Being tall is often equated with attractiveness. Men are asked to be ‘Tall, Dark and Handsome’ while women who are ‘Tall and Slender’ are considered beautiful.
To a certain extent, your height depends on genetics. If you have short parents, it is unlikely that you will be tall enough to play NBA! But genetics do not mean that you cannot grow taller than average.
Generally our height stops growing when we say goodbye to our teenage years. But if you still harbor dreams of growing by a few inches, despair not, for help is at hand!
It is always advisable to eat a balanced diet. Vegetables form a vital part of a balanced diet and are good for health as well as proper functioning of the body.
Veggies also help in maintaining proper secretion of hormones in the body. Did you know that if you include the right amount of vegetables, you could still increase your height? Does that sound too good to be true?
Below are 5 foods you should be eating to gain height:
1. Rhubarb
Rhubarb is an herbaceous perennial plant which grows from thick and short rhizomes. These plants are considered as fruits in the United states. These plants can be cooked as main dishes and also consumed as deserts. Consumption of this particular plant helps the body fight diabetes. It stimulates the secretion of growth hormones in the body thus helping it grow taller.
2. Collard green
Collard green is a part of the Acephala group mainly found in the United States, Brazil and Portugal. These are very nutritional plants. It contains vitamin C, vitamin K, soluble fibre and some anti-cancer properties. Consuming these also helps in increasing height.
3. Spinach
Spinach is a green edible vegetable which is found mostly in the southern parts of Asia. It is very nutritional and contains calcium, vitamins, iron and fibres that are essential for the proper functioning of the body. These nutrients are also important for proper growth of the body.
4. Turnip
Turnips are grown mostly in the temperate regions of the world but nowadays they are found worldwide. This pretty vegetable contains vitamins, fibres, proteins, fat and cholesterol. Turnip helps in maintaining the regular secretion of growth hormones in the body which in turn help increase height.
5. Okra
Okra is a flowering plant. The common names for okra are lady’s fingers, gumbo or bhindi. The vegetable of this plant is very gooey that functions as a laxative. It is very nutritional and contains vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, water and fibres. These nutrients work to coax the growth hormones in the body out of their slumber and help the body grow vertically!
6. Beans
Beans are very nutritional vegetables. They contain nutrition such as vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates, folate and fibres. Consumption of beans helps in increasing your height as it contains high amount of proteins.
7. Broccoli
Broccoli is an edible plant belonging to the cabbage family. It is very nutritional and contains vitamins C, various fibres, some ant-cancer properties and iron. Consuming broccoli helps to maintain a healthy diet and proper functioning of the body and also helps in stimulating the growth hormones thus increasing height.
