Closer to the stars

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

When was the last time you visited the museum? Well, I understand that there is no time. But you remember something from what you saw long ago. Stretch your visual memory: pictures of old masters, clothes of ancestors, armor of knights, court ladies in magnificent outfits. Pay attention to one more thing: the height of the people.

Anthropologists were right again: we are noticeably taller than our ancestors. For some 300-400 years, they managed to noticeably grow! And, as modern studies have shown, they do not agree at all to stop in their thrust closer to the sky, closer to the stars. Quite a little time and every person will be able to throw up his hands in the clouds, as it is sung in one boring song.

Over the past 30 years, the growth of the inhabitants of our continent has increased by an average of 6 centimeters. Look at yourself, your parents, your children, your neighbors, and just at the people you come across every day on the street, at work, in the store. As a rule, modern children noticeably outgrow their parents. What is the reason? Scientists explain this phenomenon by improving living conditions and nutrition: pregnant women regularly take vitamins and give them to their babies. Children, receiving B vitamins, as well as C and folic acid, grow by leaps and bounds.

During the formation of all vital functions of the body, the child must eat right. But it is so difficult to explain to a kid that buckwheat and oatmeal porridge, cottage cheese with honey, liver, eggs, vegetables and fruits are useful for normal growth. If we are still ready to eat fruit around the clock, then there are big problems with everything else. Often, fasting, infectious and chronic diseases slows down or even completely reduces growth. Endocrine disorders (diseases of the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands) are especially dangerous.

For normal growth, it is necessary not only to eat right, you also need to go in for sports, play, for example, volleyball, swim; irritate the growth points that are located in the long bones. Stretching, relaxation and jumping exercises can help.

But bear in mind: the growth process is long. First, the baby's head grows (this is still in the state of the embryo). In a month-old fetus, it is larger than the body in size. After birth, arms grow vigorously, then legs. By the age of 5-7 years, the head grows more slowly, while the weight and length of the body increase rapidly. From about 7 to 10 years old, growth slows down, but the body continues to grow, although the proportions hardly change. In adolescence, primacy again passes to the hands. Remember how awkward you felt at that age? Then the legs reach their final size. And only in the last place is the body included in the growth. So it turns out that from the moment of birth, the head grows 2 times, the body and arms - 3 times, the legs - 5 times.

For boys, active growth continues up to 18 - 20 years old, for girls up to 16 - 18. Only during this period can you start correcting your growth. Pull yourself up more often, jump up, do alternate jumps on the right, on the left and on both legs. The twine and bridge will not only help develop flexibility, they are good at promoting growth. Leg swings are also helpful.

If you are satisfied with your growth and do not want to grow anymore, take up weightlifting and bodybuilding. Any heavy load slows down growth. Now let's calculate the estimated height of your child.

First, let's find out the height of the mom (M) and the height of the dad (P). Naturally, everything is in centimeters. Now we count.

For boy:

Son = 0.54 multiply by (M + P) and subtract 4.5.

For girl:

Daughter = 0.51 multiply by (M + P) and subtract 7.5.

Time will tell how accurate your mathematical calculations turn out to be. But it is worth making a reservation right away, some "roughness" may arise due to the growth of your grandmothers, grandfathers and great-great-great-relatives. In any case, the average value can always be displayed.

Victoria Rice