Men care more about their height than women do. It is true that many women like “tall men”, but recent trend is “short and powerful men”. Or in other words, more women are becoming to choose men not with their height.
If you still want to get taller, then you are lucky. In recent studies, it is revealed that we can get taller even after getting older. It is not related to genes, and anyone can get taller with these ways .
Today, let me talk about 7 ways to get taller even you are a high school student.
7 ways to get taller after being a high school student
-Endurance makes you stronger; do stretches everyday
It is said that excess secretion of sex hormone stop height growth. However, you can still get taller even you can’t grow anymore.
What you should avoid is stiffness of your body as you get older. Do stretches everyday to increase your body’s flexibility. Keeping flexibility will increase the function of cartilage, which is important for growth, and insist growth of bones as well.
Growth of bones lead to height growth.
You still have enough time if you are just a high school student. It is not too late to start from today.
-Abandon hunched posture
You look short maybe because of your bad posture. People who have hunched posture can look taller by at least 3 cm by straightening their back.
Please make an effort to abandon curved back. “Hanging method” is recommended. Grab at somewhere high and hang there for 10 to 15 minutes everyday to stretch your back.
You will sure to experience the effect as you do it everyday. It is good for stiff neck and back problem as well. It is very easy method with a little effort, so please make it a habit.
-Straighten bow-legs
As same as hunched back, you will look taller by abandoning bow-legs. Let’s start exercise to straighten your legs. Doctors and specialists in plastic surgery will make you special sole for your shoes, or you can use special instruments for leg distortions.
It is good to consult doctors. Bow-legs are caused from daily behaviors, so it is important to pay attention to your daily activities. Crossing legs to the same direction, or carrying heavy bag on the same shoulder every time can be causes of bow-legs. Be careful on routine bases.
-Take supplements
There are medicines to get taller. It is the growth hormone (hgh) prescribed in hospitals to people who suffer short stature. However, it is dosed as a medical treatment that you might not be able to have it prescribed with average height.
Growth hormone is rich in proteins such as in meat, fish, eggs, and soy beans. The most recommended is chicken breast. Zinc, calcium and magnesium are related to growth of bones. They are contained in oysters or bananas, so try to eat them often.
Also arginine is indispensable amino acid for secretion of growth hormone. As it is contained in tofu and other soy bean products, eat them often as well.
-Getting a good sleep is important
Even if you are an adult, take at least 6 hours of sound sleep everyday. You get taller while you are asleep. If you want to get taller, make a habit of going to bed at same time everyday.
If you are younger than a high school student, 8 hours of sleep a day is necessary. Especially if you sleep deeply, a lot of growth hormone will be secreted. Therefore it is important to select good bedclothes and pillows.
With your favorite pillows and a mattress, or a blanket made with organic cotton, they will help you to have comfortable sleep.
-Expose to the sun light
Irregular hours will throw off your body clock and will disturb the secretion of growth hormone. Get up at the same time everyday in a morning and expose to the sun light. It can be through a window. By exposing to the bright sun light when getting up, your body clock is reset.
This is especially very important for people who are younger than a high schooler, who are in a period of growth. If you want to get taller, please spend regular hours.
And when you wake up in a morning, stretch out your body. By doing this stretch several times a day in a morning in bed, you will surely see the good result.
-Motion sickness drug is effective?
Taking a substance called meclizine is found to make people taller, even adults. This is commonly used for motion sickness drugs.
There are no clinical cases, and it is still in a development stage, but everyone can get taller without effort if this medicine is practically used in a future.
Growth of bones is necessary to get taller, and meclizine aggressively insists the growth of bones. Even in adult bones, cartilage cells can be increased. Doesn’t this sound promising?
What did you think? By trying 7 ways above, you can get taller from now. Especially stretches to abandon curved back and bow-legs are very effective.
On the other hand, it is no good to do severe muscle training to damage your muscles. It is better to do appropriate amount of exercises, such as swimming or jump rope, are more effective.
Eat proteins, do some exercises and take enough sleep. These will make you taller, but they are also good for your health. Please pay closer attention to spending regular hours.
Needless to say that too much drinking alcohol and smoking are harmful to your health as well as to stop your height growth. Just quitting these two should affect growth hormone secretion greatly.
Summary
7 ways to get taller after being a high school student
-Endurance makes you stronger; do stretches everyday
-Abandon hunched posture
-Straighten bow-legs
-Take supplements
-Getting a good sleep is important
-Expose to the sun light
-Motion sickness drug is effective?