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Is there any way to make yourself grow taller?
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No magic: If you are a healthy person who has completed puberty there aren't ways to make yourself taller. Our height is mainly determined by genetics. Eating healthfully, physical activity, stretching and good posture can help to maximize what you have.
Answered 6/16/2013
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Platform shoes: At a listed age of 41, there is no way to "grow" taller.The growth centers in bone that determine linear growth close after adolescence, at 16-17 in most females and 18 in most males.After closure, they cannot be reopened & you can not grow taller.
Answered 6/29/2017
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