General description of the disease
Microcephaly is a deviation in the size of the skull and brain from the norm, with the correct development of the rest of the body. From Greek it is translated as “small head».
Read also our dedicated Brain Nutrition article.
Common causes of microcephaly:
- radiation;
- adverse environmental situation;
- infection;
- medicines (mainly antibiotics);
- genetic abnormalities;
- infections (intrauterine) – toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, measles, herpes, mumps;
- toxicosis (poisoning) of the fetus from nicotine, alcohol and drugs that the expectant mother took during pregnancy;
- failures in the endocrine system;
- birth trauma.
Forms of microcephaly and their causes:
- 1 Simple (genetic, primary, true, family) – the above factors that affected the fetus in the 1-2 trimester of pregnancy;
- 2 Complicated (secondary, combined) – occurs as a consequence of the above reasons in the last months of pregnancy or during the quarter after birth.
Symptoms (signs) of microcephaly:
- the volume of the baby’s head is less than usual by 2-3 sigma deviations and is 25-30 centimeters;
- the fontanelle is sucked in early (sometimes they are born already closed);
- the child has protruding ears, large protruding arches above the eyebrows, a low forehead;
- strabismus;
- small height and weight (less than normal);
- muscles are not in good shape;
- problems with orientation in space, with the coordination of movements;
- convulsions;
- disproportionate shape of the head (the skull is small, the front is normal).
Types of behavior in microcephaly
- 1 Torpid – a child who is inactive, lethargic, indifferent to everything around him, apathetic.
- 2 Eretic – too agile, fussy.
Useful foods for microcephaly
Patients with microcephaly need to eat foods that activate the activity of the brain, increase the functioning of the cerebral hemispheres. This requires glutamic acid, vitamin B, minerals, fats, carbohydrates. The following foods should be eaten:
- vegetables (cucumbers, carrots, pumpkin, beets, green peas, zucchini, potatoes, tomatoes);
- fruits and berries (apple, pear, kiwi, avocado, mango);
- meat (boiled, stewed, steamed);
- liver;
- fish and seafood (seaweed, mussels, octopus, shrimp, flounder, sardine);
- nuts (especially almonds and hazelnuts, pistachios, pine nuts are worth eating);
- greens (garlic, celery, spinach, parsley);
- beans;
- lentils;
- vegetable oil;
- cereals (rice, buckwheat, millet);
- gluten-free pasta (marked with a crossed out spikelet with a red line);
- mineral water;
- eggs;
- honey.
It is advisable to buy fresh fruits, vegetables and berries, but you can also buy ice creams, the main thing is that you can understand that real products are frozen, and not some chemicals.
Usually boil cereal porridge, you do not need to steam it. Beans must be soaked before cooking.
Use only filtered water for cooking.
When cooking meat, it should be immersed in boiling water, then all useful substances will be preserved in it. Pour out the broth – no nutrients will remain in it.
As a dressing for mashed potatoes, take only broths cooked with vegetables.
Vegetables should not be digested as they contain more vitamin.
Traditional methods of treating microcephaly
To activate the reaction and stimulate the brain, you should take decoctions from:
- ginseng root;
- Chinese lemongrass;
- aloe;
- fresh parsley;
- cornflower;
- lemon balm (if the eretic type of microcephaly).
Useful decoctions and tinctures from swamp calamus.
Tincture Recipe
Take 50 grams, place in half a liter of vodka, leave for a week. After a week, take 3 r per day half an hour before meals.
The recipe opens
Take a heaped teaspoon of calamus roots, pour into 600 milliliters of water, boil over low heat for a quarter of an hour. Take half an hour before meals, a teaspoon three times a day.
Dangerous and harmful foods for microcephaly
It is necessary to exclude products containing:
1. Gluten.
You can not eat foods with a high glycemic index (more than 56). These products can be viewed in a special table. Here’s an example of foods with increased gluten levels: bananas, pineapples, grapes, watermelon, popcorn, fries, cornflakes (sweet), any fast food.
2. Casein, namely cow’s milk (saturated acids, which cow’s milk contains in large quantities, lead to irritation of the gastric mucosa, as a result of which – functional disorders). Also, antibiotics can get into milk.
3. Salt, namely the cookery.
Swelling, stress on the kidneys, increased blood pressure, metabolic disorders – all thanks to her. The body will receive a sufficient amount of salt from other foods, especially from seafood.
4. Sugar, more precisely sucrose.
Useful sugars are considered fructose, glucose, galactose and so on, which are found in vegetables and fruits. You should exclude chocolate, confectionery, table sugar, refined sugar, sweet soda. Why? Because sucrose is a disaccharide itself, which is decomposed into parts and only then absorbed.
Due to sucrose, the sugar level rises, the load on the pancreas increases, insulin is produced more actively, and fat accumulates. Obesity should not be allowed, because a patient with microcephaly has very weak muscles.
Attention!
The administration is not responsible for any attempt to use the information provided, and does not guarantee that it will not harm you personally. The materials cannot be used to prescribe treatment and make a diagnosis. Always consult your specialist doctor!