Articles by Dr. Michael Colgan

Archive for February, 2012

Time of Your Life

Dr Michael Colgan It’s vital to guard your health, not because of the pain and suffering of illness. You just can’t afford the time. Time is what life’s made of. An average American lifetime is 78 years, a mere 936 months. According to the World Health Organization, we spend one-third of that time sleeping and [...]

Melatonin and Fertility

Melatonin for Healthy Eggs Dr Michael Colgan One in every 10 women in couples of reproductive-age in the United States has difficulty getting pregnant. About 30 percent of cases are due to problems in the woman, 30 percent to problems in the man, and the rest to unexplained causes or multiple factors involving both partners [...]

Lecithin Does Not Cause Allergic Reactions

Dr Michael Colgan The old myth that soy lecithin causes allergic reactions in soy-sensitive people keeps resurfacing, as the internet keeps re-playing, but usually not dating, obsolete information from the 1950s.  Basic science; soy lecithin consists of three phospholipids. Specialists in allergies know well that the allergens in soybeans are not in the phospholipids but [...]

Co Q10 and Exercise Recovery

Runners on CoQ10 Suffer Less Muscle Damage and Recover Faster Study finds coQ10 minimizes oxidative stress and muscle damage during strenuous exercise Despite the physical and mental benefits associated with ultra-endurance exercises, such as marathons or triathlons, these exercises do promote inflammation and oxidative stress in the body. There are, however, ways to protect yourself. [...]

Belly Fat, Telomeres & Stress

Less Belly Fat and Healthier Telomeres by Reducing Stress and Eating Mindfully Stress reduction techniques and mindful eating reduce belly fat, according to new study If getting in shape and losing that belly are New Year’s resolutions—as they should be—then why not add reducing stress to the list? Unfortunately, eating sweet and fatty foods appears [...]

Weight Loss & Protein Need

During Weight Loss, More Dairy Protein and Calcium Helps Strengthen Women’s Bones Study shows exercise combined with more dairy protein and calcium strengthens women’s bones during weight loss Young women hoping to lose weight with typical dieting may unknowingly wreak havoc on their bones in a way that could affect them for a lifetime. But [...]

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