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how naturally decrease height
A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stanley Katz answered
46 years experience Dermatology
Wear flats: If you are feeling self conscious about your height, you really shouldn't. i would assume that you are female. if so, be proud of being tall, and if y ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
It would be : Unsafe & impractical to saw off part of you.
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jonathan Hyde answered
28 years experience Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Yes: As we age, there are changes that can occur to the skeleton, particularly the spine, which can lead to height loss. Disc degeneration with arthritis ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Diede answered
28 years experience Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Diet and exercise: There are no easy ways to gain height. If you are truly 37 years old, you have reached your height. If you are much younger, a good diet and proper ex ... Read More
A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
45 years experience Pediatrics
Platform shoes: At a listed age of 45, there is no way to "grow" taller.The growth centers that determine linear growth close after adolescence, at 16-17 in most fem ... Read More
A 55-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
45 years experience Pediatrics
Balanced nutrition: If the growth centers have some potential for growth, simple measures help the best.Keep active & a healthy diet but don't expect more growth than the ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamond answered
45 years experience Pediatrics
Nope: Can not be done once you naturally have stopped.
A 54-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
It can lead: To hunching. Poor posture can prevent your full height from being manifest.
A female asked:
Dr. Larry Xanthopoulos answered
21 years experience Pediatrics
No can do!: Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to decrease your height, although when you become elderly you may lose an inch or twp of height due to spine ... Read More
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Alves answered
23 years experience Emergency Medicine
Platform shoes: Unfortunately, the majority of people have ceased growing in height by 19 years old. Your doctor could obtain a screening x-ray to see if the growth p ... Read More
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