1, adhere to reasonable exercise: reasonable stretching exercises such as jumping rope, playing basketball, climbing stairs, swimming, standing high jump can significantly stimulate the secretion of growth hormone, and effectively stimulate the growth of bones. It is recommended to choose a kind of exercise from childhood and persist in it.
2.Ensure sufficient sleep: The secretion of growth hormone has an obvious circadian pattern, with very little secretion during the day and a rapid increase of about one hour after going to sleep, which is more than 10 times of that during the day. It is recommended that children and adolescents should have sufficient sleep, go to bed before 10:00 each night, and ensure that the time of mature sleep is more than 7 hours.
3, appropriate to strengthen nutrition: milk, fresh shrimp, sea shrimp are rich in arginine can stimulate the secretion of growth hormone, it is recommended to drink a glass of milk every night before bed, usually often eat shrimp and seafood.
4, create a relaxed environment: children with high psychological stress will have their pituitary secretion of growth hormone inhibited, often manifesting as growth stagnation, delayed puberty and lagging bone age. Suggest that teachers and parents communicate with children to reduce the burden of study and create a relaxed, free and positive atmosphere.
5, early treatment of obesity: obesity on children and adolescents is harmful in many ways, not only can cause hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, fatty liver, precocious puberty and other diseases, and can inhibit the secretion of growth hormone, resulting in short stature. It is suggested that obese children and adolescents should seek early medical consultation, take scientific and reasonable methods to reduce weight and lift the inhibitory effect on growth hormone release.
Early treatment of precocious puberty: the normal age of breast development in girls should be after 9 and a half years old. While precocious girls have an early height surge under the stimulation of sex hormones, their bones also tend to close at a faster rate, which will eventually lead to short stature. Without early intervention, once the skeletal and sexual characteristics are developed to a certain level, the chances of improving the final adult height will be very slim. It is recommended that once a child is suspected of early development or sudden height increase, an early diagnosis should be made and intervention should be implemented.
7. Early prevention of dwarfism: The most common cause of dwarfism is the lack of growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, and children should avoid asphyxia caused by difficult delivery at birth to prevent growth hormone secretion disorder caused by damage to the pituitary gland. It is recommended that children with a history of obstructed labor and asphyxia should have regular follow-up visits to the hospital to monitor growth and development, and once slow growth is detected, early diagnosis and early intervention can be made.
8. Early treatment of dwarfism: The younger the age at which treatment for dwarfism begins, the better the results. Generally, a normal 1-year-old child can reach 75-80 cm in height. After 2 years of age, until puberty (i.e. before 10 years of age for girls and 12 years of age for boys), the height growth is about 6 cm per year. It is recommended that at least every 3 months height growth less than 1.5 cm, or found that the child is one of the shortest classmates in kindergarten, school class, should promptly go to the hospital, treatment, in order to get the best results.
9, do not superstitiously believe in a panacea: Today there is no drug that can make all short stature grow taller. For short stature children and parents whose puberty has passed and whose skeletal development is fully mature, it is recommended to adjust the mindset, identify with the self, change the mindset of trying to improve height and avoid the trap of pseudoscience. In fact, children know that the outstanding people who have achieved a generation of greatness are not only the tall ones.