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Doctors is it true you do 90% of your growing when you sleep? and the other 10% when you're laying down with eyes closed?

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Dr. Ari Weitzner answered

Never...: ...Heard of that one. You probably do grow more when you lie down, since you are not fighting grtavity.

Answered 2/10/2013

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A member asked:

Doctors is it true you do 90% of your growing when you sleep? and the other 10% when you're laying down with eyes closed?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ari Weitzner answered

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