grabbed me and made me stop in my tracks until the pain subsided.

I went back to the specialist and he wanted me try the bladder instillations again because that was about the only thing left for me.  I had promised myself I would never go through that again, but decided to give it another chance because of the pain I was in and the bleeding I had from my bladder.  The first instillation I did in the office I was in severe pain again, but I decided to give it another chance to see if I felt that bad after the second treatment.

After the second treatment, the pain was not as bad and I was able to tolerate the treatments.  So, I kept up with them twice a week in order to be able to make it to work and function in other activities.  These treatments are painful because the catheter is touching a bladder that is in pain from the disease and my bladder was raw.  The pain felt like water touching a raw wound.

These treatments were very expensive and they were treated as a specialist visit each time I went to my doctor’s office even though the nurse did them.  I was paying over $500 a month to do these treatments plus the cost of the medication, which I had to bring myself.  Because of the cost, my doctor and his nurse showed my husband how to do these treatments at home.  For over a year we did the treatments at home every week or more often as needed.  When the pain begins to return you know you need to do them.

Because of the medications that are used in the instillations and the fact that you have to hold the treatment for two hours afterwards before you can urinate, I had to do the treatments in the mornings.  This way I had an empty stomach and since one medication made my stomach gripe if I had eaten anything prior to the instillation and also because I had no fluid intake when I first got up I was usually able to hold the medication for two hours.  I had to often go into work late and do these in the morning prior to working, so I could make it to work.

I wrote my doctor a letter in 2010 asking for his signature on a form so I could obtain a handicapped parking permit.  I am only 45 years old and never once thought I would be in such bad health that I would need this.  However, it had gotten so bad when I went shopping that I could hardly walk from the parking lot to the store and the additional walking seemed to aggregate the pain I was in and leave me emotionally drained.  I learned my limits and knew how much I could take each day.

In 2010 and 2011, I went to see the specialist numerous times often once a month.  I usually had blood in my urine and he would have it tested for a UTI, but it came back negative.  Often he kept me on a low dose antibiotic to help with pain management and to ensure I didn’t get any infections.

Nothing we did helped with the blood in my urine and my doctor wanted to do another cystoscopy to look at the bladder and also do it with hydrodistention, so he could stretch my bladder to see if it could hold more.  I had this procedure scheduled for early May of this year and did it in his office under anthethesia.

He said my bladder was raw and when he tried to stretch the bladder it immediately started bleeding.  He had a hard time stretching it because the scars from the bleeding were trying to heal and this causes scaring and he couldn’t stretch it because of the hardening from the scaring.  He told me this damage was irreversible.  I was sent home from this procedure with a catheter in me because I was bleeding so heavily and the doctor was afraid if I tried to urinate on my own I wouldn’t be able to.  It was possible the large blood clots would get stuck and I would not be able to get them out and would have to go to the emergency room from the pain. Having a catheter in a bleeding bladder is very uncomfortable.

My doctor told me my bladder looked must worse then it did when he looked at two years ago.  I was so disappointed in this considering I had been doing what I was supposed to do with diet and treatments.  I felt like nothing was working and my husband was very concerned that eventually my bladder would not function at all.  I tried not to think the worse, because I know things can get better and I never lost hope even though I did face numerous days of being very discouraged.

A friend of mine from church had been seeing Dr. Hozjan and told me about what he was doing and that he was feeling better.  I knew this gentleman had been having numerous health issues and problems with medication and was unable to take many medications because of the side effects.  He gave me Dr. Hozjan’s card and said maybe there would be something he could do to help me.

I called Dr. Hozjan and explained that I had IC and asked him if he was familiar with the disease. He did have some knowledge of the disease and told me that he would know whether he could help me after the first visit.  I figured I had nothing to lose and possibly a lot to gain, so I made the appointment and went in late May of this year for my first visit.

During my Nutritional Response Testing he found out that I had a weakness in my large intestines, my bladder, tonsils, a parasite in my body combined with blocked regulation.  I was very surprised about the parasite and the blocked regulation. He even picked up on things from the testing without me having to tell him such as that I had problems with constipation and diarrhea.  I was kind of amazed that he could tell this with his testing.

Dr. Hozjan immediately put me on five different supplements that I began taking that day.  He also asked me to keep a food journal as well.  I had done a bladder instillation the first day I went to him because of my pain level, but have not done one since, because the pain has vanished!

I have also begun to be able to do things that I could not do a year or two ago.  I have been able to take my son to Carowinds and walk around without pain and still come home and take the dog for a walk.  I could never have done that before.  I also was able to clean my house without pain.  I have had to pay someone to do it for the past year because of the pain I was in.  I also was able to be intimate with my husband.  IC really affects your ability to have intercourse because the bladder is so close to the vagina.  Many IC patients are unable to have intercourse because the pain is too severe.

During the second week of supplements, Dr. Hozjan was getting some improvement in my bladder.  By the third week my bladder had improved more and my blocked regulation was gone.  He has also asked me to begin including six servings of cruserferous vegetables in my diet each day.

The real testimonial to my healing is that last week I went back to my specialist for a follow up visit and we discussed my treatments and he checked my urine.  I told him that I was seeing Dr. Hozjan and that I have been taking nutritional supplements for the past four weeks and my pain has disappeared.  I also told him that I was able to do things I haven’t done in a very long time.  He was amazed and very happy for me.  He also said I had no blood in my urine at this visit and this is was the first time that has happened in over a year..
Dr. Hozjan had told me that when you have problems with the bladder it is from your kidneys and often toxins are not being properly filtered and are going into your bladder.  I talked with my specialist and he said that this could very well be true.
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These nutritional supplements are derived from food and I have had no problems with taking them and this is the first time in years that I have felt so good.  I am looking forward to how my health improves over the next few months.

I want to work on improving the number of times I have to urinate each day and hopefully, this will lead to a good nights sleep in the future.  Currently, I am up from 3 to 6 times a night and that makes for a very long week.

I can’t begin to tell you how difficult this disease has made my life.  There is so much embarrassment because of the numerous times I have to urinate.  I don’t very often go out to eat because I can never determine how the food and water I drink will affect me.  Often times, I will have to sit in the restroom for an hour after I eat and go urinate so often that it is useless to get up off the toilet because I will just be back in there in a few minutes.

When I was in considerable pain, I could hardly walk without stabbing pain every step I took.  People would look at you funny like they are trying to figure out why I was walking so weird.  This is a disease that people do not often understand because they think you are ok because you look fine, but they do not see the amount of time you spend in the bathroom or realize what you go through because of the pain and frequency.

Many times I have spoken to people and they have never heard of this disease even though several million people suffer from it.  It is my desire for the awareness to increase so there is a better understanding of what life is like living with this illness.  I also want people to see there are options and that help is available to them through what Dr. Hozjan can do.

Your health is your greatest blessing and we take good health for granted until we do not have it.  When your life as you knew it is taken away from you all you want is the chance to do everyday things like you used to do without the pain.  I urge you to give Dr. Hozjan’s treatment a chance and see what he can do for you to help your health be restored.  I think it will end up being one of the best decisions you have ever made.

I met a lady recently in Dr. Hozjan’s office during my last visit that came up to me and mentioned that she had seen me in the office over the last few weeks.  I believe our appointments are scheduled about the same time each week.  She said that every week I see you, you look like you feel better.  Other people I know have said your face shows that you are not in constant pain and others have said you are smiling again, so I know you feel better.  I feel so blessed to have found a doctor who wants to not treat the symptoms but find the cause and work on getting your body to heal itself.

I wish you all the best in your health!

Sincerely,
Jackie L.

While visiting in Charlotte I came across Dr. Hozjan and Nutritional Response Testing (NRT) quite by accident.  A day earlier I’d eaten a particularly fatty dinner and started experiencing some abdominal discomfort.  Right away I knew I needed a therapeutic natural remedy that would help settle things down. But it was unlikely that any Charlotte health food store would carry the item I needed. Remembering that Standard Process could be a source I contacted them and was referred to Dr. Hozjan.

The clinic told me I could come in to pick up the item I needed but also suggested that I might want to speak with Dr. Hozjan who was in the office.  He kindly took my call and in explaining things to him he suggested that NRT might be useful in looking at the general state of things going on in my body.  I knew of muscle testing/kinesiology and believed in it so it didn’t take me long to jump at the chance for an appointment.  I had my first appointment that week with a follow- up one week later prior to leaving Charlotte and returning home (to Canada, in my case).  Now that I’m back home I’ve been fortunate to find a chiropractor (Dr. Brian Smuk,  DC in Burlington, Ontario) also skilfully trained in NRT who is fine tuning the protocol and food recommendations made by Dr. Hozjan.

I am grateful to Dr. Hozjan for his skill, knowledge and really positive manner in answering my many questions and showing me some practical dietary changes I could put into place to support my own body’s healing capacity.  It has helped to give me more peace of mind.

I highly recommend NRT and only wish Dr. Hozjan were a lot nearer the Canadian border so that I can continue to follow up with him.

Irene L.