Spring is a good time for everything to recover and grow, and this is why many parents have come to the clinic to ask “what can I give my child to eat to grow faster” and “how can I supplement to make my child grow taller”? In fact, there are many factors that affect height, besides heredity, it is also closely related to living habits, nutritional status, physical exercise, living environment and so on. In terms of the child itself, its growth rate varies throughout the year, and usually grows fastest in spring. So parents should take advantage of this golden stage, you can pay more attention from the following points, in order to make the child jump up.
Pan Yueli, Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1, good habits “reasonable diet without partiality”, “early to bed and early to rise good health”, these are the good habits we need to develop in our daily lives, more so in the spring. Parents should develop good habits for their children to have a balanced diet, not to be partial to food, not to be greedy, and not to take snacks as the main food. At the same time, to ensure adequate sleep and regular rest and relaxation time. Because this is an important guarantee for children to grow taller. Medical research shows that growth hormone is mainly secreted during sleep, it is the key to promote human growth and development, it seems to sleep all day long baby is actually growing fast, so young children should ensure at least 8~10 hours of sleep every day, otherwise it will affect the long body. 2, healthy and rich nutrition with Life has two growth peaks, one is two years after birth, the second is adolescence. Growth spurt children need to consume a lot of energy, carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients are essential. Carbohydrates are mainly in foods such as flour, wheat, rice and corn; meat, milk and soy products are rich in high-quality protein and fat; fresh vegetables and fruits contain a lot of essential vitamins, fiber and minerals; milk, soy products and beans can be supplemented with calcium. So in the spring, especially for children in the growth spurt, parents must match a good diet to ensure adequate nutrition for the physical development of children. 3, appropriate physical exercise adhere to the appropriate amount of outdoor exercise every day also helps to grow children, such as playing basketball, long jump, jogging, swimming, rope skipping, etc. These exercises not only accelerate blood circulation to feed the bones, promote bone development, but also stretch the skeletal muscles, spine and joints, which is conducive to shaping a beautiful body shape. Weightlifting, long-distance running, martial arts, gymnastics and other weight-bearing sports are easy to make bone scale end squeezed, affecting the longitudinal development of bones, and often physical exertion, so it is not suitable for children during the growth period. 4, a harmonious environment Today’s society is fiercely competitive, parents “hope that their sons will become dragons, hope that their daughters will become phoenixes” eager, often ignoring the mental health of children. Mind and body happy is one of the conditions for growth and development, so parents are responsible for creating a good living and learning environment for their children, to create a colorful life, especially for teenagers in the rebellious stage, should be doubly concerned, often communicate with them, give the necessary guidance, so that they maintain a happy mood, which is very beneficial to the growth of children. As the saying goes: “medicine is better than food”, the spring diet advocates light, more sweet and less acid, less fish and shrimp and other allergenic food, try to avoid greasy, cold and spicy stimulating products. The following are a few recommended easy to operate medicinal diet: 1. yam barley porridge; barley 100 grams, 30 grams of yam, 5 dates, 6 grams of chicken, sugar or rock sugar appropriate amount, boiled with the porridge. This porridge strengthens the spleen and eliminates food, suitable for children with weak spleen and stomach and poor appetite. 2. Walnuts and Yiyuan porridge: walnuts, peanuts, lotus seeds, red beans, cinnamon, silver fungus, wheat kernel, mung beans, glutinous rice, sugar and other appropriate amount of slow stew over low heat, boiled into a porridge in the refrigerator, give 1 to 2 spoons of food daily. This porridge can not only improve appetite and can be healthy kidney and brain, beneficial to growth and development. 3. Yam and pork ribs soup: 500g pork ribs, 250g yam, 6g astragalus, 6g cinnamon, 12g peel, low heat boil soup to eat. This soup is a double tonic for blood and qi, which can strengthen the spleen and appetite, as well as replenish calcium. ”The plan of the year lies in the spring, the plan of the day lies in the morning”, in this vibrant and energetic spring, let us grow together with our children and give them leaps and bounds.