Question of growing taller.

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What can you do to grow taller? Im 15 turning 16 next month, im 5'5 and i used to be like 4'11 and i started puberty late at the age of 14 or early 15. I did alot of things trying to grow taller, i even went to acupuncture and the doctor told me that jumping makes you taller and "growth hormones" come out at 11 pm - 1 am while you are asleep and he told me to drink alot of milk. So my question is does sleeping before 11pm, doing jumping excerises like basketball, skipping rope and drinking ALOT of milk will help you grow. what other things can i do to help me grow.

Ohhhh and i use the treadmill to grow... does that work.

I can see the milk having effect (calcium) but all the rest seem pretty mythical...especially the sleep and treadmill one. Height has a lot to do with genetics, so take a look at ur parents and grandparents for an estimate. I really dont' know of any process of accelerating growth aside from steroids/hormone supplements and severe surgery.

I've seen the thing about milk posted before, and I think it's a myth, unless someone can show me something reasonable that supports the idea. Thigh-lengthening surgery is only done if you're very short. 5'5" doesn't come close to qualifying. Growth hormone is the only thing I can think of that will work, but I doubt that most doctors would prescribe it unless you're, once again, very short.Not having adequate nutrition will stunt your growth, but as long as you're getting enough calories and reasonable nutrition, and you don't have an illness that impairs absorption of nutrients, you will be as tall as your genes are programmed to let you be.The things that were mentioned in the original post are pretty absurd. How would jumping make you taller? Believe me, basketball players aren't tall because they jump a lot.

jenjen it is true, sort of. everyone is taller when they first wake up.

uhh, i really REALLY reeeeaaaaaallllly don't think so. If we got taller everytime we woke up, our buildings wouldn't fit us. Even if growth hormone concentration was higher during our sleep doesn't mean we're getting any bigger.

but it kinda makes sense because u grow to ur full potential.

just as JenJen said, its mostly genetics, but you can also just have it come out of no where. personally im 6 foot 1 inch, and i set a new record in my family. my dad is only around 5 foot 9 inches. and thats the closest ANYONE in my family is to me. Milk, might have an effect, but when I look back at my childhood, I was never one to like milk that much. So I still think that's a slightly mythical one. honestly, don't worry too much about it, you're still young, I didnt stop growing until I was 17 or so. Even now I just turned 19, and I think I've grown another 1/4 inch or maybe more

yeah, you still have some time for an extra growth spirt or two. Don't worry about it too much. I heard on the radio an advertisement for drugs that would help kids grow tall. Personally i'm skeptical... i dunno... sounds dangerous.

> I heard on the radio an advertisement for drugs that would help kids grow tall.

If it's not synthetic human growth hormone (that a doctor would have to give you, and then only if you've way below average height), it's complete nonsense.

People with no conscience never tire of stealing money from desperate people.