i'm 18 years old and i only stand 5'2". sometimes it even goes down to 5'1". i want to be taller. i'm taking cherifer pgm 10-22, i dont know if it works but it's worth a try. what else can make me taller..?
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Stretching and excercise to build up muscle which will help you to stretch. Don't start being daft and trying to pull your legs out of their sockets, but stretching loosens any tight muscles and feels great anyway, so you can't loose. I wouldn't worry about being small, my mum is only a couple of inches taller than you and she has a great life. I have a big fat arse and a birthmark on my face, but it doesnt stop me from doing things. It'd be a very boring place if everyone was exactly the same. 'Vive le difference' (in a french accent)...
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Being short is not a curse. I am 18 years old and have been 4 11 since i was a sophomore in High school. I love being the way I am. I would not want to be any taller if I had the chance. You still have time to grow. Just eat healthy and perhaps you can get the most out of the growing time you have left. If you want to know whether or not you are done growing go to your doctor and get an x-ray of your growth plates in your legs. If they are fused together you are done growing. I have been done for  a very long time. Embrace your height, it is not a bad thing. Granted you will never be a basket ball player but you have many other things to your advantage.
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5 feet four inches is actually a very average height for a woman.  You may just have a lot of tall friends, or it may be the fact that you are thirteen and at a very selfconscious age.  I bet a lot of your tall friends feel like oversized amazons and envy their more petite friends like you.\n\nAnyway, enough with the psychology.  You probably have at least a few more inches waiting for you at some point in the next 6-7 years.  Try and keep yourself at a healthy weight (not too thin... malnourishment will keep you from reaching your maximum height), and eat a nutritious diet.  Skim milk is just fine, in terms of its calcium.
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They are all correct.  No certain exercise will make you taller.  If you are 22, well, yes your done.  Your height is based on your genes, just as the way you look.  Nothing you can do about it.
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there are better things that you can do to grow taller than just take supplements.. drink a lot of milk (at least 3 full cups per day), play basketball, stretch whenever you can and the most important thing : have confidence about yourself
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Nope, I was 5'6 when I was 12. Now, I am almost 5'9. But, yeah on the averages, you are taller than most people your age. I am only 13 going on 14 and I am almost 5'9. Just talk to me if you feel uncomfortable, cuz chick I know all about that.
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All else being equal, you can't get any taller than your genes dictate.  I'm not tall,  5'9", and have always wished I could get at least to that magical 6 foot tall barrier.  You can make sure that you get to the tallest that your genes will allow by staying healthy, eating properly, getting plenty of rest, etc.\n\n"The height of the person is influenced by many factors, like good nutrition, onset and end of puberty and, most importantly, by the genetic predisposition. Most people by the time they are 19 have stopped growing and reached their final height. By that age growth epiphyses (the areas of the bones in your arms and legs that grow) have closed and the bone cannot get any longer. Unfortunately, once that happened, there is not much you can do to become taller.  \n\nIf you have seen advertisements for products that promise to make you taller, beware, there are no pills or devices that can increase your height.  Try to remember that height is only on aspect of who you are and that you have many qualities that you can control, like how you are as a friend, how hard you work and how you treat other people."
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I don't know about taller but I do know about gaining weight. It's really easy go to www.differentu.com and look for nutritional shakes and all you do is take one with every meal you eat and you will gain weight! simple. You can add things you love like fruit, ice, yogart, etc.  So check it out and see what you think. God bless you and I wish you the best!!
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height is determined by genetics...your gonna be as tall as was determined when your mom's egg met your father's sperm...are your parents short? I saw a special on TLC were they said that only 1% of the population is over 6'1"... seems kind of hard to believe...huh?\n there is a surgery where they screw some extra leg bone to your own...Ive heard that it is painful\nI'm only 4'11" and I'm 26...I've been this height ever since i was 12...that is the last time i grew...i don't smoke or drink a lot of caffeine...so obviously it was genetics!\nyour fine just the way you are!\nGood luck...hope you grow some more...you still have a few years
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Sorry there’s nothing to do now.\nThe development begins with the birth and reached its apex during the adolescence time.\nDuring that time, physicians can intervene with some specific drugs (hormones) with a fairly possibility to increase a bit the height. During that time, some specific sports (swimming, volley, etc.) can help too.  \nNow your skeleton and bones have already reached their max length and fixed definitively.  \nOnly a miracle could satisfy you!
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Nope, you're done - I am 5'8" and asked the same question when I was 18-19 and played basketball a lot.\n\nI'm 29 today, and still 5'8" - no methods work
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Honey,\nI am 5'10 and have been since I was your age. you are not tall for your age and, as a girl, you probably won't grow to be that much taller. Boys have a growth spurt in their mid teens but girls usually top out at 13-15.\n\nIt was not my intention to insult you.  I do apologize if I did.  I was simply relating to you my own personal experience.  Isn't that what this forum is for?  I do resent your reactions and choice of words however am able to forgive them as you are 12 years old.  Best of luck to you as grow older.
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You probably will still grow a little bit, but at your height/weight, you are in pretty good shape. Most females don't reach their adult height until they are 18. I was 5'3" as a freshman in high school and I was 5'10" when I graduated.
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you really cant increase your heighth. If you take a good source of vitamins and are under 21 it will help increase your hiegth!
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I'm SURE that you're not finished growing (especially since you havent had your period yet) - I even grew a bit when I was 20 yrs old!!  But people do grow at differnt rates.  My friend used to be alot taller than me when we were young and until we were about 15 yrs old, then she seemed to stop (but she smoked cigarettes since she was like 13, which stunts or slows your growth), while I still grew and now ( i'm in my 20s) were about the same height.  I also know that stretches and running alot might help (my sis ran track in high school and grew like 6 inches from age 15-22, it was weird, cause nobody in my family is tall, she was so short then after a while of track kept growing, and I heard of other people who that seemed to happen to also).  So what you want to do is make sure u eat healthy, thats very important, maybe run (either outside or if not, a treadmill, do warmup stretches first before the run)- and don't smoke cigarettes or anything because that only stops growth.  Hope that helps some.
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You still have time. I beleive humans reach their max height at 18. I would be sure to cut back on sugars and caffeine as they are thought to stunt growth.
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Eat your Wheaties.\n\nReally, most of us are more or less stuck with our height. It is genetic, but to some extent today, generational, too. Our forefather's height or lack of it, determines ours. My grandfather was a tall man, really tall. My father was tall, so was my mother. So, I'm tall. It's the same for being short. now in our day, because of diet and other environmental factors, people are taller than in earlier generations. But, you can't change the basic fact of your stature, yet you can mitigate it.\n\nBeing short, you could wear lifts in your shoes. That's a bit drastic today. You could get help in designing your wardrobe so that it made you look tall, straight lines, vertical stripes, etc. Or you could just accept your height and learn to be comfortable in your own skin. Many famous men today are short, and they don't try to hide it. Some even marry or have girlfriends who are much taller than they. It doesn't bother either the woman or the man. Short men are supposed to be better lovers, I'm told.