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Q: supplements to grow taller ?
asked by: ha_23 on July 25th, 2009
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Hi!
I have some qustion about growing taller.
im 23 years old and 153cm iwant to be like 160-163 cm and i have by some streching exercise, i want to know is that posible to i can grow taller our shuold i take a supplments, im very afride to use hormons pill. wich vitamins our mineral should i take.

Tanks Hanna
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LisaJoanne
replied on July 25th, 2009
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I don't believe there is any method of making yourself taller. If you are a female aged 23 then you have stopped growing and nothing you can do will change that. People are all different heights. You need to learn to accept the very special and unique person that you are, and forget about how tall or short you are. Best wishes to you!
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MyrahU
replied on November 4th, 2009
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Unfortunately, even hormone supplements probably wouldn't work because the growth plates on your bones have stopped working.

I have heard about a rather controversial (not to mention painful) surgery that extends the length of the bones by slowly pulling them apart by about a millimeter a day. Over the course of a year, it can make the person an inch taller or more. But since you don't want to take hormone pills, I think you definitely don't want to do this. It's...terrible. Just terrible.

Stretching will only work on your muscles and maybe temporarily increase the space between your bones (like in your spine), but gravity will compress it back. For example, you can actually gain an inch in height while you sleep in your spine, but standing up makes it compress back.

My advice is to accept yourself the way you are. A few centimeters isn't going to make that much difference in your life, is it? Maybe you'll be able to reach a few more things or get pants that you won't have to hem as much, but other than that, it's not a huge advantage.

At least as a girl, you can wear heals to make yourself taller. You can get those extra centimeters just with your shoes. And don't forget to stand up straight. Smile
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