Zinc role in teens' growth
How would i know which is a fortified cereals that contain lots of zinc and which isnt? Pls introduce a few fortified cereals to me. i have difficulty with buying cereals since i dont know which is fortified and which isnt. thanks.
which fruits and vegetables contain 1mg of zinc per serving?
Is it true that if teens stretch their bodies everyday, they can grow tall?
are there any pills that can help teens to grow tall? Is Appeton TeenGrow a scam?
The promoters of this product claimed that this pill can help teen to grow tall.Answer
Dear Amethyst,
Please find answers to your questions plus some additional reading resources.
EXERCISE
Stretching indeed seems to be able to stimulate grown, sometimes even after puberty. Interestingly, mechanical stretching of even a single cell helped to activate the growth of muscle cells in culture (Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 278,H521-H529). Any exercise can facilitate growth and in fact is necessary for secretion of growth hormone and other body's own anabolic hormones. Another strong growth hormone stimulator is sleep: this is why teens are usually advised to have enough quality sleep. Read growth hormone FAQ:http://bestofweightloss.com/FAQ/2006/10/growth-hormone-qa.html Exercise intensity and duration also determines the rate of growth hormone secretion: 3 sets of 8 repetitions of exercise involving 12 muscle groups (using Nautilus equipment) resulted in greater growth hormone concentration in the blood than only 1 set.
As to the stretching, all anecdotal evidence indicates that you need to stretch A LOT for successful growth stimalation. Exercises include monkey bar hanging, basketball jumps, swimming, and the like. However, nobody knows for sure what's A LOT though there are quite a few eBooks and print books over there claiming guaranteed success.ZINC
Zinc influences hormonal regulation of body growth but it also affects individual cell multiplying. It's linked to the structure and action of many enzymes involved in many different metabolic processes that more or less directly participates in body growth regulation.Keep it in your mind that minerals and micro-elements work best when taken in sets, synegristiclaly. So, you'll also need to have enough protein, iron, calcium, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, and Linolenic acid e.g., from fish, eggs walnuts, canola oil, soybean oil, soybeans, and tofu.
_Fruit and Vegetable sources of zinc_The zinc from fruits and vegetables sources is not absorbed well. A rule of thumb is to eat a variety of zinc-dense foods like whole grains, nuts, peas, and pinto beans.
Appeton Teengrow
Appeton Teengrow contains calcium, vitamin D, copper, manganese, zinc, potassium, magnesium and vitamin C - the vitamins and minerals known to be important in bone development thus supporting the "bone" part of teen's body growth.
Here are examples of cereals with announced zinc content:
- Wild Puffs Organic: most of the flavors contain around 25% recommended dialy values for zinc
- Toasted O's Honey Nut Organic: Zinc 25%
- ShopNatural: Zinc 10%
Zinc content of some fruit and vegetables:
(more can be found at http://bestofweightloss.com/recipes/2006/10/nutrients-in-fruits-apples.html)
Avocados, in 100 grams: 0.64 mg
Apricots 0.20 mg
Apples: 0.04 mgCabbage: 0.18 mg
Carrots: 0.17 mg
Kidney beans: 0.60 mg
Natural Sources for Amino Acids
Here are the natural sources for some Amino Acids
Arginine:
Natural sources:
Brown rice
Carob
Chocolate
Nuts
Oatmeal
Popcorn
Raisins
Raw cereals
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds
Whole-wheat products
Reasons to use :
Functions as building block of all proteins.
Stimulates human growth hormone.
L-Lysine:
Natural sources: Cheese
Eggs
Fish
Lima beans
Milk
Potatoes
Red meat
Soy products
Yeast
Reasons to use :
Functions as essential building block of all proteins.
Promotes growth, tissue repair and production of antibodies, hormones, enzymes
Tyrosine:
Natural sources: Almonds
Avocados
Bananas
Cheese
Cottage cheese
Lima beans
Non-fat dried milk
Peanuts
Pickled herring
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds
Reasons to use:
Functions as building block of all proteins.
Can induce significant short-term increases of blood levels of norepinephrine, dopamine and epinephrine. May be harmful at times and helpful at others. Don't take without medical supervision
Taurine:
Natural sources: Eggs
Fish
Meat
Milk
NOTE: Not available from plant sources.
Reasons to use:
May be helpful in treating epilepsy.
Functions as building block for all proteins.
Helps regulate nervous system.
Helps regulate muscle system.
Unproved speculated benefits May be essential for growth of infants, children, adolescents.
L-Carnitine:
Natural sources: Avocados
Dairy products
Red meats, especially lamb and beef
Tempeh (fermented soybean product)
Reasons to use:
Promotes normal growth and development
Folic Acid:
Natural sources: Barley
Beans
Brewer's yeast
Calves' liver
Endive
Fruits
Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
Green, leafy vegetables
Lentils
Orange juice
Oranges
Peas
Rice
Soybeans
Split peas
Sprouts
Wheat
Wheat germ
Reasons to use:
Promotes normal red-blood-cell formation.
Maintains nervous system, intestinal tract, sex organs, white blood cells, normal patterns of growth.
Regulates embryonic and fetal development of nerve cells.
Promotes normal growth and development.
Treats anemias due to folic-acid deficiency occurring from alcoholism, liver disease, hemolytic anemia, sprue, pregnancy, breast-feeding, oral-contraceptive use.
4. Recommendations
(1) Eat at regular hours. Don’t skip any meal
(2) Don’t forget to eat breakfast. Always start the day with a substantial but well rounded meal.
(3) Take the time to taste and to chew your food well.
(4) Vary your menu
(5) Avoid pastries, sweets, crisps and soda drinks. Anything that has little or no nutritious value.
(6) Beware of salt consumption; it can cause hypertension.
(7) Eat a lot of raw vegetables and fresh juice. Choose whole wheat bread.
(8) Drink six (6) to eight (8) glasses of water or vegetable juice or sugar-free juice per day. You should also drink milk.
(9) Eat good quality food supplements every day.
(10) After each meal you should rest. Don’t start to work or exercise right after.
By respecting this list you will enjoy better health.
I would say that malnutrition can hinder your growth. It can also bring on major problems such as obesity, anemia and poor digestion.
I invite you all to become interested in the science of nutrition. For further information write for the provincial, state or country.
Feed yourself rationally to increase your height, to be full of energy and to live fuller life.
3. Detoxification
Just as you have to change the oil in your car from time to time, you have to clean out your system too. As time goes by, you’ll get clogged up. Clean yourself out and you’ll be in better shape and you’ll feel unbelievably great because your internal organs will work better.
Consult a nutritionist who can advise you on detoxification. Once or twice a year, you could try the following purgative to really clean out your system:
- Put two (2) ounces of castor oil in a glass.
- Add a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda.
- Dilute with orange juice.
- Drink
- Wait twenty-four hours before taking a second and last glass of the same mixture.
2. Saying “NO!”
- Know how to say ‘NO’ to intoxicating alcohol
- Know how to say ‘NO’ to poisonous cigaretters.
Personally, I have never smoked. I became interested in physical culture at the age of twelve, so I read a lot of Ben Weider’s articles, which warned against the use of tobacco. He convinced me never to start smoking . In all honesty, when someone offers me a cigarette, its as if that person were asking me to eat a mouse, or a worm, or a spider…
I believe that factual information about drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes avoid criticism and errors in judgement. Young people especially must be warned and well informed. Donald Pollock, an ex-con, alcoholic and drug addict tells us;
“The biggest crime ever committed against me was that everyone always protected me from the truth”. (From Call Me a Good Theif)
Don’t waste your money or your health on drugs, alcohol or cigarettes. Invest your money on nutritious foods or good quality food supplements.
- Say ‘YES’ to healthy living.
- Say ‘YES’ to natural products which provide, health, strength, endurance, energy, and all round well-being.
- Say ‘YES’ to pollen, sea-weed, wheat germs, etc.
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1. Elements Which Help You Grow
PROTEINS.
Proteins are essential for growth because it is required for cartilage tissues and bones. Proteins are a nutritious substance, composed of twenty-two (22) amino acids. Fourteen (14) of these produced by our own organism. The others must be supplied SIMULTANEOUSLY to our body. Here is the list of some of them:
(2) Leucine
(3) Isoleucine
(4) Lysine
(5) Valine
SOURCES FOR CALCIUM:
Apricots, celery, lemon, cabbage, endives, spinach, figs, halibut. Cheese, sweet-lime, blackberries, onions, oranges, prunes, radishes, salmon, bran, yoghurt, etc.
PHOSPHORUS is necessary for bones.
SOURCES FOR PHOSPHORUS:
Garlic, lamb, almonds, asparagus, carrots, celery, cereals, mushrooms, crustaceans, cabbage, cucumbers, squash, spinach, figs, cheese, wheat germ, milk, corn, turnips, nuts, eggs, onions, parsnips, leeks, peas, fish, prunes, raisins, bran, tomatoes, etc.
IRON helps you to grow
SOURCES FOR IRON:
Apricots, almonds, asparagus, beets, wheat, cereals, cabbage, watercress, dates, spinach, strawberries, lettuce, lentils, molasses, potatoes, blackberries, hazel-nuts, eggs, onions, parsley, prunes, currants, roast veal, tomatoes, etc.
COPPER develops your bones
SOURCES FOR COPPER:
Banana’s whole cereals, mushrooms, dates, eggs, etc.
MAGNESIUM is another necessary mineral for growth
SOURCES FOR MAGNESIUM:
Almonds, banana’s, beets, carrots, cerely, mushrooms, cabbage, dates, spinach, black figs, raspberries, roquefort cheese, wheat germ, green beans, milk, lettuce, corn, honey, onions, oranges, grapefruit, , peaches, dandelions, pears, pollen, prunes, apples, radishes, dried raisins, greens, etc.
ZINC also influences growth.
SOURCES FOR ZINC:
Garlic, pineapple, asparagus, bananas, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, spinach, figs, strawberries, wheat germ, green beans, eggs, lettuce, beer yeast (barm), turnips, nuts, oranges, prunes, radishes, tomatoes, etc.
IODINE is needed for the thyroid gland.
SOURCES FOR IODINE:
Sea-weed, pineapple, asparagus, carrots, mushrooms, cabbage, watercress, crustaceans, spinach, strawberries, lettuce, onions, turnips, potato peelings, peas, fish, radishes, tomatoes, etc.
PROTEINS, VITAMINS, and MINERALS are very important for the development of your body and its good health. Make sure you aren’t missing any.
Nutrition (Part 1)
Please note:
All this information has been gathered from other materials. So it is completely your responsibility, to be aware that you are following the correct path. If you have any doubts about anything on this webpage, the first thing I can suggest is that you consult a doctor.
Nutrition:
After careful consideration, and a lot of research, I concluded that, if the following items were taken regularly, then the daily content of Vitamins, Minerals and Proteins can be achieved. However, this is a guide line only, and must not be trusted 100%. You are all free to your own opinion.
| Carrots Egg Yolk Milk Green Vegetables Yellow Vegetables Peanuts Peas | Fish Beef Cheese Potatoes Almonds Chicken Salt | Liver Red Meat Apples Nuts Banana’s Beans 6-8 Glasses of Water per day. |
The above information is extracted from the journals in this website. And should be used as a reference only. If you use all the above contents somewhere or the other, within your diet, then you should be better off.
Children are often told by their parents: “You have to eat everything on your plate if you want to grow big and strong!”. This sentence has some basis of truth in it. Food does influence your growth.
Your can find hundreds of books that teach the subject of nutrition in depth. But in this chapter, I will limit myself to the main substances necessary for growth: The proteins , vitamins and minerals. It would be wise to note that the last word on nutrition has not yet been written.
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