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I. Tips to grow taller for you!
The age of 18 is the transition stage between childhood and adulthood.
During adolescent period, several hormonal changes take place within
the human body. It indeed is good news that an individual can grow 2
to 6 inches taller even after turning 18. Scientists have discovered that
the human body is capable to further grow and develop. Therefore,
there is a possibility to increase height with some external help.
A baby measures about 20 inches at birth and will grow 10 inches to
become 30 inches in one year. At two years, the child will be about 35
inches tall. From two to twelve years, the child will grow up to 2 to 2
and half inches every year. The growth spurt that happens in
adolescents starts at eleven years for girls and thirteen years for boys.
The pubertal growth lasts for two years and it is followed by sexual
development. The hormones secreted during adolescence affects the
growth to a great extent. The growth rate slows down around 16-18
years. This happens when the growing ends of the bones fuse.
Now, what does bone fusing mean? There is an epiphyseal plate at the
end of each bone. Epiphyseal plate is a hyaline cartilage that is found in
children and adolescents. In adults, the epiphyseal plate is replaced by
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an epiphyseal line since growth has stopped. Endochondral ossification
is responsible for bone development from cartilage and longitudinal
growth of long bones from epiphyseal plate. There is constant cell
division by mitosis in the epiphyseal plate. The daughter cells stack
faces the epiphyseal plate and the old cells push towards diaphysis.
After chondrocytes in the epiphyseal plate degenerate, osteoblasts
ossify the remains and the new bone is formed. In adolescents, the rise
in the levels of estrogen triggers increased apoptosis (programmed cell
death) of chondrocytes in the epiphyseal plate.
The depletion chondrocytes due to apoptosis leads to less ossification
and thus the growth slows down. Finally, the growth stops and the
epiphyseal cartilage are replaced by a bone leaving behind a tiny
epiphyseal scar which disappears. So once the person becomes an
adult, the only way to increase height is by a process called distraction
osteogenesis.
The height of adults depends on genes, the start of puberty and the
duration and growth spurt during puberty.
Sometimes there is variation in the growth pattern. Some children are
taller than their age and some are shorter. Parents are always worried
about their children’s growth. So for a better understanding, here are
some reasons why abnormal growth takes place.
a. Poor Nutrition and System Dysfunction:

Nutritional deficiencies are a reason behind poor growth. A balanced
diet with right amount of protein, calcium and calories is essential for
holistic body growth. Due to intestinal diseases there is malabsorption
of nutrients and this leads to nutritional deficiency and stunted growth.
However, once the intestinal disorder is treated the child can grow
again.
Diseases affecting the heart, lung and kidneys due to lack of nutrients
and toxic buildup in the body can result in stunted growth.Children with
diabetes also have growth failure if the blood sugar is not controlled.
Sometimes, severe stress and emotional trauma can also affect growth.
b. Bone Disorders:
One reason for short height can be due to abnormal formation and
growth of cartilage and bone. Children suffering from skeletal dysplasia
or chondrodystrophy have short stature and abnormal body
proportion. The causes for chondrodystrophy are not known and more
research is going on to prove whether it happens due to genetic
reasons or it is a result of biochemical reactions inside the body. The
specific type of chondrodystrophy has to be identified using bone x-rays
and physical examination.
c. Intrauterine Growth Retardation:
Some infants are small at birth, especially, if they happen to be
premature. Some babies are small in size and have low birth weight
than their gestational age. This is because the baby didn’t grow as much

it should have inside the womb; this condition is called intrauterine
growth retardation.
There are many causes behind this intrauterine growth retardation,
some are not identified and thus it is difficult to treat this condition and
the child stays short throughout his or her life. The growth retardation
can happen due to problem in the placenta, which supplies nutrients
and oxygen to the baby. It can be due to viral infection like measles
during pregnancy that affects the growth of the child.
d. Turner Syndrome:
Why are some girls really short? This is because of genetic reasons
affects the X chromosome. In normal conditions, males have X and Y
chromosomes and females have two X Chromosomes. Those affected
with Turner Syndrome have one of this X chromosome missing. Girls
who have Turner Syndrome barely reach the minimum 5 feet mark and
have underdeveloped ovaries. This syndrome can be diagnosed by
doing a blood test termed Karyotype.
Is there no solution for those affected with Turner Syndrome? Of
course, there is but it is little complicated. Treatment is done using
biosynthetic hormones to increase the height artificially. Also
replacement of the missing ovarian hormones helps the girls to develop
normal female sexual characteristics.Research is still going on to
discover more findings related to Turner Syndrome.
e. Precocious or Early Puberty:

An early onset of adolescence can cause trouble and result in abnormal
growth pattern. Girls are more susceptible to stunted growth caused
due to early start of puberty. There is development of sexual
characteristic prematurely. Children with sexual precocity grow tall
initially and there is bone growth too, but growth also stops a bit early
for them and this results in short stature.
The solution to precocious puberty can be brought by a synthetic
hormone called LHRH or Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone
(agonist). This is an artificial Peptide drug modeled on Hypothalamic
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH). This LHRH hormone is used
to prevent the early start of puberty and also help to increase height in
those suffering from sexual precocity.
Sometimes, a tumour in the adrenal gland, pituitary gland and ovaries
also cause early onset of adolescence. Removal of tumour or treatment
can solve the problem and enable proper height growth.
f. Thyroid Hormone Deficiencies:
Hormones regulates body growth. Any deficiency in hormones stunts
the growth process. Deficiency in thyroid affects the child’s physical and
psychological growth. The thyroid gland releases three hormones-triiodothyronine
(T3), Thyroxin (T4) and tyrosine based hormones
which help to regulate the metabolism process.

The lack of thyroid hormone also called Hypothyroid occurs at birth or
during infancy. It has to be diagnosed and treated at the earliest;
otherwise it will affect the child’s psychological process. A blood test is
done to diagnose the deficiency and a daily pill is given to replace the
missing hormone. If treated at the nick of time, the child grows
normally.
g. Deficiency in Growth Hormone:
Many hormones are responsible for proper growth. The most
important of them is growth hormone. It is released by the pituitary
gland or master gland located at the hypothalamus of the brain.
Sometimes pituitary gland malfunction can cause hypothyroid and
hypercortisolism (excess release of stress hormone). Growth hormone
deficiency can happen due to damage to the pituitary gland at the time
of birth.
A child suffering from growth hormone deficiency also lack in other
hormones secreted or controlled by the pituitary gland, like thyroid,
adrenal and sex hormones. The child grows slowly but they don’t have
any abnormal body proportions. All hormones need to be in proper
balance for normal growth to take place. If any hormone is missing it
has to be replaced synthetically with medication.
h. Abnormal Tall Stature:
Did you feel that being too short is a cause of concern, yes it is, and
similarly being too tall can be detrimental too! Excess of growth

hormone is called acromegaly. It can be treated with medication and
removal of tumor that affects the secretion of growth hormone.
Abnormal tall stature can be hereditary as well. Marfan’s Syndrome and
Klinefelter’s syndrome are examples of genetic cause of abnormal tall
stature.
Modern Studies Show Height Growth is Possible After 18:
Now that you know the reason behind stunted growth and you are also
aware that growth stops after 16 years. Well modern studies and
research say something different. So there is some silver lining in the
cloud after all!
Research states that we continue to grow even after adolescence,
though the progress is not that visible. Sometimes, surgery is done to
increase height artificially. The bone is cut and some special orthopedic
devices are used to extend the limbs. The process is expensive and
painful and it takes time to heal.
There are many herbal concoctions showed in Television to show that
promise that it will increase height. Steer clear of it since the Food and
Drug Administration doesn’t recommend these herbal medicines for
the risk of side effects.
It is always best to follow the natural methods tom increase height by
eating properly and sleeping at the right time. Make lifestyle changes if
you really want a good height!

How to Increase Height after 18 Years?
Though, it is possible to increase height after the age of 18 years, extra
effort is required in order to reap positive results since the
development of the body slows down gradually. It’s a well-known fact
that nutrition is imperative for further growth and development, most
importantly for natural height gain. In addition to this, a number of
other factors should also be taken into consideration to trigger height
growth after attaining the age of 18. Here are healthy ways on how to
increase height naturally after 18.
11 Effective Tips for Height Growth After 18:
Here are 11 simple ways to increase height after 18 years.
1. Healthy Breakfast:
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it should fill up the
stomach. Even if you are going to the gym make sure you are carrying
some food in your bag. Never exercise on an empty stomach, have a
protein bar or a fruit at least. It is recommended to have a healthy
breakfast. Skipping breakfast is not at all a healthy option for your
growth and it also affects your height. Having proper breakfast boosts
your metabolism and thus has a positive effect on your height.

Start your day with a breakfast cereal like oats. You can make oat
porridge with milk and incorporate dry fruits like cashews and raisins in
it to make it delicious. You must have an egg as it is rich in vitamin D
and helps to absorb calcium. Calcium helps to strengthen bones and
helps in increasing height by aiding in ossification process. You can also
have cornflakes with milk and include fiber rich fruits like apples,
bananas and strawberries. Those who are lactose intolerant can try
protein rich soy milk and fresh yogurt. Oats, yogurt and berries make a
great breakfast combination.
Remember protein, vitamin D and calcium is essential for a good
height.
2. Proper Nutrition:
Proper nutrition is absolutely vital for a healthy body. Most people fail
to reach their maximum height due to inadequate nutrition. To get
proper nutrition, it is necessary to follow a balanced diet. Consumption
of essential nutrients provides the required stimulus for increasing the
body height both naturally and medically. Apart from these points,
including food items rich in zinc, manganese and phosphorus also
contributes to your growth.
Minerals like calcium, manganese and zinc aids in building bone tissue,
improving blood circulation and boosts height growth naturally. So
have broccoli, cabbage, spinach, prunes, peaches, grapes, bananas,
pumpkin, carrot, peanuts and legumes. You should include vitamin A

rich foods like spinach, beetroot, carrots, chicken, cantaloupe, papaya,
peach, milk, apricots, tomatoes and peas.
Protein is essential for growth, without protein there will be irregular
body growth. Even if your parents are tall you can still be short and
underdeveloped if you don’t have protein rich foods. Every cell in
human body needs protein to function properly. Protein also helps in
metabolism and DNA replication. So include lentils, tofu, beans, peas,
fish, egg, chicken and beef in your daily diet.
3. Have Adequate Sleep and Rest:
Proper sleep and rest plays a vital role in overall growth and
development.Even if you eat healthy but sleep for only 5 hours daily
you will still remain short. Why? If you have disrupted sleep or you stay
awake the body feels fatigued. Also staying awake disturbs the
secretion of growth hormones and other hormones that regulate body
growth.
You can have carbohydrate rich foods like potato or rice to induce
sleep. However, don’t eat too much of carbohydrates. Teenagers
require at least 8.5 to 11 hours of sleep every night. This is because the
body grows and regenerates tissues during sleep. Fix your sleeping
time, make it a habit to sleep and wake up early.
Moreover, human growth hormone, which is responsible for increasing
height, is produced while sleeping. Hence, proper sleep and rest are
mandatory for height gain.

4. Frequent, Smaller Meals:
Have six small meals in a day instead of three in order to boost your
metabolism. The results of your height gain regime and the amount of
human growth hormone produced depends on what you eat.
Therefore, it is important to ensure that you are getting the necessary
vitamins and minerals required for attaining full height naturally.
[ Read: Foods and Diet For Increasing Height ]
5. Exercise and Yoga Regime:
Exercise is a vital factor in increasing your height. Simple exercises like
skipping, hanging from an overhead bar and stretching the body by
standing on your toes should be part of your daily workout routine.
Additionally, sports activities like basketball, football and swimming are
also beneficial for increasing height. Yoga is also very effective and is
considered to be one of the best exercise to increase height after 18
years.
Yoga can’t change your genes but it can give you a good posture. When
you stand straight without slouching you automatically look tall.
Suppose, you sit at a desk for a long time, your spine gets a slight
curvature and the shoulders appear round. This doesn’t mean your
bones are deformed but the muscles supporting the bones become lax
and stretched out to a point that body assumes the posture that you
are most comfortable in. So even when you stand you are slouching

that makes you look shorter. Yoga can’t change your skeletal growth
but it can surely give you good posture and alignment that makes you
look tall.
Spine lengthening and good posture forms the core of yoga. Doing the
mountain pose, will help to strengthen and lengthen your spine and
give you a good height. Suryanamaskar or Sun Salutation is a great way
to increase height and stay fit. The twelve poses are done in a cyclic
manner to strengthen muscles and improve posture. If you don’t have
too much time on your hands, you can just practice Suryanamaskar for
10-20 times each day. Trikosana or triangle pose is great way to achieve
good height and body balance. The parivrittatrikosana or reverse
triangle pose also helps in gaining height. Vrikasana or tree pose help in
getting balance and harmony. Tree pose also helps to stretch the
muscles of the body. You can also practice breathing and meditation to
calm your mind and de-stress. Since a mind free of depression and
stress helps in proper growth.
[ Read: Yoga Execises for Stretching Body ]
6. Maintain Ideal Body Weight:
Obesity can have an adverse effect on your height. Obesity can cause
several health problems too. Hence, it is important to maintain an ideal
body weight by following a balanced diet and proper exercise regime.
If you have excess body weight that the gravity compresses the
intervertebral discs giving you a short stature. Too much of body weight
exerts pressure on the bones and joints and make you look shorter.

This is why people high on the age bar looks shorter than they actually
are. Your stature changes with posture so consciously stand straight.
[ Read: How to Increase Height After 25 Naturally ]
7. Drink Plenty of Water:
Water flushes out toxins from your body and aids in digestion.
Therefore, at least drinking 8 glasses of water every day is
recommended for a better health.
8. Avoid Growth Inhibitors:
Teenagers often adopt the habit of smoking and drinking without
realizing the adverse effects on their growth. Antibiotics, drugs,
cigarettes and alcohol act as growth inhibitors; therefore, avoid them
to grow taller naturally.
9. Practice Good Posture:
A good posture plays a vital role in the development of your height.
Always try to keep your head and neck aligned in a straight posture.
Bending and slouching causes your spinal cord to suppress normal
height.
10. Avoid Smoking and Drinking:

Indulging in smoking and drinking suppresses your primary growth. It
initiates your secondary growth which adversely affects your height.
Hence, it is better to refrain from immoral activities.
11. Do Sprint Exercises:
Sprinting at high speeds helps to produce a huge amount of human
growth hormone. The more you run the more hormones are produced
in your body. When you sprint at high speeds there are micro factures
in your bones, which heal within a week and the bone undergoes
remodeling and growth.
Scientific research shows that stretching exercises help to increase the
height by 3 inches if done regularly. Sprinting helps to extend the
length of your leg bones and helps you to grow tall naturally.
According to the Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, high
intensity exercises helps to yield growth hormone and this helps to
increase the height. You can use an exercise bar to stretching exercises
at home. This will lengthen your bones and will automatically make you
tall.
You can try skipping, jumping, swimming or take part in active sports
like basketball and volley ball which helps to strengthen and stretch
your muscles and make you tall.
So girls, now you know an effective way on how to increase height after
18 years. Boys with short stature can also follow these methods.

Fortunately, it is possible to increase height after 18 years is possible by
following these easy tips. In spite of all the efforts you have put, if your
height has still not increased much in between the time before and
after puberty, it advisable to get medical help in order to get to the root
of the problem.
II. Grow taller tips
Maybe you feel like your friends
have suddenly hit a growth spurt
and you're lagging seriously
behind. Maybe the rest of your
family is really tall and you're
wondering if you can do anything
to catch up. The truth is that a
person's height is mostly
determined by things out of their
control,-- genes.
Do know, though, that there are
many factors that affect height
which can be controlled, a whole
battery of natural habits,
techniques and foods that can
enhance your ability to grow taller.
So, if you are still growing, read on
to learn about natural ways that
work for and with you to help you
grow taller.

Method 1 : To Become Taller
1.
1.Consume a balanced diet. A person will look a lot shorter when
having a plump body. Not only that, being fit by eating right will
make you taller and feel better!
o Eat plenty of lean protein. Lean protein, such as white
poultry meat, fish, soy, and dairy, helps promote muscle
growth and healthy bones. Simple carbohydrates such as
pizza, cakes, sweets, and soda, are the stuff to stay away
from.

o Eat plenty of calcium. Calcium, found in leafy green
vegetables such as spinach and kale, and in dairy (yogurt and
milk), helps promote healthy bones.[1]
o Get enough zinc. Studies, although they have been
inconclusive so far, point to a possible link between zinc
deficiencies and stunted growth in boys.[2] Good sources of
zinc include oysters, wheat germ, pumpkin and squash
seeds, lamb, peanuts, and crab.[3]
o Get enough vitamin D. Vitamin D promotes bone and muscle
growth in children[4], and a deficiency has been shown to
stunt growth and cause weight gain in teenage girls.[5]
Vitamin D can be found in fish, alfalfa, or mushrooms
commonly.

2.
Exercise throughout the teen years and in puberty to improve
your height modestly. Do jumping exercises frequently, such as
skipping, dancing and even hanging . Be active. Get out and about
and work your muscles for at least 30 minutes each day.
o Join a gym. Joining a gym will help give you access to a lot of
great exercising and muscle-building machines. It will also
keep you motivated to work out (you'll feel silly if you're not
exercising in the gym).
o Join a sports team. People who join sports teams can use
their natural competitiveness to burn extra calories and
hopefully get their bodies taller. The great thing about team

sports is that half the time, you don't even realize that
you're exercising.
o If nothing else, walk around. If you can't find the time to do
anything else, get up and walk around. Walk to the grocery
store. Walk to the library. Walk to school.
3.
3
Get adequate sleep each night. Sleeping is the time when your
body grows, so having plenty of sleep is equivalent to giving your
body more time for growth. Get between 9 and 11 hours of sleep
per night if you're a preteen or still younger than 20.

o The human growth hormone (HGH) is produced naturally in
our bodies, especially during deep or slow wave sleep.[6]
Getting good, sound sleep will encourage the production of
HGH, which is created in the pituitary gland.
4.
4
Understand that a majority of your height will be predetermined
by genetics. Scientists reckon that 60% to 80% of your height is
determined by genes.[7] Unfortunately, either you have the tall
gene or you don't. That's not to say that you can't grow tall if you
have parents who are on the shorter side; it just means that

having shorter parents means you're more likely to be on the
short side.
5.
5 Try not to stunt your growth. There might not be a lot you can
do to increase your height, but you can take several steps to make
sure your natural height isn't shortened by environmental
influences. Drugs and alcohol are both thought to contribute to
stunted growth if they're ingested while you're young, and
malnutrition can keep you from reaching your full height, as well.
o Does caffeine really stunt your growth? Scientific study
shows that, no, caffeine does not stunt growth.[8] Caffeine

does, however, have a higher chance of keeping you from
sleeping soundly and regularly. Kids and adolescents needs
about 9-10 hours of sleep, and caffeine may hurt your ability
to get that much sleep.
o Does smoking really stunt your growth? The effects of
smoking and second-hand smoke on body mass index (BMI)
are inconclusive. According to Columbia University's Internet
Health Resource, "Although the studies that have been done
are largely inconclusive, the available research suggests that
children who smoke or who are exposed to second-hand
smoke are shorter than those who do not smoke or are
children of non-smokers."[9]
o Do steroids really stunt your growth? Absolutely. Anabolic
steroids inhibit bone growth in young children and teens,
along with lowering sperm count, decreasing breast size,
elevating blood pressure and putting you at higher risk of
heart attack.[10] Children and teens who suffer from asthma
and use inhalers that dispense small doses of the steroid
budesonide are, on average, half an inch shorter than those
not treated with steroids.[11]
6. Expect to be in your twenties when you stop growing. A lot of
young kids look at themselves and ask, "Have I finished growing
yet?" If you're under 18, the answer is probably "No!"[12] If you
haven't stopped puberty yet, then you haven't stopped
growing.[13] Try to be thankful that you have a little time to grow
taller instead of worrying about how tall you will be.
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