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A member asked:
@ 38 tried to have a baby acupuncturist gave some herbs.since then i'm several inches taller. did herbs or acu cause that? shouldnt my bones be closed
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Neither. Yes.: Neither trying to have a baby, seeing an acupuncturist, getting acupuncture, nor eating any kinds of herbs will make a 38 year-old actually taller (bones' growth plates closed many years ago). There would have to be less gravity (as in the space station), for her height to actually increase (but bones don't change). Without that, she can stand straighter and "look taller" and measure an inch more.
Answered 11/16/2015
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