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S.K Sharma Dr.

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This book will guide the children in growth stage about diet, suitable exercises, yogasanas, Pranayama, Pranayama, general approach to life and how to overcome the problem. Where necessary, illustrations and diagrams have also been provided to guide the young ones.

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• Sciences et techniques

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• Publié par: Diamond Books
• Date de parution: 06 novembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789385975400
• Langue: English

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(How to Increase Height)

eISBN: 978-93-8597-540-0
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Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
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By - Dr. S.K. Sharma
Contents
Preface Human Body and its Role in Growth Skeleton (Bony-Cage of the body) Medical terms generally used in this Context Factors about Short-Stature Inhibiting Factors to Height-gain Calories Endocrine Glands and Growth Hormonal Deficiency Methods to increase height by Various Physical/Yogic exercises Sports activities and Aerobics Solutions to Problems and Doubts Other Useful Exercises Calorie-based Diet tables
Preface
From childhood to grown up stage a short statured or dwarfed child or young person has to suffer from inferiority complex, self-imposed condemnation and mockery by people who are comparatively taller. Growth stunted children are found to be social recluse and self-confined. Adverse psychological impact is so devastatingly damaging that such persons have to face unpleasant situations at home, school or college or even at functions due to uncharitable remarks and invectives passed against them. If a short statured person is obese also, it will add still further to his dilemma. The more they are annoyed, reactive and repulsive, they more they are teased and disturbed.
While writing this book I have laid special emphasis on how to overcome psychological barriers, repeated criticism and mockery. If they translate the suggestions, they are most likely to overcome inferiority complex and, thus, raise their heads in self-esteem and self-respect. The young ones are advised to laugh away what others say or feel about them, as they cannot have control over others but can certainly enjoy a happier mental state.
There may be other factors that are said and believed to be responsible for retarding general growth of children, out of which malnutrition, divorce from activity, psychological upsets, childhood fears and coercion, role of endocrine glands, burden of studies, parental approach, atmosphere and treatment of family members, chronic diseases, deformities and deficiencies of congenital stage, sense of neglect, financial limitations are some of the major reasons for causing retardation of growth, of which short height is a leading symptom, closely preceded/followed by obesity.
Protein-energy management lies at the root of dwarfism, apart from various other factors described earlier. I have tried to dispel certain myths and misgivings which have been erroneously held as causative factors of dwarfism. Similarly there is a close relation between height and weight as can be ascertained through the given tables, as weight must commensurate with height and vice versa. If there is no glaring permanent disability, majority of dwarf children can gain height, even if marginally. Children should remember that height has no impact on one’s I.Q., comprehension and ability to study. Some of the brilliant bureaucrats, business Tycoons, administrators, statesmen, politicians, public men, administrators, orators, artists, technicians, engineers, etc. were not tall people and most of them outclassed and outwitted their taller counterparts. So, there is no cause or reason for feeling slighted, depressed or inferior.
This book will guide the children in growth stage about diet, suitable exercises, yogasanas, Pranayama, general approach to life and how to overcome the problem. Where necessary, illustrations and diagrams have also been provided to guide the youngones. Medicines do not have much role to play in growth age but, even then, some medicines have been suggested to enhance their knowledge.
I shall consider my aim to have been successfully achieved if most of the dwarf children could derive benefit from the suggestions, devices and methods, suggested in this book.
—Dr. S.K. Sharma
Chapter 1
Human Body and its Role in Growth
Before entering into dynamics of our main subject, it is necessary to know about the organs that help our body to discharge its various functions. Normal functional capacity and capability of all the body organs is a prerequisite to enable our body to serve us. Human body is a unique blend of bones, tendors, sheaths, appendages, cartileges, bone marrow, blood, brain and sensorium, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory organs including skin, special sense organs, eyes, nose, throat, ears, endocrine glands, urogenital system etc. The list is too exhaustive and is an independent subject in itself. There is a close coordination between all the body organs and that’s the reason that even a single ailing organ can disturb normal functioning of the entire body. I will deal, hereinafter, only with very relevant aspects of human body.
Respiration
Oxygen is the sustaining life force of all our activities. But for oxygen, entire human body would have become a storehouse of toxic foreign matters. Lack or deficiency of oxygen in the blood results in weak blood and low haemoglobin. When fresh air is inhaled through nasal cavities, it reaches our lungs and purifies the blood despatched by heart. Lungs have natural capability to expand and contract by which process they discharge twin functions - first by feeding the body by intake of oxygen and then expelling toxic gases, like carbon dioxide thus divesting human blood from impurities.
Digestion
When food is eaten, it is masticated by teeth and turned into smaller particles (pieces) which are further liquefied by mixing of saliva. After it has been liquefied, it reaches stomach where it is churned and further liquefied. Here digestive enzymes and gastric juices mix with it. Before passing through the stomach wall, proteins are changed to such a form in which they can pass through the stomach wall and be absorbed and are now ready to nourish the body. Now proteins and starches are acted up, even though not digested completely. Fat and oil are also broken up and oil is set free. Entire process takes 2-3 hours in the stomach, and this may be the reason as to why people are advised not to eat frequently, and also do not eat when the ingested food is still being treated in the stomach, as it places extra burden on the stomach.
From stomach food passes on through the wall of the small intestines into the lacteal and so into the blood. Now food is acted upon by liver and pancreas respectively. There are fine tubes (called ‘Bile Ducts’) in the liver into which liver cells secrete bile, and the bile ducts join together to form hepatic duct which carries the bile to the duodenum which is also called first part of the small intestine. Bile is a yellow fluid that consists of bile salts, mucus and water and it is the bile that imparts (yellow) colour to the faecal matter. Bile acts on oils and fats and breaks them up into small drops. Liver is also a store-house of sugar which is released into blood, whenever our body is in need of it. Pancreas control our sugar metabolism in the body. Pancreas lie behind the stomach and a tube (called ‘Pancreatic Duct) enters the intestine near where the bile duct enters. Pancreas release Insulin into blood so that sugar level in the body is kept under normal confines. If there is greater secretion of insulin, then is required, it will cause fall in sugar level (called Hypoglcaema) but less secretion of insulin, will cause rise of sugar in blood (called hyper-glycaemia), That latter condition leads to Diabetes Mellitus.’ Other pancreatic juices act upon fats, starches and protein. Small intestine serves two purposes — it help the food to digest and absorb. After going through all the said chemical processes and treatments, the food (which is by now digested) passes through the walls of intestines from where it is taken into the blood, and then distributed all over the body.
Food remains in the intestines for about 12 hours after which it passes on to a long tube called ‘Large intestine’ which is almost 2 meter long tube. Part of food that reaches the large intestine is actually the residual portion of food — the nutritional portion of which has already been taken up by blood. Main function of the large intestine is to store, burden and send the food remnant to rectum, for being finally expelled in the form of stools (faecal matter). Food remains in the large intestine for about 24-36 hours but, since it is devoid of water content, it hardens. Urge to pass stools arises as soon as faecal matter reaches the rectum.
If the above details are carefully studied journey, from mastication to excretion of stools, takes about 42-54 hours in which process optimum number of organs are involved. If food and digestion are in order, body is not likely to encounter any disturbing problem but, if food and digestion are in disorder, the body can be subjected to host of health problems. Moreover, proper, timely, balanced and nutritious diet and proper digestion thereof are the basic factors that impact the growth of our body as a whole, of which height and weight are mere two aspects. No doubt, there are other factors also that cause retardation in general growth, height and weight, but food is, without doubt, mainstay of the body.
Circulatory System : Blood is the resultant end of digestive system. If there is no blood in the body, it cannot function. Impure blood is carried by veins to the heart and pure blood (after being purified by the oxygen in the lungs) is distributed to minutest parts of the body by arteries which are much thinner than the veins. The blood compreses of innumerable solid bodies called ‘corpuscles’ which are of two kinds, viz white and red, and are cellular-shaped. The red corpuscles carry haemoglobin which constitutes protein and some amount of iron. When haemoglobin gets combined with oxygen, it forms a bright red substance but, when combined with carbondioxide it forms a bl