I am a 17 year old girl whose height is 4ft.9 in.Both my parents are of average height. I have stopped growing. Is there a credible low cost method of increasing my height. If so please let me know soon?
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Shekhar
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No... your height will be your height, you should just accept it.... dont worry about it =) Who knows, you might get a late growth spurt or something =)
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I'm 17 too, but I'm approx. 5'0. My friends always make fun of me and call me short, but you know what, I like being short. It sets me apart from everyone else. All you really have to do is enhance your own personal style and people will start to ignore your height and see you as a unique individual. Hope this helped. P.S. Short people are cooler. lol
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If your growth plates have fused, there isn't anything you can do about it. If by chance they haven't, you can talk to your doctor about hormone options.
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it's probably too late for growth hormones since you've presumably stopped growing. There are some bone-stretching braces that could get you another inch or two but I don't think it's a good idea. It's painful, it takes a fair while, the braces are uncomfortable, and it's not covered by insurance. I think short women have an easier time by far than short men, and wearing high heels is acceptable for women of any height. You might find inspiration in actresses Christina Ricci (5' 1/4") and Winona Ryder (5' 3") who were told that actresses had to be tall to succeed.
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Aw! Short is cute. Don't mess with it.
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As a physiologist and anthropologist, (and soon medical doctor), I can say that a person actually continues to grow through their 30s and some even into their forties. But this growth is imperceptible because the levels of Human Growth Hormone drop off significantly after 20-25 or so. What to do? You need to increase your output of human growth hormone before you get too old, so try taking supplements that have the amino acids arginine and ornithine, which stimulate HGH production. Exercise also stimulates HGh production. Getting enough sleep does too. What hampers growth: pyschological stress can stunt growth. Bad nutrition with few calories and not enough proteina nd calcium stunts growth. Lack of sleep stunts growth.
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Platform shoes. I'd suggest the ones with fish in them
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Have somebody put you on a torture rack and stretch you out. :-)
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Check out leg lengthening: www.makemetaller.info There are several clinics (both in US, China, Russia, Germany) in which legs (and arms) can be increased in height by the process called "distraction osteogenesis." Do a google search for this term.
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