Influencing factors growth rate
The progress of a person’s height should be evaluated together with the bone age (the age of bone growth and development), not just the general age. Some children with early maturity progress faster in bone age than their actual age and appear to be more prominent in height than children of the same age at first, although they may not necessarily be taller as adults later in life. How far we can grow depends on how well the growth plates close throughout the body. If the growth plates close, it means that the bones have developed and matured, the bones will no longer grow and the height will not increase.
What factors can affect a person’s height?
People grow taller as they grow, as a result of skeletal growth and development, and mainly in the growth of the lower limb bones and vertebrae.
The growth of the lower limb bones consists of the growth plates of the femur and tibia. The growth plates are located at the ends of the bones and are stimulated by the growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, which results in the growth of cartilage, and the new cartilage is calcified to form hard bones, thus making the bones longer and wider.
From birth to one year of age, the child’s growth is the fastest in his or her life, and then it gradually slows down until puberty, when sex hormones kick in and growth hormone interacts, and the child’s height and weight begin to increase rapidly again.
Genetic Determination
The most important determinant of a child’s height is genetics.
If both parents are not tall, the child’s height will generally not stand out.
However, there are exceptions to this fact. The height of a person is not determined by a single specific gene. Most people have both tall and short genes, so it depends on the genetic performance of which one is tall or short. The difference in height between the parents and the child is more than 10 centimeters, and most children are still similar in size to their parents after development.
In addition to genetics, there are other factors that can affect height. Suppose your genes determine that you can grow up to 160 centimeters, but your poor nutrition and lack of exercise, it is likely that you will not grow up to this height. Therefore, the acquired efforts are just as important.
Ways to grow taller
A compelling report by the World Health Organization states that the human body does not grow at the same rate throughout the year, with the fastest growth occurring in May, averaging 7.3mm; followed by May-October, averaging 6.3mm. Therefore, domestic and foreign experts recommend that in this “mysterious May-October”, you should increase nutrition and exercise, or through the auxiliary treatment of height-enhancing products, in order to facilitate the body’s growth and development to reach the best state.
So, why does the human body grow fastest in May-October? Biologists and medical experts have found that a person’s growth rate is closely related to nutritional status, geographic climate and physical exercise, in addition to factors such as race, genetics, endocrine and lifestyle habits. After entering May-October, the earth returns to spring, everything sprouts, and the birds sing and dance. At this time, the organs and cells in the human body are very active, the secretion of growth hormone increases, growth and development accelerates, especially after a long winter, people like to go outdoors, thus accelerating the growth rate is more obvious.
Since the growth rate accelerates from May to October, more nutrients must be consumed, so it is important to grasp the best time for human growth. In my opinion, it is important to supplement various nutrients in a timely manner to promote the body’s growth and development needs and to strengthen its resistance to disease.
Parents should pay attention to the following points during the “wonderful month of May”.
1. Protein supplementation
Protein is the basis of life, the proliferation of bone cells and the development of muscles and organs are inseparable from protein. The faster the growth and development of the human body, the more protein is needed, fish, shrimp, lean meat, poultry eggs, peanuts, soy products are rich in high-quality protein, should pay attention to more supplement. In addition, from May to October, adolescents should eat more eggs, because eggs contain essential proteins, fats, sugars, vitamins and inorganic salts and other nutrients that are easily digested and absorbed by the body.
The nutritional value of one egg is approximately equal to 250 grams of milk. During the “wonderful months of May-October”, the body is prone to chondrosis and anemia when nutrients are in short supply due to rapid growth and development. Egg yolk contains a large amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin D, which are the raw materials for bone calcification and blood production. Therefore, eggs are the best nourishing food to promote healthy growth.
2.Vitamins
Vitamins are essential for maintaining life, the most important of which are vitamins A, B and C, which are essential for human growth and development. Animal liver, kidney, eggs, especially vegetables contain a variety of vitamins, fiber and minerals, should eat more fresh vegetables.
3.Minerals
The growth of the human body is determined by the growth and development of the bones, of which the growth of the long bones of the lower limbs is most closely related to height. In other words, only the continuous growth of epiphyseal cartilage cells in the long bones, the human body will grow taller, calcium, phosphorus is the main component of the bones, so, from May to October to supplement more milk, shrimp, soy products, ribs, kelp, nori and other calcium and phosphorus-rich food. In addition, to go outdoors more sunshine, increase the opportunity of ultraviolet radiation, in order to facilitate the synthesis of vitamin D in the body, to promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the stomach and intestines, so as to ensure the healthy growth of bones.
4.Ensure sleep
Sleep is also a “nutrient” to make the human body grow taller. It is often said that: people grow in sleep. Sleep can not only eliminate fatigue, and the body after sleep, growth hormone secretion than usual, and last longer, conducive to growth. Therefore, we should develop regular habits and ensure sufficient sleep.
5.Physical exercise
Regular participation in physical exercise suitable for growth and brain health can promote blood circulation throughout the body, ensure that the bones, muscles and brain cells get sufficient nutrition, and promote thicker bones, thicker bone density, and enhanced resistance to stress and fracture. Exercise can promote the secretion of growth hormone, so that the bones, muscles and brain development better. Therefore, you should participate in more activities suitable for growth and brain health, such as rope skipping, shuttlecock, skipping, artistic gymnastics and various ball activities, etc. You can also achieve the best effect of height increase through the organic combination of the auxiliary treatment of height increase products and exercise.
6.Food to increase height
Glutinous rice, desserts and other foods should try not to eat, cola and fruit juices are also good to drink less, because the sugar contained in them will prevent the absorption of calcium, eat more will affect the development of bones. In addition, salt is also a big enemy of height, we must develop the habit of eating less salt. Chocolate and milk will also affect the body’s full absorption of milk nutrients. Eat more bone broth.
Carrots are the best protein food, try to supplement a little carrot every day, usually have to eat less sweets.
7, exercise plus nutrition
The effect of the popular drugs on the market in the end, there are different opinions, it is difficult to comment. But it is certain that the traditional method of exercise plus nutrition is the most natural and safest.
8, exercise to increase height
As long as human beings, the backbone is more or less abnormal curvature. If such (abnormal bending) correction, the joints of each ministry will be elongated, so that your height increases, you should not underestimate the length of a joint from bending to straightening, the human body has so many joints, the accumulation of a small number, of course, considerable.
American scientists’ analysis research proves that it is possible to achieve the use of movement to increase height. The human spine is composed of 33 bones that are separate from each other, 24 of these vertebrae are never fused together, it leaves space for growth. Even after a person passes puberty, 24 of the body’s 33 vertebrae will never fuse together.
The key to adding 6 to 8 centimeters to your height is in the soft tissue cushion between the two vertebrae called the intervertebral discs. The main job of these discs is to keep you from feeling any discomfort when your vertebrae rub against each other. But you can make these discs thicker by exercising them, increasing the blood circulation and fluid content of the discs, and as the discs stretch and expand, your spine grows longer. The longer your spine is, the taller you will become.
9, mechanical therapy
The mechanical treatment method not only has a significant effect on polio and hemiplegia, but also can treat severe cat’s back and O-shaped feet, and restore the spine to normal, so that the body posture can be improved and the height can be increased. In addition, it can also treat women’s physiological disorders and coldness. Therefore, the number of women engaging in this beauty exercise is increasing. As long as the implementation of 3 times a day, after 3 months, at least 3 cm taller, the body will become graceful, can be said to be a two-fold beauty gymnastics.
10.Jumping exercise
Dangling swing using a bar or door frame.
Jump up and touch high jump up with both hands to touch the pre-set objects.
Ball activities playing basketball actively compete for the rebound.
Jumping exercises can be done between the lines of single-leg jumping, frog jumping, triple jumping, multi-level jumping and in situ longitudinal jumping.
The draping method holds the bar with both hands and makes the body dangle, dangling with the toes gently touching the ground, and then doing pull-ups. Boys can do 10-15 times a day. Girls can do 2-5 times a day.
The main points of the exercise are: exhale when pulling up and inhale when slowly descending. After the exercise is done, walk around to relax your muscles. After practicing the hanging method for a period of time, you can build on it by hanging for 20 seconds, then tying a 5kg sandbag to each leg and hanging for 20 seconds; after this, use a belt to fix on the bar and hang for 15 seconds, then put on a 10kg iron sand undershirt and hang for another 15 seconds. However, time and weight are not absolute and can vary from person to person.
Jumping method of jumping on both feet with hands touching branches, basketball hoops, ceilings, etc. 10 times as a group, each time jumping upward for 5-7 seconds, each group interval of 4-5 minutes. Try to make the body in the maximum stretch state. Also, participate in basketball, volleyball and swimming regularly. When grabbing basketball and dunking the ball, you must jump hard and actively compete for each high point ball. Because jumping is the main training element, you should jump with all your might about 200 times a day.
Traction method stand on a 20-30 meters high mound, relax and accelerate downward, then bend down on the floor, helped by two partners, one partner holds both hands of the practitioner’s wrist, the other holds the lower part of the practitioner’s calf, both of them simultaneously in the opposite direction, traction torso 2-3 times, each time 12-15 minutes, repeat 6-10 times.
This series of exercises can help correct short legs, curved spine, flat feet and “O” leg and other physical defects, promote bone growth, and regulate neurological and endocrine functions and various physiological functions to achieve the best state, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing height. The most important thing is that you must be serious and persistent.