How to Grow Taller | Spring is here, it’s the right time to grow taller

If you want to help your child grow taller quickly, don’t miss the golden season for growth in spring!

Modern research shows that children's growth and development have significant seasonality, and the growth rate is different throughout the year. Among them, spring is the fastest, and March to June is the fastest month for children's height growth, which is about 2-2.5 times that of autumn. In particular, in May, the average height growth can be 7.3mm. In other words, if you seize this growth period, the height of the child will increase significantly.

Many parents are confused at this time: Why is height growth divided into months? Why is the fastest growth rate in spring?

This is because spring is the season for all things to grow, and the human body is no exception. In spring, the human body's metabolism is vigorous, blood circulation is accelerated, respiratory and digestive functions are significantly strengthened, and the secretion of endocrine hormones, especially growth hormone, increases, creating "golden conditions" for children's height growth.

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Therefore, spring is the time for growth and summer is the time for growth, and the effect of increasing height during this period will be very significant. So how can we do it? Read on:

Don't ignore these two key sleep periods

During the growth and development of children, sleep plays a very important role in their height growth. The two sleep periods from 5 to 7 in the morning and from 22 to 2 in the middle of the night are when the secretion of growth hormone is most active. Especially during the late night period, do not stay up late and go to bed early, which is conducive to the rapid growth of children's height.

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Diet is also important for growing taller

During this period, we must pay attention to the supplementation of "calcium", "protein", "zinc", "vitamin K", "vitamin D" and so on in children's diet.

For example, to supplement calcium, you need to drink more milk, eat more soy products, eggs, mustard greens, etc.

Protein supplements include milk, soy products, eggs, beef, etc.

Seafood products such as clams, oysters, and raw mussels can supplement zinc.

Vitamin K can be supplemented by pork liver, fish, shrimp, peas, spinach, etc.

Vitamin D can be supplemented by cod liver oil, egg yolk, salmon, etc. It is also important to get more sun exposure.

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Exercising more is very effective in growing taller

The weather is very good in spring, and it is also suitable for outdoor sports. Children can do basketball, skipping rope, badminton, pull-ups and other sports appropriately to help the bones, joints, muscles, etc. of the whole body get full exercise, stimulate the secretion of growth hormone, adrenal hormone, thyroid hormone, etc., and help children grow quickly and healthily.

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Spring is coming, are you ready, parents? Let's do our best! I look forward to hearing good news from you all.

Author|It's Axing ah ah

Review | An Xiandong, deputy chief physician, director of the growth and development department of Chengdu Southwest Children's Rehabilitation Hospital

Editor-in-charge|Hou Miemie

Reference Wen You:Original Communication Seasonality of growth in Shanghai infants(n=4128)born in 11 consecutive years