Question 1

can hanging upside down make you grow taller? my friend claims she has noticed a difference

Accepted Answer

No: Absolute nonsense. If both of you are teenagers, you're still growing. Any increase in height she is attributing to hanging upside down is due to normal growth at her age.

Question 2

i want to grow taller. i just started yoga and tried hanging from a bar for not more than 10sec daily. do these exercises help?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely to happen: The growth centers of your bones determine how tall you can grow.Most male growth centers will close at 16-19 years. After that, you do not grow taller. If your growth centers were open, a balanced diet/rest ; healthy physical activity would support good growth.There are no special diets or exercises that make you taller.Hanging briefly stretches u but that disappears after becoming upright.

Question 3

can i grow taller by hanging upside down with rope tied on my ankle just like how african neck rings stretch necks? i'm not concerned about injuries

Accepted Answer

Nope, won't work: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the way your legs grow through growth plates within the ends of the shafts of the bones make it so your proposed method would not work.  You can't stretch out those growth plates to make yourself taller, and the bone that is already there won't stretch - its like trying to stretch steel or wood - to rigid to be amenable to that.  Accept what your height is.

Question 4

can you grow taller after 24?

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Rarely.: There are several disorders with which this is possible, but in general, healthy people do not grow noticeably after 24, .

Question 5

could you grow taller after 18?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely to happen: At 18 the growth centers have likely closed  so no more linear growth is expected.If you want to know for sure an x-ray of the wrist ; hand can be analysed for bone maturity ; tell if the growth centers remain open to new growth. A bone maturity more consistent with 14 would leave some room for growth.

Question 6

what foods make you grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Balanced diet.: Height is determined by other factors than diet, such as genetics. Eating a healthy balance diet can certainly allow you the maximum height you can attain, given your genetics.

Question 7

what drinks make you grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Height: Is a result of genetics, good nutrition, exercise and there are no specific drinks to make you grow taller.

Question 8

can sleepinghelp you grow taller?

Accepted Answer

no relationship: We all need stleep and mostly get it.  While young, you may grow a little in your sleep but this is due to the normal increase your body is making and is not a response to being asleep.  So get your sleep and consider your heredity and nutrition for optimizing your growth potential.

Question 9

how can you grow taller after 19?

Accepted Answer

No good answer: Everyone is variable and genetics play the biggest factor.  If you have a family history of growth into the twenties, then it is possible - but how much is also quite variable.  I actually grew taller in my early twenties.

Question 10

how can i grow taller in 3 weeks?

Accepted Answer

Platform shoes: At a listed age of 40, there is no potential for further increase in height.

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