MOBILE, Alabama -- A few years ago, Ronny Laird was perpetually exhausted after work. He was having a hard time losing weight and sometimes felt mentally fuzzy. The 46-year-old embarked on a stringent fitness routine to jump-start his system.

"I was working out and wasn't getting a lot of results," he said, explaining he was struggling to build muscle mass.

A friend told him about Larry Brock, a board-certified regenerative medicine doctor in Mobile who works to balance hormone levels, among other things, as a way to achieve optimum health.

Ready to feel better, Laird made an appointment. After extensive blood tests and other diagnostic exams, Laird found out his testosterone level was below normal. He also had high cholesterol and vitamin deficiencies. Laird started taking hormone shots soon after, and various supplements as directed by Brock.

"There is such a big difference in your energy level and your alertness when you are taking testosterone," said Laird. He continues to give himself an injection of the hormone every five days.

"I just know this works well for me."

Brock, a former surgeon specializing in cancers of the head and neck before an injury to his hand left him unable to operate, said he was intrigued by the tenets of regenerative medicine. After a fellowship and more training, he opened his practice in west Mobile in 2001.

While he doesn't accept private insurance, Brock's cash-only business has grown in recent years so much that he's hired another doctor and is working to bring in several others, he said.

Regenerative medicine, he said, examines the scientific research of what causes illnesses, aging and the decline in physical and mental function as people age.

Brock offers men and women individualized plans to improve health by hormonal balancing using bio-identical hormone therapy and metabolic support of chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

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