[MERGED] Can adults still grow taller? ( The Growth Thread )

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

im pandak, as i said before...but both my parents r not, my siblings r also not maliit.
how can i grow taller? prescribed ba ang mag-take ng pills na pampatangkad. can stretching & jumping help ur bones to grow? a friend told me that kids (like me) should sleep 10 hrs a day para tumangkad. is it true? ;)

[Ira]

How old are you and what's your sex (M/F)?

Stretching and jumping will only help pag kuba ka in the first place. And there are no pampatangkad pills. :)

[BadGiRL]

ira: ako i'm 19... ang f of course... may pagasa pa ba?

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

im 15/f and hindi kuba. wala ba talagang pampatangkad na pills? kse marami akong nakikita sa home tv shopping. totoo ba na pag nag-sleep ka 10 hrs a day mas mabilis daw tumangkad? diba pampataba lang yon?

[Ira]

wAgKaNgMaKuLiT: You're only 15, you still have a couple of years left before you reach your adult height. :) About the Home TV Shopping thing...all of the stuff they hawk there are snakeoil remedies. Don't waste your money on them. As for sleeping...the reason they say that sleeping helps you grow taller is because proper nutrition and good health are contributory factors in attaining your maximum height. However, your height is already pre-programmed in your genes. There is no magic pill that will make you taller than what you're destined to be. On a personal note, don't worry about the height--I'm also vertically challenged, but hey, there are more important things in the world. One positive thing is, you won't have any problems looking for a date taller than you. Plus, of course, your height will make you seem younger than you are. At my age, that is a definite plus!

Badgirl: There are rare instances that females still grow until 21, but chances are, you've reached your adult height already. Sorry! :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

:( waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

[BadGiRL]

ira: *sniffle* :( yaya, penge ng tissue...*sob* (kris aquino)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

lol @ BadGiRL

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

i love drinking coffee. nakakapandak ba yon? what i mean is, bumabagal ba ang growth rate pag inom ng inom ng coffee? btw, thankx nga pala ira... :)

[ann]

Ira: what abt growth hormones?

[batang uliran]

The reason sleep helps when you are young because the secretion of growth hormone by the body is enhanced during this period. As an adult though, I wouldn't mess with it - It doesn't really work and I'm always wary of taking drugs that are liable to disrupt the body's tightly regulated hormonal system.

[Ira]

Addendum to BU's post: You can mess with GHs if you have this overwhelming desire to look like Andre the Giant. :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

Ira: ganon? eh ako pwede pa ba ako lumaki pag nag-sleep ako ng nag-sleep o hde na?

batang uliran: y wouldnt u mess w/ it? does it makes someone fat?

*i really need to grow taller... and... FAST!!!*

[Ira]

Since you're only 15, chances are you have a few inches of growing up left. If you're getting the right amount of sleep and your diet is generally healthy, you'll grow to the height you're destined to have, like I said. But unless you are severely malnourished, your growth isn't stunted in the first place, anyway. Don't worry about it. :) You still have a few more years.

As for GHs...its effects on adults and even on adolescents aren't pleasant. Excessive GH levels cause what is known as Gigantism (for kids), or Acromegaly (for adults). It's not going to make you look as fat as steroid intake does, but it's going to make you look really warped-looking nonetheless. You'll have excessively large hands, feet, and jaw. Your forehead is going to stick out. Your teeth are going to be widely spaced. Your skin will be coarse and oily. Even your internal organs will become extra large.

Those suffering acromegaly or gigantism also endure growth in height and weight way, way above normal standards, and that's not even half of it: You'll also develop nerve problems, bone enlargements, heart problems, increased risk for cancer, and problems with breathing. Anyway, forget about the growth hormone. Mabuti nang maliit na cute kesa sa higanteng pangit, di ba? :)

[grumpy]

acromegaly - lurch, the addams butler. now, do you really want to look like him? seriously, for the vast majority of kids, adult height is twice their height at age 2 or 3. or you could add your parents' heights together, divide by 2, and you get a predicted height for a girl. add 2.75 inches for a boy. that formula doesn't work in 10-15% of people though.

what's with the height thing, anyway? if you need a few more inches, ira will be HAPPY to lend you a pair of blahnik pumps.

[This message has been edited by grumpy (edited 12-15-1999).]

[jepoy]

grumpy: is that really an accurate calculation for a person's height? No kidding? So if i ever hope to have a kid in the NBA someday, i need to find a pretty tall partner then, correct? Umm.. paging Peps! paging Peps! hehehe

But seriously though, are you saying that the eventual height of a child strictly depends on his genes and has nothing to do with his nutritional upringing?

[c_chip]

okay height nga ba ang usapan? i feel so sad about being a bit aged and then still have this height but i agree with you. it's not in the height! there are so much things that has to be looked upon! personality counts A LOT! kaya don't fear too much if your small. dibah ate Ira? giling naman diyan! hahaha!

[Ira]

Welcome to Pinoy Exchange, C-chip! Hope you'll stay for a long time and post like crazy. :)

grumpy: While I love Blahnik's shoes and would be willing to loan wAgKaNgMaKuLiT a pair, I don't own even a single pair! There's something in me that isn't willing to part with hard-earned 10 grand for a pair of frail-looking pumps... *batoks grumpy*

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

haaay!!! nakakdismaya.
di na yata ako tatangkad eh. late kse ako matulog, usually 5-6 hrs lang. pero thankx for all ur helps...

[Ira]

np, wAgKaNgMaKuLiT. Trust me, grumpy and c_chip on this...when you grow a little older, you'll realise that height doesn't count a fig at all in the scheme of things. :)

BTW...wow, Grumpy, you still remember your pedia! LOL!

[Ira]

Oops...didn't notice jepoy's question. Sorry!

Yes, that is an old, accepted formula used in pediatrics. We're not saying that nutritional upbringing does not contribute at all to your eventual height. On the contrary, I said in a previous post in this topic that it is also a factor. You've seen malnourished kids, right? They're usually small, because their growth have been stunted due to poor diet. HOWEVER, no amount of balanced diet will make you taller than what you're destined to be.

[c_chip]

thanks for the welcome ate Ira! tagal na ako here i just don't post that much!

anyway, back to the topic, wAgKaNgMaKuLiT, what's the problem ba with being small? wag mo nang isipin yun. cute ka naman siguro noh... carry mo na yun titah! hahaha.... be confident the way you are. :)

[jepoy]

Yay! Thanks Ira, may pag-asa pa pala si Jepoy Jr. makarating sa NBA. Araw araw ko na lang paiinumin ng gatas ng kalabaw. :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

c_chip:cute nga...... for now... e pano na pag tumanda na ko di pangit na. and diba mas ok na nakikita mo lahat kaysa hindi? and, nakakahiya, minamaliit ako sa bahay pinaka pandak na kse ako eh.

does drinking coffee affect my growth rate? kse sabi ng iba bata pa daw ako tapos i like to drink coffee kaya di na daw ako tumatangkad...

[Ira]

If coffee affected height, then all Batanguenos would be unano. No, there's no truth the link between coffee and height (or lack thereof). :)

[???§ÎNNëÐ???]

is there a possibility that you can still squeeze the supposedly stunted inches out of your body due to your previous poor nutrition? let's say you haven't reached your maximum height potential.

i have read about this chinese twins, one lived in china and had a poor diet of just rice and corn, and the other lived in the u.s. and had a totally different and healthy nutrition. the latter became 4 inches taller. i also read somewhere an interesting story about this 37-yr old woman who grows an inch every year, and is now a breakthrough case on growth stimulation. there is also this story about this nba player who grew taller when he joined the u.s. navy. new studies and research reveal that amino acids and some exercises play a vital role in stimulating our vertical growth.

some scientists even believe that there is something somewhere in our body that is just needed to be tapped to fulfill our maximum height. S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G makes a difference, some height studies also say.

if this is some sign of false hope, then let it not be for those who live in this small world.

§.

[Ira]

Sinned: About the squeezing thing, it would depend on your present nutritional status and your age. It's possible to catch up when you're a child, but once your bony epiphysis have fused (it's the part of your bone that is responsible for elongation/growth), there's really not much you can do about being vertically challenged.

About the Chinese twins thing, chances are the one in China had stunted growth, while the one in the US grew to his potential. I'm not quite sure about the 37 year old woman, because I don't know the details about it, so I won't comment. :) Maybe her epiphysis is still active.

As for stretching..it will make you taller because it improves posture. (Are we talking about the same thing?) Proper posture has been shown to increase a person's height by about 2 inches, but of course this only holds true for people who are kuba. That's why these people are prescribed stretching exercises--to improve the way they stand.

[???§ÎNNëÐ???]

thank you for the info, Ira. anyway, me is happy with my height :-). me is jealous though because my other bros are 3-4 inches taller than me :-( even though we had the same nutritional status, and we are almost the same age - one-year interval.

i would like to add another thing. i just read that the vertical growth really stops at age 32? if that's untrue, at what age does one really stop growing tall?

and oh about that epiphysis stuph, is there a chance that inactive epiphysis can be re-activated? or not a chance?

[ross]

here's a sure way of growing taller: for example you're 5'3" and you want to grow taller edi hang out with 5'1" people.

[Ira]

Sinned: For guys, vertical growth is regular until the age of 13 1/2-17 1/2, the wide range due to individual/genetic differences. Growth after this age is still possible, and may even go on till the early 30s, but we're talking about really just a small amount of height increase na lang. As for making the epiphysis active again...not possible. :)

ross: Eh di parang member ng seven dwarfs ang labas ninyo.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

kelan kaya ako tatangkad? tips naman pleeeese! hmm, makatalon nga sa new year...

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

talaga bang di effective yun mga growth pills? how about yun mga chinese herbs?
kse a friend of mine (a guy, he's 13), took chinese pills, marami yun eh...basta after every meal tapos 5 tablets or so yata a meal, continuouslly for 2 weeks.
as far as i can see naman effective eh...he grew a couple of cm.

[BadGiRL]

wAgKaNgMaKuLiT : yung tien tsit ata yun d ba? oo tatangkad ka nga daw pero there is a BIG chance na tataba ka din... yan ang sabi ng mga guy friends ko....

[Ira]

Didn't work on me. Really, people, you can only work with what you have. :) If you're doomed to be small, no amount of growth meds will make you taller.

[jade_1003]

Hi peeps !!!
wAgKaNgMaKuLiT : ok lang yung pandak ka nohh...kse cute :) ka naman ehh diba ???
And it's better to have a natural height like me than to eat several pills a day ...

BadGiRL : tama ka nga ... yun tien tsit pampatangkad pero tataba ka naman nohh...

Ira : tama ka nga na coffee didn't affects our height , and if it really does ... bakit naman matangkad ako ??? ehh mahilig din ako sa coffee ...
:) :) :)

[phoebe]

ey ira, me naman have tall parents but i'm quite vertically challenged :( i'm 18...is there hope?

[Ira]

phoebe: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but unless you started your menses pretty late (around 16-17 yrs.), you've probably reached your adult height already.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

BadGiRL: tien tsit nga yon plus marami pang chinese pills. nakaka-awa nga tignan yun friend ko habang nilulunok nya isa-isa yun gamot. pero k lang, worth naman eh...

i tried tien tsit before. di naman ako tumaba eh, nag pimple break-out lang nga :(. so my mom told me to stop na. yun friend ko tumaba after one year of taking tien tsit, sisi nga sya eh.

sabi ng sis ko hopeless case na nga raw ako eh. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!!! :(

[!]

k lang yan MaKuLiT. mag-sama tayo.

[!]

ngeks! parang sabay yata tayo nag-post ah...

[clone]

Wagkangmakulit, wagkangmakulit..sinabi na ni doc na wala, eh di wala!..oy dyok onli.

Seriously, I read something about how to add a few more cms. to your height that is medically accepted. If you want me to post it here, just say so.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

post it! post it! post it!
please... please... please...

:)

[clone]

Makulit, binasa ko ulit ang thread mo but I did not see any numbers on your actual height, and those of your parents. Sabi mo lang "pandak" ka. But that term can be very subjective. Also tell me what your weight is to give me an idea about your wt/ht ratio.

So, before I can tell you about the "other method" which has very specific limitations,
I will need to see those numbers, k?

[c_chip]

okay, i think this will never end! haha! :)
happy new year to you wagKaNgMakuLit and to the rest of the listers....
tumalon ba kayo nung new year's eve? hahahaha!

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

clone: shucks, nakakahiya! :o
anyways, im around 5'-5'1. i weigh about 107lbs (taba no!?). so...

c_chip: happy new year to u too :)

[This message has been edited by wAgKaNgMaKuLiT (edited 01-04-2000).]

[clone]

WKNMakulit

No need to feel dyahi. OK lang yan. At 5'1" (without shoes) you don't fit the real definition of a dwarf or pandak. In fact, that may be close to the average height of a typical pinay... right, doc?

Anyway, here is the piece that I saw a few months ago...I think in Reader's Digest.
WARNING to all you pipols out there: DO NOT attempt to do this at home. ;) Always consult your physician first.

There is an operation which was first done in Russia by Dr. Illizarov, about 15 or so years ago, which has helped re-establish equalization of leg lengths. This is done by cutting the lower leg bone in horizontal sections then gradually pulling them apart with a special metal rig attached to pins drilled into the intact bones above and below the cut(s). They reported gains of up to 5 cms. over several months of slowly and calculatedly ratcheting the bones apart. This operation is called the Illizarov Leg-Lengthening Procedure and is now medically accepted by orthopedic surgeons in the U.S.

Before anyone jumps on it and pressures his/her doctor to do it, be advised that there is still a high risk of complications.

So my best advise for you, HKN-Makulit, is to learn to accept your petiteness and buy a pair of high heeled shoes. Enjoy your life. Other people have worse problems. Go read Lonely Boy's thread and feel blessed.

[Ira]

Ouch...I'm also 5'1". :D

I don't consider our height below average in our culture, and 107 lbs isn't bad at all. In Western measurements, your weight and height is just appropriate, in fact. :)

[Ira]

I'm pretty sure Philippine orthopedic surgeons don't do that procedure here.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

clone & ira: thankx for the helpssss... :)

shucks! maliit talaga eh. pero di ko na kayo pipilitin... ;)

[clone]

This question goes to all the doctors on board:

Are any of you familiar with the information I gave Makulit, or do you know any orthopedic surgeon who performs this in Pinas? I am just curious...not that it should be done on Makulit who sounds to me like she is proportionate in dimentions.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

ok ok ill tell u the truth na (para di na ako makulit dito)...

my dad is 5'9 something
my mom, mga 5'4
my sis, 5'5
my other sis, 5'4
my younger bro, hindi ko alam, basta he's taller than me

my parents, siblings, my relatives, and yes, even my friends in school and katulongs at home always remind me of how short i am, how chubby i look, etc... of course im hurt. every time na naririnig ko yun mga words na "ang pandak mo!" and "uy, mag-reduce ka na", i always feel maliit and ugly and that i don't deserve to be in this family. basta masakit. yun lang.

[c_chip]

naku po.... ako yata ala pang 5' eh! heehee... if not flat 5' ako.... and i am 22! naku naman WKM.... maliit tayo, oo... pero we don't have to think of our heights much! enjoy living! heehee! :)

dami ren namang advantages ng pagiging short ah! you just have to make the most out of what you have! get me? **hugs**

[jo]

yeah, c-chip is right! besides, petites are known to be * c u t e!! :)

[This message has been edited by jo (edited 01-06-2000).]

[c_chip]

two thumbsup JO! **hugs** na ren kita :) *** den ba short? just askin.... heehee

[jo]

hey chip,

hehehe... :) *hugs* na rin kita.
you can visualize me like that. i'm
over 5 '. how over? it's your guess. ;)

whatever, cute pa rin tayo... ;)

[Reflection]

Wagkangmakulit: Since you cannot control your height (except with shoes) try to excel in other things like in academics or sports. In fact, sports may even help your problem with chubbiness.

Also, choose clothes that give a more vertical visual effect. Avoid horizontal lines, large prints or sharp contrasting colors which visually "cuts" the body in half.

Listen to what Dr. Ira told you about maybe adding a couple more inches before you stop growing since you are only 15. Think positive and don't be too hard on yourself. Develop a strong self-esteem and don't let other people's comments discourage you from enjoying your life. Use your energy in helping other people and you will become happier with yourself.

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~Reflect on this!~

[This message has been edited by Reflection (edited 01-07-2000).]

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

guys and gals, thankx talaga. i really appreciated it. *hugs* *mwaaah* :)

[lestat]

Mayroon akong surefire solution para tatangkad ka. Just wait for a Wednesday that happens to be on the 15th of the month. At exactly 12 noon, eat a 5 gallons of gulaman, wait for five hours for it to be absorbed, tie your hands at a height, tie your feet too with a rope attached to a stone weighing 50 kg (no more, no less). Then jump!! ayan matangkad ka na. Just don't jump from a great height, baka maging 100 footer ka.

Disclaimer: This method has not been tested and proven safe by Surgeon General lestat. We take no responsibilities to it's side effects. Use at you own risk!!!

[Reflection]

Pahabol:

Wagkangmakulit, I read your beautiful and inspirational thoughts about life on the other thread. Gamitin mo na rin yung sinabi mo doon para di ka na mag worry about your height. Kasi naman physical appearance is not the most important thing in life.

For those who have not seen that piece, I took the liberty of reproducing it here (I hope you don't mind Wagkangmakulit).



wAgKaNgMaKuLiT
Member posted 12-27-1999 05:24 PM
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Life isn't about keeping a score. Its not about how many people call you and it's not about who you've dated, are dating or haven't dated at all. It isn't about who you've kissed, what sport you play
or which guy or girl likes you. It's not about your shoes or you hair or the color of your skin or where you live or go to school.

In fact, it is not about grades, money, clothes or colleges that accepted you or not. Life isn't about if you have many friends or if you're alone, and it's not about how accepted or unaccepted you
are. Life isn't just about that.

But life is about who you love and hurt. It is about how you feel about yourself. It's about sticking up for your friends and
replacing inner hate with love. Life is about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance and building confidence. It's about what you say and what you mean. It's about seeing people for who they are
not what they have. Most of all, it's about choosing to use your life to touch someone else's in a way that could never have been
achieved otherwise. These choices are what's life about.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them come about through encouragement from someone else.

To everyone na may problems: just hang in there. all the problems that u have are the things that will make u a better and stronger person someday... ingits ako sa inyo...



I also learned a lot from this. Thank you.


~Reflect on this!~

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

Reflection. haha, alam ko yan ah... hihihi.
btw, ur welcome. thankx rin pala...

lestat. pass nalang ako dyan...


.

Keep Smilin' :)

[!]

makulit, i should have known. u never told me.

[Webstool]

argh. i'm 5'1" as well, but with a big difference: I'M A GUY!!! sure, being vertically challenged is an insecurity which affects both sexes, but for a 19 yr-old guy, it's much, much worse. girls can make up a few inches by wearing high shoes and thick "takongs" and stuff, but seeing a guy in pumps would look pretty bad. sorry, i mean REALLY bad. sure, all of you can go on and on abt personality, and how height doesn't really matter, but the sad fact is that it does, especially in a world wherein everybody is culturally-bred to believe that a guy should be taller than his partner. love is what counts, i hear you start to say? sure it does, but the insecurities will always be there. short girls will have less problems bcoz guys taller than them will be in abundance, but guys like me will find compatible girls to be much more limited. and i'm not just talking abt girls my height or an inch shorter. high heels and thick takongs are in every girl's wardrobe so being an inch taller wouldn't really be an advantage when girls wear these kinds of shoes. even if i do find someone who is taller and who'll love me no matter what my height, other people would still be just as subjective, ppl we don't know will look at us with raised eyebrows because that, sadly, is how life really is. someone posted that to look taller, one must hang out with shorter ppl. this just proves my point that height really is a big insecurity, bcoz now i'm supposed to choose my friends on the basis of height? my, what a cruel world. sometimes i just want to curse god and rue him for the day he dreamt of genetics.

[Ira]

Welcome to PEx, webstool.

Well, 5'1" for a male is short, I agree--it does bring a lot of insecurities and disadvantages; but in the first place, why would you want to be friends (or whatnot) with people who discriminate against you on such a trivial issue as height? Opinions of people such as these are not worth a single centavo, in my opinion. Don't waste a moment's thought on them, and be happy with what you have. :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

well said doc ira. :)

webstool, welcome to PEx. i know how u feel. its hard being "short", especially when ur friends tease of bec of it. but, what can we do, we're built that way. don't blame God for it, maybe He got something better in store for us. be optimistic. :)

haay naku! lahat pala tayo 5'1. magsama-sama nga tayo.

[abraqkadabra]

c_chip cute ka naman e kahit medyo vertically challenged.. kita na kita e..

wangkangmakulit ok lang yan for a girl.. pero for a guy kakainins talaga yan... webstool

meron bang Eb ang mg 5'1??

[This message has been edited by abraqkadabra (edited 02-03-2000).]

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

abraqkadabra , 5'1 ka rin ba? mag sama-sama nga tayo...

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

doc ira, i lost 7lbs.
so 100 pounds nalang ako... pano na yun, if i kept losing weight, how can i grow taller?

[Ira]

If you lose too much weight, you will stop growing taller. This is a physiologic response to malnutrition.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

ganon? so ibig sabihin malnourished na ako?
shucks! dream ko pa naman maging 5'8... :(

[wAgKaNgMaKuLoT]

ako 5'2" 105 lbs...ok ba yan, ira?
sis makulit...did u go on a diet?
ganong katagal bago nawala 7 lbs?
...days, weeks or months? sobra ba
physically active mo? aerobics, etc.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

hi ate kulot...
actually, yes i was on a diet (take note: was).
why? bec my mom wants me to, she thinks im too fat... but i'll stop now...
anyways, it took 2 weeks. no rice, bawal uminom ng cold water, fruits and vegetables lang... no eating after 6pm. tapos exersice.
what exercise? akyat ng hadgan pauwi sa bahay imbes na mag elevator (e pang 7th floor pa naman kami... kakapagod!), lakad pauwi ang papunta sa school, jumping rope ng 300 jumps a day, bending ng 100 times a day... whew!

[This message has been edited by wAgKaNgMaKuLiT (edited 02-06-2000).]

[Ira]

By too much weight I mean a sudden drop in pounds over a short period of time, such that you're seriously underweight. You usually just see this in anorexia nervosa.

Kulot: That's about right--medyo underweight na nga eh. You're on the borderline underweight na. :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

no connection ba? grabe! im gonna kill my mom. sabi niya nakakataba raw...

doc ira, under weight naba ako? o tama lang?

btw, lagi pa akong puyat... so ang bilis pumayat...

[clone]

Hey, look who I found here...the sisters Kulit and Kulot. How are you, girls? Where is the other other sis...the messy one? ;)

Anyway, that is an interesting weight-loss diet, Kulit. What does drinking cold water have anything to do with losing weight? I don't see the correlation....Ira? Help!

[Ira]

Nope, no connection between cold water and losing weight.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLoT]

naku! under pa pala ako...kala ko
tama lang..thanx, dr. ira... :)

sis kulot: grabe ka pala..ehehehe!
alam ko kung bakit ka lagi puyat..
pex and tp...tama ba?... :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

uuy hde ah! siguro tv pwede pa. hehehe

[Ira]

At 5'2", your ideal weight should be around 108-143 pounds. You're 105 lbs., which is a bit underweight, but it's not so bad naman. Some scales consider your weight normal for your height.

[Lonely Boy]

I am a little late with my post but here is my advice to short people: accept what God gives you. He loves even the short ones.

[gwapa]

AMEN to that lonelyboy :)

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

maliit rin kayo lonelyboy and gwapa?
hahaha... mag sama sama nga tayong lahat. :D

[YosiBoy]

tol, sundin mo 'tong payo ko, siguradong tatangkad ka - BAR NONE!

1. Itigil ang bisyo
2. Matulog sa tamang oras
3. Uminom ka ng maraming gatas, yung kulay puti.
4. Tigil-tigilan muna ang pag-aano.. hmm..you know what I mean ;)
5. try mo magsuot ng sapatos na mataas na takon... sigurado yun.

hmm...

[Lonely Boy]

wAgKaNgMaKuLiT, my problem is not height. I am almost 6 footer (5'11 1/2"). Ang problema ko masyado akong pangit. Di na nga ako madalas tumitingin sa mirror...baka matakot lang ako eh.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

Lonely Boy, hde naman siguro no... over naman yun... uy... penge ng ilan inches... wish ko sana 5'8 ako... 7 inches to go... haaaay... :(

YosiBoy, grabe! effective yun suggestion no. 5 mo... hahaha... 3 inches in 2 seconds... hehehe... galing mo doc... ;)

[RöttenMind]

oh, guys.. kung pwede lang talaga kong magbigay ng few inches... baka naubusan na kayo.. ;)

before i hate it when i grew more inches.. and well i wish tumigil na siya sa 5'10.. :o

well, advice lang.. accept nyo na lang.. just like what lonely boy said.. di lang naman sa height yun eh.. ;)

[acridmouth]

Sigh. I'm already 16, but I look like 12 with my age. I stand 4'10 flat. Is there anyway, I can get any taller? Are growthballs advisable? Sure, I feel okay with my height. But sometimes, I have this desire to be 5'4 or 5'5 (nangarap pa eh =) ).

[Ira]

Hello acridmouth, we had this exact topic before...you can check the questions and answers about height (or lack thereof :) ) at this link:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=22045

[tRiStAn]

:confused:

[Ira]

Sorry, there is still no scientific discovery about that. :) The drugs they're hawking in the TV ads are just snakeoils.

There is a lengthy discussion about this on this link: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=22045

[sean_97]

the food you eat and the environment you are in may, in my opinion affect your growth though, archeologists would attribute the size (length/diameter ata) of the human bones they dig up to the they way they live and the food they eat. ergo, the healthier the food you eat and the cleaner you live would help in your growth. tama ba doc?

[Ira]

Healthy living makes one reach the maximum height potential his genes allow. But you can only work with what you have--in this case, since tRiStAn is already past his early high school stage, a move to another environment and healthy living isn't going to help.

[Eina]

I don't know if this is mentioned in the other thread but I've read about a certain operation. They cut the bones in your legs and insert screws which are adjusted little by little. I don't remember exactly how many centimeters you can gain. It involves quite a bit of pain and you'll have to use a wheelchair for about a year. I think you have to be less than 5 feet for you to be allowed to have it done.

[This message has been edited by Eina (edited 05-12-2000).]

[Ira]

I think surgery for height correction is a little drastic. That procedure is not really accepted in the medical communities yet. The limb-lengthening procedure involves cutting the bone with a mallet and chisel, pulling the bones apart with a crank, inserting metal pins to the bone, then attaching these pins to an outside frame. It takes several months to recuperate, and you're wearing the frame in most of those months. Let's not forget the quite significant scars on your limbs, too. I believe this procedure is only done in cases of dwarfism (unano talaga) and people with bone deformities.

[Eina]

I read about it in a Swedish magazine which may explain why the height limit is set at 5 feet. :D

[Ismayli]

Doc Ira: Ouch!! even if i'm that small nde na din siguro if it'll hurt and scar me that much http://www.pinoyexchange.com/bleh.gif

pero re: the stuff they sell on tv...snakeoil? really?

[Ira]

Yup. Snakeoil, all of them. :) There has not yet been any invention nor discovery in the medical world that will add even 1 centimeter to your height. Height, like a lot of physical traits we have, is genetically predetermined. No amount of growth balls, As Seen On TV goods, or pseudo-hormones is going to change that.

[hotstuff]

okey lang ba sa guy *** 5'5''and may pag-asa pa bang tumangkad pag 19 na? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/girl.gif

[hotstuff]

okey na ba sa guy *** 5'5'' and may pag-asa pa bang tumangkad pag 19 na? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/girl.gif

[Vic Sotto & the Poponuts]

Damnit, pano ako male, tapos payatot tapos 5'6 lang ata, kaya wala pang gf, may pag-asa pa ba, dont reply kung wala na ha!!!! plz nakakadisappoint eh :(

[m_i_c_o_y]

having sex 3x a day!!! will grow u taller!!! they said!

[tar-heelz]

friend is asking.... what if ur going 18? How can you grow taller?

[Ira]

Guys and girls, you can not make yourselves any taller whatever you do than what your genes have assigned your heights to be, sorry.

[CLaiRe_ChiLL]

Ahhmm Doc Ira may nakita akong ads sa home tv shopping, yung Zenith Grow dinidikit lang sya sa batok then iinom lang ng supplement eekk eekk yata yon then after a month or two may progress na daw, so totoo ba yong ana-advertise nila? Well nagbabaka-sakali lang....

[Ira]

I've seen that ad, too. Don't waste your money on that. It doesn't work.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

CLaiRe_ChiLL,

daming mga ganyang products sa home tv shopping lately... iba ibang labels pa pero pampatangkad raw lahat... sabi ng iba hde raw effective... pero nakaka tempt parin no?

.

:D :D :D

[CLaiRe_ChiLL]

Originally posted by wAgKaNgMaKuLiT:

CLaiRe_ChiLL,

daming mga ganyang products sa home tv shopping lately... iba ibang labels pa pero pampatangkad raw lahat... sabi ng iba hde raw effective... pero nakaka tempt parin no?

.

:D :D :D

oo nga talagang nakaka tempt omorder... kaya nga super tanong agad ako dito kung okey ba yon..... kainis, ala na talaga kong pag-asang tumamangkad pa kahit ilang inches lang :( huhuhuhu http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

pareho lang tayo... *sigh*


.

:D :D :D

[ingenuesjon]

hey peep! question nakakapandak ba ang paginom?

[ingenuesjon]

hey peep! question nakakapandak ba ang paginom?

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

nakakapandak?
e diba di naman nag de decrease ang height natin?


.

:D :D :D

[aNGeLiCioUs]

do those growth clinics work? my mom told me about those before and she even mentioned a surgical way to increase growth.. like injecting certain enzymes in your spinal cord (endo-blahbla) :confused: i'm already 20, 5'1 <-ShoRtY huH?! but started my period early and im still an irregular :( my bros are TALL i'm guessin it might be my genes coz the ladies in my fam tree are short while the guys are really tall. anywayz i still wanna REEAAAALLY grow taller coz i wanted to be a model.. :*)

any hope for me?

[Ira]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, aNGeLiCioUs, but I'm afraid there's not really a big chance that you'll grow significantly taller in the future. Don't waste your money on "clinics" and "medications" which claim to add to your height--they're b.s. Everyone of us is limited by the dictates of our genetic inheritance with regard to height, and nothing in the near future is going to change that.

[pobre]

My mom is 5' and my dad is 5'2". None of my brothers and sisters are taller than 5'4". I am 5'10".
Ngayon nagdududa ako... ampon lang siguro ako.

[powerpup]

Pampatangkad beyond 21?
I say this ad sa Panorama magazine that touts using stretching exercises that are supposed to make you taller by at least an inch or more. Di siya drug therapy.
Noong mga 13 ako, pinainom ako ng tien tsit at ginseng extract mula sa chinese drugstore, tastes terrible but I guess it worked, from 5'5 naging 5'10 na ako when I was 16.
WEll, it matters too that you walk and feel tall, being too self conscious about your height won't change things, pero changing your attitude and the way you carry yourself works wonders, di naman lahat ng ballet dancers matangkad pero the way they dance they look larger than life.

[palacio_a]

sometimes there are also other instances na lumalaki pa kahit na matanda na kaso this is rare...

pag-below 18 ka take a lot of calcuim para ma-reach mo full growth potential.

[powerpup]

You know what? When you get up in the morning, you are taller by an inch. That is because you are all stretched out and relaxed on bed, provided you lie down straight and flat on your back. A physical therapist friend said to maximize and make this permanent, you can suspend your body from a high chin-up bar and hang like that for about 5 to minutes. :-)

[Ira]

Originally posted by powerpup
A physical therapist friend said to maximize and make this permanent, you can suspend your body from a high chin-up bar and hang like that for about 5 to minutes. :-)

Not really true. You may stretch your spine's ligaments and intervertebral discs longer for a while if you're hanging on a chin-up bar, but once you're back on the floor, gravity works by pushing these ligaments and discs downwards, flattening these parts to their regular density, and you're back to the height you started.

[isle of view]

may i ask.. what's the ideal weight for a 5'5 or 5'6 girl?

[dizzyr]

Originally posted by Ira
Since you're only 15, chances are you have a few inches of growing up left. .

As for GHs.... You'll have excessively large hands, feet, and jaw. Your forehead is going to stick out. Your teeth are going to be widely spaced. Your skin will be coarse and oily. :)


waGkaNgMakulit, use growth hormone, with the above after effect in mind, if to begin with you have hands, feet and jaws that are too small, and if your forehead is too recessed back, and if your teeth are too crowded in your jaws, and you skin too dry and thin. ;)

i saw the stats you posted about your family member's heights. you did not mention the height of your panedero.

[terry ilaes]

Originally posted by dizzyr
you did not mention the height of your panedero.

dang! love your sense of humour d.:bungi:

[dizzyr]

hi t.

oops sorry, out of thread.

[Don Herrington]

I am 6'2" tall. I am constantly banging my head in jeepneys, buses, siting curnched up with my knees in my face even in taxis, almost unable to breath with my legs cramping. I once had a nail from an overhanging sari sari store roof stick in my head. That was painful and could have been serious. Once a cord strung across the sidewalk on Jones almost took my head off and did a job on my neck. These are not isolated instances and only a couple of many.

The Philippines and the world is not made for people over six feet tall and 5'10 a better height that 6'2" I promise you. Tall has been made popular by US movies, like light skin: all hype. Tall girls in the States often walk humped over afraid they will scare away the shorter men they like. The light skinned people in the States are always staying out in the sun to get brown, and getting sun cancer from it as they grow older. Taking growth homones is just as dangerous and foolish.

Men often like short women better than tall ones, especially if they are short themselves. Even though I am tall I like small women more than tall ones, but it is really not an important consideration for me. I do like an attractive girls and believe that all have their beauty like different flowers. I love roses but orchids are nice too.

Most men, are almost always totally consumed by looks, so small can be better if the rest of the package is nice. Good posture is the key. Good posture and a smile can do wonders. And as Doc said, being small increases the male pool women can pick from.

Women on the other hand, are generally more concerned with personality, the man's ability to relate to them and listen to them, just to listen, not to solve problems. And of course they want someone who can support them if not financially, emotionally. Height does not affect these qualities. No woman wants a tall drunk, wife beater or standby by choice unless she has some emotional problems too.

All "short" men need to know is that height does not count and have the self confidence to approach that tall girl, or short one with confidence and sincerity. Ogie Alcasid has that kind of confidence and it is all that is needed. But don't spurn the short girl. If she has the other qualities you seek she may make you a lot happier. Personallity does count.

Best regards,
Don
Cebu

[anwarlorenzo]

what an excellent remark *sniff*

:)




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[MaricarPF]

How young are you? Usually, a child takes after his/her mom's/dad's characteristics so somehow, you're destined to be that tall nalang. But sleeping is a big factor that can boost your height if you're young, say in the early teen years. And also, I heard that vitamin B1, B6, B12 helps.

[cuzz]

i'm 5'4" and i really, really want to grow taller because i want to do ramp modelling. :(

[gladys]

i guess tall is in. i'm barely 5'8" and i still want to grow taller...at least hanggang 5'10". i do a lot of stretching exercises like the pilates workout i learned from cosmo. i don't know if it's psychological or what, but i think i've gained a few inches since i started it. btw, i'm 19.

[bubsy]

cuzz hey there! ako din gusto ko pang tumangkad so i can easily qualify sa mga go-sees for ramp modelling. i'm keeping fingers crossed for both of us! ;)

[ingenuesjon]

what if ang work na gustong mo pasukan may height requirement, paano na yun?

one time, i tried to screen for a modelling agency and i didnt make dahil im not in the average height. im only 5'5 and the average height for guys are 5'11. diba nakakadepressed. but the lighter side im only 16, so may chances pa ba akong tumangkad ng 5'11.

anyway para magmukhang matangkad,i exercise everyday to look lean and firm. luckily it worked nagmukha nmn akong matangkad.

bsta need to grow more!

[SuGaRbAb3]

hi feefs :) hehehe ako rin i wanted to be taller inggit ako sa mga friends kong matatangkad eh ;) paano ba talaga tumangkad? ano ba kailangan gawin or inumin? kse pandakekok ako eh gusto kong tumangkad ng mga 5'7 or 5'8 :D hehehehe :p

[Ira]

I've said it over and over again in this thread, and I'll say it again. If your genes are programmed to make you 5'4", no amount of medications will turn you into a 6'2" person. There is nothing you can do or you can take to make you taller.

[SuGaRbAb3]

ngek :p height ko nga eh di nga umabot ng 5'4 eh 5'1 lang nga ako eh :) thats why i wanted to get taller :)

[meleagant8]

doc ira or any here...

may nkta ako sa tv kanina...

zenith grow...

pang patangkad...

ayos lang ba ito?

i wanna grow tall kasi...

wala bang masama dito?

i think almost 3 thou siya....

[batang uliran]

You should find your answers in this previous thread:

Want to grow taller? (http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=22045)

[aina_angel]

doc ira, im only 17 and height ko is 5'1 lang. weight ko naman is
101-107 lbs. normal lang ba iyon? and i really want to lose weight. hindi ko ksi alam kung itong nasa body ko eh baby fats lang ba o fats na talaga. and i really want to lose some fats sa tighs and hips and arms ko. what exercise or ways can u suggest? thanks!

[Ira]

You aren't overweight. It's probably just that you lack exercise, so your muscles aren't defined. Exercise regularly like swimming, walking, jogging, or biking to hone your muscles.

[paulsky]

maybe you guys ought to put up a club for small people...

then organized an EB...sama si Doc Ira dapat!!!

just a thought lang....

p.s. lamang lang ng isang inch si Doc Ira sa akin eh! talo ako! hehehe! :glee:

[real_madrid]

elo im 20 and standing at 5"6" and a half...but i still wanna grow taller...can i still grow taller? how?
thanks

[real_madrid]

in addition to what ive said...bout being 5"6" and a half tall....my weight is 125 lbs...and i really think that's too much ....want to reduce my weight to 110 lbs. HOW?? thanks

[Ira]

Please go through this thread and the weight loss threads. I have answered your questions already. And please, keep the questions within the topic. The topic is about height gain, not weight loss.

[numlock]

Do those "grow taller" products on home tv shopping programs actually work?

[kenshin91313]

We were told that the epiphyseal plates of the bones close by the age of 18 or 21. After that, there is no more bone growth. But I haven't read any recent data on the effects of medications on bone growth after epiphyseal plate closure...

[eyedoc]

kenshin91313 is right regarding stoppage of bone growth at 18 (females) and 21 (males). As a general rule, take the home TV shopping products with a grain of salt.

BTW, just a reminder: Rules of the Forum
5. Please don't ask about cosmetic brands or "As Seen On TV" goods. They aren't under the realm of medicine, and with most, if not all, of the "medical" products being sold on TV, they don't do what they're purported to do. If you want to open a thread about the products sold on TV, post them in Travel and Lifestyles.

[mysticpaladin]

So pwede pa akong tumangkad? I'm only 18...

[Shinobi]

18 din ako, pero hinde pa rin ako content sa 6'1, sana umabot pa ako nang 6'4,.

totoo ba na hinde na tatangkad pag nag bodybuilding. :(

[eyedoc]

You could still have some growth after 18, esp. if you're male, but don't expect the kind of growth that you see when you were younger. Mabagal na after puberty.

As far as I know, bodybuilding does not have any influence on your vertical bone growth.

[mysticpaladin]

Originally posted by eyedoc
You could still have some growth after 18, esp. if you're male, but don't expect the kind of growth that you see when you were younger. Mabagal na after puberty.

As far as I know, bodybuilding does not have any influence on your vertical bone growth.

I see. Are 2 inches a little too much? Should I just hope for an inch?

[red_patric]

i'm 5'5" tall (or should i say small?!) and already in my mid-20's. my height actually didn't pose as a problem to me before until my 2 younger brothers have grown to 5'9" and even 5'11" -- that's why i figured that this couldn't be hereditary.

any doc in the house who could tell me if there's still a chance that i could grow taller or is there a drug (which is relatively safe) that i can take to end this "big-small" problem of mine? thank you very much. :depressed:

[marlax]

sorry to say that....your epiphyseal plate that is responsible for the longitudinal growth of your long bones are already closed once you reach the age of 21 (at maximum)...so ur at mid20s....might as well accept that your bones have reached its maturity.

5'5"...ok lang yan....pero for guys....it's the boarderline para matawag na "maliit" i think.

for the meds u r askin...u ask ur physician na lang
but i have seen commercials abt increasing in height for abt 2-4 inches if i can remember it right.... u will put a small pad over ur spine for the whole night...on ur nape area..then drink a tablet...after a month or two...ul be 2"- 4" taller. i dont know if they're still promoting it... it think it's effective!

what i can say more is...instead of drinking alcoholic beverages...u drink milk.....for stronger bones :D


:D :D

[sweetblue5584]

totoo ba talaga na sa kakainom mo ng kape ndi ka tutubo?

i know it's a funny question pero hope someone will answer it as 'seriously' as possible. thank you po!

[red_patric]

Originally posted by marlax
sorry to say that....your epiphyseal plate that is responsible for the longitudinal growth of your long bones are already closed once you reach the age of 21 (at maximum)...so ur at mid20s....might as well accept that your bones have reached its maturity.

5'5"...ok lang yan....pero for guys....it's the boarderline para matawag na "maliit" i think.

for the meds u r askin...u ask ur physician na lang
but i have seen commercials abt increasing in height for abt 2-4 inches if i can remember it right.... u will put a small pad over ur spine for the whole night...on ur nape area..then drink a tablet...after a month or two...ul be 2"- 4" taller. i dont know if they're still promoting it... it think it's effective!

what i can say more is...instead of drinking alcoholic beverages...u drink milk.....for stronger bones :D


:D :D
thanks for the advise marlax. maybe you're talking about zenith grow (not sure if i got that right). it's worth a shot i guess! i also heard of some medicine that's being sold in binondo which they say can actually increase your height to at least 2"-3". any idea where i can find that place?

[tostitos]

heyy.. so you mean totoo **** yang zenith growth?! m a girl and small nga ako.. hehhe..
18 nako.. and turning 19 next yr... may chance pa naman ata dba?!

eh i heard naman kasi.. na she tried zenith growth.. tumangkad nga ***.. kaso humaba neck niya..

kwento lang saken yan ng friend ko ah... dunno if its true.. hehe!

[eyedoc]

I'm sorry to say that at your age, it's pretty hard to hope for a height increase. I do not know of any scientifically proven medicine that can increase your height.

[EverAfter]

If you want, you can do stretching exercises. But that's only to straighten your spine.

:spinstar:

[x_roads]

i think that zenith growth's not that effective (pero di ko pa naman nasusubukan.) kasi i have a friend na *** pinsan niya, gumamit. e wala naman daw epekto kasi di pa rin naman daw 2mankad. badtrip ng raw kasi nagsayang lang daw siya ng pera.pero ndi ko rin alam sa iba kung tumalab. siguro tatalab din sa iba.

[great_escape]

hay life sucks if you're short ako nga 5ft 1 or 2in lang ako. and i'm a girl. ****! i've tried this growth medicine on tv before and it didn;'t work P2500 down the drain. consult a doctor kaya. i read an advertisment there's this clinic in binondo that guarantees 1-3 in. increase in height. forgot the name of the clinic though. pero feeling ko mahal yun. nakakainis nga kasi my younger siblings are alot taller than i am.

[tostitos]

san ba yang binondo na yan?! sobrang desperate na **** ako.. knina kaya i called up metro tv..

ang mahal...

2980 bucks which is good for 15 days.. ahh zenith grow ito.. hehe mya kasi maconfuse kyo kung nu yung pinagsasabi ko eh.. hehe

tas i asked if how fast can i see the effect... sabi.. for my age.. (i'm turning 19 next yr) dapat daw 2 months.. so mejo mahal dba?! mga 4 boxes of zenith grow yung bibilhin ko?! tas dun palang magstastart tumangkad?! dba?! la lang...

proven n tested daw...

[sweet_angel79]

safe ba yan?

[Ira]

Eyedoc's said it already, and I'll say it again--there is presently nothing in the market medically that will make anyone taller. If you want to try whatever they're selling on TV/print or in Quiapo, go ahead, but be warned that you're just wasting your money.

[great_escape]

Tostitos, the place is called YJL Beauty CLinic or something. Fine, I'll give you the address when I get hold of it. It guarantees 1-3 inches taller or your money back. I don't know if it is effective because I haven;t tried it, but since it has a money back guarantee...ok di ba? The advertisment is usually found in MOD or Women's magazine. Check it out.

[tostitos]

great_escape : heyyy! nahanap mo na?! ***?! tingin mo ba tatry mo!?? naku... time is running... hehehe.. bka tumanda na tyo ng tumanda.. hehehe!

[mysticpaladin]

Bone extensions could be your answer. It's a procedure done by doctors to correct uneven leg growth, but it can also be done to add a few inches to your height. The catch? It's an expensive procedure and you have to be in stilts for a considerable amount of time.

[alemrac]

i saw this ad on tv... gordon height or cordon height or something like that... you attach these things to your feet when you sleep... it supposedly releases waves which stimulate your pituitary gland, which releases these hormones which make you grow. does anyone know if it really works?? just curious...

i heard pilates can make you taller... well, not exactly, but i heard it'll fix your posture so you'll stand up straighter (and taller)

:hippie:

[mysticpaladin]

Wear lots of black ;p
Magingat lang sa mga ipinapalabas sa Metro TV shopping ha... lalo na yung mga 'guaranteed height gain' blah blah.

Masakit sa bulsa ang 3000 na wala namang epekto sa height.

[great_escape]

oo wag kayong makinig sa mga metro tv commercials. Naloko na ako ng mga yun. I bought heightening pills from there woth P3000 and it didn't work. And for their new product, yung nilalagay sa paa, ******** yun sigurado. isipin mo nagmamasahe ka lang paa.

[mysticpaladin]

Originally posted by great_escape
oo wag kayong makinig sa mga metro tv commercials. Naloko na ako ng mga yun. I bought heightening pills from there woth P3000 and it didn't work. And for their new product, yung nilalagay sa paa, ******** yun sigurado. isipin mo nagmamasahe ka lang paa.

If you listen closely to the narrator (of the feet massaging thingie), palaging ang sinasabi niya 'can, might, may', you know, the words that connote uncertainty, it's as if it's saying 'wala kayong habol pag di gumana...hindi naman guaranteed and results ah...listen again to what we were saying'. :)

[tostitos]

awww... :( i guess d na **** ako tatangkad...

[cgcaldo]

Just want to ask all the pexers here..kung paano o ano ba ang paraan para madagdagan ang height ng isang tao..well, personally i'm 5'7" tall kapag suot ko yong shoes ko na may heels, pero in bare foot, nasa 5'6.5" lang ako. I tried taking some medicine na pampatangkad, medyo may konting epekto..kaya lang nagstop na ako kasi medyo may kamahalan..

kayo ano ba ang sekreto nyo? share naman...

[HerSheys]

oo nga pano nga ba? :bungi:

[kulantro]

unless your not yet 21, malamang hanggang jan ka na lang.. ginawa ko na lahat pero hanggang 5'3" lang talaga ang kaya :glee:

[irv]

I heard that some people have gained an inch or two from doing Pilates workouts. I don't know how kasi sa pagkaalam ko your bones stop growing after a certain age. Siguro kasi nacocorrect niya ang posture ng tao?

[Dunedain]

Not sure if this will work for anyone but somehow it did for me. Extend those morning stretches. Usually when we wake up in the mornings, we stretch like cats (sort of) and that's it. Tapos na. I do several stretches that lasts for half an hour or so every single day. For how long? Since childhood I suppose. Already in my mid-30s, but last time I measured myself (barefoot), I was 6'1" in 1999, and around 6 or so months ago, I turned up to be 6'2.5". It's up to you if you wish to do the same thing. It's free and it just eats up 30 or so minutes of your time in the mornings.

[cgcaldo]

Originally posted by Dunedain
Not sure if this will work for anyone but somehow it did for me. Extend those morning stretches. Usually when we wake up in the mornings, we stretch like cats (sort of) and that's it. Tapos na. I do several stretches that lasts for half an hour or so every single day. For how long? Since childhood I suppose. Already in my mid-30s, but last time I measured myself (barefoot), I was 6'1" in 1999, and around 6 or so months ago, I turned up to be 6'2.5". It's up to you if you wish to do the same thing. It's free and it just eats up 30 or so minutes of your time in the mornings.

wow!!! how i wish na may ganyan din akong height...anyway question ulit...possible ba sa edad kong 25 na tumangkad pa? at totoo rin ba yong mga commercial sa mga tv ads?

[danicalstix]

uminom kayo ng milk tapos magbasketball kayo or some sports that can stretch u ahahaha...

[cgcaldo]

:drinker:

:drink2:

[bronze_freak]

I Must....I Must....I Must..... :glee::rotfl:

[toma_grl]

nung bata pa ako, uso *** star rice(rice na hinaluan ng star margarine.) Kahit di ko trip ang lasa, kumakain ako 'non para kasi daw pampatangkad yun...effective nga. :D :p

[Ira]

How old are you and are you male or female? How tall are your parents?

[AimmEMaN]

dinadaan ko na lang sa heels.. hehehe...

[SoPh|st]

you can still add couple of inches to your height for sure. sounds too good to be true huh? impossible? nah. men of science agree that growth can continue (not until until puberty) but until the age of 40.
Two scientific reasons are:
1. The physiological curvatures of the spine, and
2. The expansibility of the invertebral cartilages of the spine.

So you wanna add couple of inches to your growth? The best way to do so is STRETCHING EXERCISES every morning and before you go to bed. second, try to get at least 9 or 10 hours of sleep a day (ugh!:P). plenty of sleep is needed to increase your height, it gives the spine the chance to stretch and straighten. it also relieves the intervertebral fibro-cartilages from pressure. SLEEP FLAT ON YOUR BACK, dont sleep curled in bed. Third, eat plenty of protein foods...

of course this needs time...but if you want instant result here are some hints on how to look taller:
1. wear clothers with vertical stripes
2. backcombing hairstyle
3. some uses elevators - these are pieces of rubber especially constructed to be adjusted into the base of shoes
4.always carry your head high.
5. always stand, sit,walk and think tall
6. aside from the stretching, do the tip toe exercies - this will stretch your body and improve your posture...

well..hope this work for yah!
goodluck :D :)

[Ira]

I really wouldn't trust Ernie Baron if I were you. He's a fraud.

[helenez]

gusto ko ring tumangkad :D

i heard that you'd grow taller if you swing your leg back and forth. ewan ko lang kung effective. i dont do this stretching exercise kase.

[Ira]

Height is dictated purely by genes. There is absolutely nothing here anyone can do or take to make themselves taller, short of surgery.

[tammers]

hi doc ira, its my first time here... just want to know if you know someone here in the philippines who offers hormonal growth injections... my brother is kinda short and my dad heard of this while nsa states sya.. he wants to know if meron na dito and if ever saan...

thanks in advance

[Ira]

How old is your brother, and how tall are your parents and other siblings?

[bjmanabat]

why not use growth hormone via mouth spray? it's cheaper and safer to use. i just don't know if it's already available here. i know you can buy it at singapore and malaysia. as for the injectables i know bioceutical company from vancouver canada is distributing it.

[jtan]

growth hormone via mouth spray? what'st hat?

[hugs]

Originally posted by SoPh|st

of course this needs time...but if you want instant result here are some hints on how to look taller:
1. wear clothers with vertical stripes
2. backcombing hairstyle
3. some uses elevators - these are pieces of rubber especially constructed to be adjusted into the base of shoes
4.always carry your head high.
5. always stand, sit,walk and think tall
6. aside from the stretching, do the tip toe exercies - this will stretch your body and improve your posture...

question: what do you mean by number 2? and number 6? how do you do the tip toe exercise? stand on your tip toes for a couple of minutes?

my friend told me that there are gyms offering stretching programs..is that true?

[tammers]

my brother is 18.. turning 19.. he's like 4'10'' amd i am 5'11''
my mom has the same size with my brother and my dad is 5'8''.

my dad wants to add even just a few inches for my brother...

please let me know kung meron na dto ng growth hormones

[Ira]

Yup, there are growth hormones, BUT since your brother is already in his late teens, there may be other metabolic problems that have gone undetected. He cannot and should not be given growth hormones without the supervision of an endocrinologist because it can cause many undesirable side effects. Not everyone who is vertically challenged should be given this. You'll have to know whether there is a pituitary gland problem with your brother, whether there are other endocrine problems that are going on, and whether your brother's epiphyseal growth plates are already fused, which would mean he cannot take the growth hormone anymore. The growth hormone injections are usually given in younger age groups, not when you're nearly 20. There are a lot of workups that need to be done, and for your brother's wellbeing, he should be brought to an endocrinologist. If it's found out that he isn't a candidate for medical therapy anymore, there is still a surgical option, which can be done at St. Luke's.

[bjmanabat]

Originally posted by jtan
growth hormone via mouth spray? what'st hat?

you read it right! actually this is a fad in malaysia and singapore a year ago. i just don't know how popular it is now. it is also available in capsule form but the distributors themselves encourage more the use of mouth spray as its absorption is better. this growth hormones are actually extracts from a nut tree in south america. anyway in our country, most doctors don't recommend it either they are afraid of the possible side effects or they just don't have knowledge about the products. you see in our pharmacology and even endocrine subjects the physiology and effects of this hormone is the one being emphasized. the actual products in the market are seldom or not discussed at all.

[tostitos]

oh my.. you know someone who tried this na?

[tammers]

thanks doc ira,
but may i ask if you know any clinic that offers growth hormones *** ma pa check *** brother ko kung pede pa sya...

[tammers]

or where can i find a endocrinologist...

and can you tell me more about the surgical option...
thanks

[bagel]

doc ira, may i ask how the surgical option is done?

[Ira]

tammers: The endocrinologist will order the lab tests like growth hormone levels, etc. All you have to do is to bring your brother to see a doctor. As for endocrinologists, what hospital would your brother prefer to follow up?

For surgical option, they will cut the leg bone in half and put a steel rod between it.

[jtan]

has anyone here used growth hormone for anti aging purpose?

[bjmanabat]

actually in singapore, canada and malaysia (i don't know in other countries) it is really marketed as an anti aging product. to me its a misnomer because it doesn't actually prevent aging but slows down the process. some of the benefits "they claim" to our body includes: better memory, good sleep, increase libido, increase body resistance, increase endurance, good skin complexion and elasticity, increase muscle mass......(can't remember the others, i think its around 12-14 benefits). there are actual testimonials in singapore about its effectiveness but we can't actually verify its authenticity. for all you know they are in a way connected or paid by the company. there are however no reported side effects on its clinical trial in malaysia and singapore (that's why the government allowed it to be marketed without restrictions).

[jtan]

i did some research on it, you can increase your growth hormone by doing vigorous exercise... i don't know though whether they are enough to get the benefits you mentioned.

[bjmanabat]

you are right the secretion of growth hormones increases on regular exercise. not only that exercise is good for your heart, blood circulation and it increases your muscle mass and endurance. also having a "good sleep" regularly, increases the secretion of growth hormones.

[blue_fusion20]

well, there's this operation you can take. it breaks the bones of the legs in 2 places. then you'll kave to wear leg braces for about a year to stretch the broken bones (kasi new bone tissue or whatever will grow). after the procedure (plus excruciating months of therapy) you would've added 6 or more inches to yer height. yun nga lang, the whole thing's extremely expensive. my other friend naman was telling me this variant of the said procedure. instead of growing new bone tissue, you fill-in the broken gaps with a bonelike substance.

mas bagay nga lang yung operation to people who don't have that long-legged look to them. para natural pa din tignan after the operation. :)

i think 500K yung price ng opearation e. umaabot ata 2M pag kasama yung drugs, therapy, etc.

[CoolCucumber]

how about growth hormones? yung injectible? meron na atang approved ng US government daw? how safe is this?

[Ira]

Growth hormone is only given to children who are abnormally short and who have not reached mid-adolescence yet. If your bones are already thoroughly fused, it will not help. You'll only end up looking like the late Andre the Giant develop life-threatening problems.

[Chase_Meridian]

I just notice that younger generation are getting taller and taller than the older generation. I am a bit taller than guys my age, but I notice that there are now a lot younger guys who are taller than me. Does it have something to do with those infant formulas?

[Ira]

It is due to a better and more balanced nutrition during childhood compared to previous generations' diets. It's not the milk alone. Milk does not contain any magic formula, and even if you take gallons of milk daily, you will not grow to your maximal height if you don't eat right.

[Chase_Meridian]

Thanks. Now I realized the importance of eating right as early as childhood. I could've been a six-footer now had I not indulged in too much hotdogs and other junk as a kid.

[RöttenMind]

i need to know..

last time i checked my height, it was 5'10, that was when i was 18.. now parang nahahabol ko na bro ko who stands 6'1.. :bonkself:

im turning 22 next year.. and i stopped checkng my height na..

what age ba nagstop?! sabi ng dad ko, 18 years old.. but according to my mom, after daw magkaroon ng menstruation.. (the thing is, 5'5 lang ako when i had my period.. )

.. pero tumangkad pa rin ako..

sa genes ba sya?! or iba-iba talaga sa bawat tao?

thanks. :)

[Ira]

Usually, females reach their maximal growth at 16 with some variability. If you're 19, it's very unlikely that you'll grow anymore.

[faaip_de_oiad]

ok, I'm not really that short (5'10") but I'm not exactly that tall. I just wanted to know if the epiphyseal plate can be re-opened and be induced to elongate again after the growth spurt during puberty has ended?

I've seen the operations they do on midgets and from what I understand, they attached screws along the bone shaft and increase the distance between the pieces as the new bone matrix forms. I don't think they do anything with the epiphyseal plates though.

Not that i want to have this done on me... but who knows, it might be a good physiology research topic. hehe :glee:

[Sayeesha]

Interesting question... Alam ko yung concept na ginagawang ganiyan sa mga midget is not the plate itself..... parang nagiiwan lang ng gap sufficient enough for the bones to reproduce calcium in that area, much like the way the bones would do when broken or fractured...

[faaip_de_oiad]

Sayeesha: onga, napanood ko ata sa Ripley's at sa GATACCA. hehe :D



ang dami ko ng ibang med students na tinanong nito pero iniiwasan nilang sagutin ng diretso. so yan, sa duktor na talga ako lumapit. hehe

[Ira]

Once the cartilagenous tissue is replaced by bone tissue, you cannot induce it to going back to cartilage again even if you reopen the area. You're right--the Illizarov technique, which is the surgical technique you're referring to, works through the principle of distraction osteogenesis, i.e., you make the bone longer through callus and subsequent bone formation in the created gap.

[bellatrix]

Hi Doc Ira; I was hoping you could answer my question.

I'm 14 years old, turning 15 in August, and as of now, I am 5" tall. Yung lahi po ng dad ko, short sila, di gaanong tall. Sa side naman ng nanay ko, matatangkad naman. Unfortunately, namana ko yung genes ng dad ko...in short, hindi ako matangkad. I know I have mga two to three years left to gain more height. Tatangkad pa kaya ako? Paano ako tatangkad?

Chubby po kasi ako eh, saka hindi rin sobrang athletic. If I get involved in sports, mase-stretch kaya ang limbs ko? Two years ago, nagsi-swimming ako, at from 4'8" naging 4'11" ako. Lately kasi di kami lumalabas often, saka mostly busy ako with schoolwork and other activities, so di na ako nakakapag-swimming. Basta, mostly sedentary ang lifestyle ko. Di ako masyadong nag-eexercise. Tuwing summer, nagte-treadmill ako at least 3-5 times a week, mga 30-45 minutes, pero kapag may pasok, madalas nakaupo ako. May alam po ba kayong stretching exercises and such? Someone suggested that I try Pilates. Effective kaya?

Binibigyan din ako ng mga Chinese herb pills. Actually, I don't want to take them, pero pinipilit ako eh. Natatakot kasi ako baka may side effects...so far, wala naman, pero I doubt na may effect naman yun sa akin. Kaya lang, yung iba ko namang kaklase, sabi, may effect naman. Ako...natatakot ako---paano kung may unfavorable ingredients silang nilalagay? Do you recommend these pills? I highly doubt they can help make me grow taller.

As for my sleeping habits... I sleep at around 11-12 o' clock. Tuwing summer, I get up at 10-11 am. Kung may summer classes, mga 7-8, tapos kung may pasok, mga 5:30 am. Does the amount of sleep affect your height?

Sorry for asking something that I know has been posted before; pero I couldn't get sufficient answers from previous posts I've found.

[Ira]

At what age did you get your first menstrual period?

[bellatrix]

I got my first period at the age of 12.

[Ira]

You may probably still grow taller, but odds are against a big growth spurt. Probably 1-2 more inches at most, if at all.

[jaeze]

a doctor told me that some people go to an endocrinologist para mapatangkad ang children nila. u might want to try consulting one...

[Ira]

An endocrinologist can only help to some extent children who are abnormally short. If you're her age, it's too late. 5' is not considered a dwarf and there's no medical indication to give her any medication.

[cgcaldo]

hello to all, binuhay ko lang ulit tong thread na to, as i find it very interesting...

keep on posting.

[pinay24]

One reason why tayong mga Pinoy ay di matangkad dahil kulang tayo sa calcium intake specially during childhood & a good balance meal.
If we take milk it is in the form of powder **** which is not good & we don't seemed to eat cheese kasi mahal sa atin.
Really milk does help a lot. Our neighbor's son is 15-as tall as 5'9".

Anybody here tried toasted bread with melted cheese? Sarap talaga.

[cgcaldo]

pinay24: true ka, mukhang kapos tayong mga pinoy sa calcium intake, i notice na ang mga european at mga american kasama na sa meal nila ang gatas at mga food na mayaman sa calcium...if i can turned back the time, sana nagdemand ako ng husto sa parents ko ng mga ganoong pagkain, kaya ngayon heto umaasa pa rin kahit papano na tumangkad at nagbabakasakali na kahit sa age ko n ito madagdagan pa.

but for sure there still hope, as i notice na humahaba naman ang mga limbs ko, basta proper stretching , diet and good habit lifestyle.

[phoenix14]

well, this might help..

I sleep a lot especially nung college ako, siguro 5 '1 lang ako dat time. Pero I sleep 13 hours a day nun until last year. I realized na I was getting taller, kasi now 5'4 na ko. Recently, may some sort of family reunion kami.. everybody recognized the difference sa height ko.

I can't think of any other reason beside dun sa tulog ko, i really don't drink milk and I really don't like cheese.. in short, kulang din calcium intake ko, pero I grew pa din.

By the way, my parents are not that tall..

[TaoLangPo]

Pilates really is a miracle! ok here's my little brother's story...
he was once 5'9 tall (high-school days) then he enrolled in a Pilates class for like 8 months or so, now in his college fourth year level, he is now 5'11 tall... i was amazed. now some talent scouts are encouraging him to be a ramp model. coz the minimum height of a male model is 5'10.

[orangef1]

sa genes na ata yun. kung maliit parents niyo, ganun an rin kayo. tinanggap ko na yung kapalaran ko eh. hehehe. :)

[cybernaut]

i dont know if stretching really works. gymnasts stretch all the time, but their not very tall. but i guess if you start stretching since you were a kid, it would help a lot. if you have kids, you should really let them engage in physical sports.

will taking calcium supplements be effective?! sa mga chinese drugstores ba may mga binebentang growth products?!

[tomtom]

how about those ads shown in Taiwan TV Shopping, yung "Stand Hight." yun talaga ang spelling nya.

bale merong tsinelas na may bumps tapos ipaplug sa isang device. maggegenerate daw ng waves to stimulate and open the "plates" of the leg bones. tapos may cream na ipapahid to aid in stretching the muscles. yung mga subjects tumangkad talaga.

wala lang. nakwento lang. :)

[eyedoc]

TaoLangPo -- Your brother was and is still growing. If I assume correctly, he's in his early 20's. A man's height reaches its maximum at age 25.

tomtom -- I think the home tv shopping products are a lot of hype. No scientific basis whatsoever.

[mysticpaladin]

tomtom: it's very easy to alter before & after pictures / videos especially on TV. I'd say take it with a grain of salt.

[Saint_Reborn]

Hi!
May I know what stretching exercises would you recommend if ever totoo nga na you'd grow an inch or two if you do these everyday?

I'm 5'10" by the way. :D

[cgcaldo]

bump

[sixmiles]

vitamin J :D

[floreno]

^^ Parang totoo yang Vitamin J na yan..... :D

Well anyway...Me nagsabi sa akin na stimulate your growth hormones by wearing slippers na may rough edges or better yet daw....maglagay ng Corn or Bean seed sa may hintututro ng paa para mapressurized yung part na yun...(nandoon daw yung growth hormones natin)

[wandawoman]

Originally posted by tomtom
how about those ads shown in Taiwan TV Shopping, yung "Stand Hight." yun talaga ang spelling nya.

bale merong tsinelas na may bumps tapos ipaplug sa isang device. maggegenerate daw ng waves to stimulate and open the "plates" of the leg bones. tapos may cream na ipapahid to aid in stretching the muscles. yung mga subjects tumangkad talaga.

wala lang. nakwento lang. :)

madala k ngang nakikita ang ad nito sa home tv shopping....
kaya lang *** effect dun sa mga sample nila eh parang nagiging long legged, tapos hndi proportion *** body sa haba ng legs....
just in case may naka-pag-try na sa inyo feel free to comment para malaman ntin kung effective nga....

[k8daLate]

I read in an MSN article that Rebecca Romjin (ex Stamos) did Pilates when she was 23 years old... She grew 2 additional inches since then... I think she used the Pilates machines...

[cgcaldo]

Can anyone suggest any site where there any pilates routine? i think there's something with pilates that contribute in height growth.

[zacharaiolsen]

:depressed: IM TURNING 20 SA SEPT THIS YR. IM 5'3" TALL. NORMAL **** ANG HEIGHT NG BOTH SIDE OF MY PARENTS' LAHI. ITS NORMG! MAY ITSURA P **** RAW AKO HEHEAL FOR MY SISTERS TO BE SHORT CUZ THEIR LADIES.. PERO AKO?? NAKAKA WALA KC NG SELF ESTEEM PAG LAHAT NG TAO MAS MATANGKAD SA IYO. TAPOS PAGDATING KO RITO SA ESTADOS UNIDOS, WAAAHHH!!!! ANG HIRAP MAKA-SCORE!

NASUBUKAN KO NA *** ZENITH GROWTH, TAPOS YUNG HEIGHT INCREASE SESSIONS SA BINONDO, TAPOS DI TUMALAB YUNG GROWTH BALLS S MGA UTOL KO.TULUNGAN NYO NAMAN AKO PLS, ANO P BNG EPEKTIBNONG PARAAN???? AYOKONG MAWALAN NG PAG ASA!!!! :naughty2:

[zetia]

are your parents tall? genes play an important role in bone maturity..

[banshe1981]

^ try mo napanood ko kay Ernie baron b4, pindot pindotin yung sides ng big toe...may nerve endings daw dun na konektado sa pituitary gland(???)..ah basta, yung part ng brain na nagsesecrete ng growth hormone...maari daw ma-stimulate para tumaas ng mga few inchs...
di ko alam kung effective pero tried it b4 nung curious pako..parang tumaas ako ng 1/2 "

[smilewarrior]

Sadly, once you turn 20, the only way for you to grow any taller is to have an orthodopedic surgeon stretch your legs through distraction osteogenesis screws like the ones used in the movie Gattaca.

We all experience what are termed as Growth spurts, which are periods of accelerated growth. It's during puberty wherein our body "grows" the fastest. Sadly, after puberty, growth goes steadily downhill.

After puberty, the "soft parts" of the long bones of our body such as those of the legs are either almost fused or nearly fused. When this happens, you'll most likely be as tall as you could ever be.

There is someone for everyone. Someday you'll find the right person for you, someone who'll accept you for all that you are. Till then, keep your chin up and never slouch while walking or sitting.

All things come to those who wait. A time for everything..everything in it's own time.

[faaip_de_oiad]

try getting an xray of your long bones. if the epiphyseal plates are closed, sorry na. Hopefully youll be reincarnated as a giraffe.

[LucT]

Though your chances are slim. Keep your hopes up!

Try taking Cherifer PGM 10-22, get enough night sleep and stretch like hell every morning. Though I'm over my growth spurt I've managed to grow a half inch taller! I cannot say if the same will happen to you though, but heck, what have you got to lose ?

Good Luck-o !

[thirdeye]

Nasa genes na yan. You are stuck with that height. Huwag ka nang gagastos para sa mga heightening products, para sa mga madaling maloko lang yan. Bakit sa tingin mo hindi available ang Zenith Growth at Cherifer sa US at Canada? Kasi wala silang proof na totoo ang claims nila. Kahit mas relax na ang FDA regulation ngayon, hindi pa rin nila kayang pumasa. Kung effective ang heightening products, bakit ang millionaryo si Tom Cruise stuck pa rin sa 5'7"?

You need to focus your energy into something you can become, not something can't become. It's an unreachable goal that will make you miserable all your life. A short doctor gets more girls than a tall guy who flips burger for a living. Just date shorter girls. There's a lot of short and cute vietnamese girl in the US.

There's a surgical procedure in China that will make you maybe 6 inch taller. This involves sawing your leg bone, extending it with a brace everytime your bone heals. It takes a year for full recovery and it's very painful. It leaves nasty scars too.

[l•)]

may nakita ako pampahaba ng leeg... kalimutan ko nga lang yung name

[blakedaddy]

genetics, diet and lifestyle will help determine that.

[mrtwenty1]

there is this chinese medicine called "tien tsit" it can help increase production of male hormones and growth. many have tried and if it suites you it can help make you grow taller.

[bits_of_cachie]

^ try mo napanood ko kay Ernie baron b4, pindot pindotin yung sides ng big toe...may nerve endings daw dun na konektado sa pituitary gland(???)..ah basta, yung part ng brain na nagsesecrete ng growth hormone...maari daw ma-stimulate para tumaas ng mga few inchs...
di ko alam kung effective pero tried it b4 nung curious pako..parang tumaas ako ng 1/2 "


helow! :wave: question po, sa sides ba ng big toe po ba un? or sa ilalim **** ng big toe?

[wonwon]

^ to be specific, sa ilalim ng big toe sa side na malapit sa next toe...

[nymph tonks]

KUNG GUSTO MO TALAGANG TUMANKAD, WALA NA YATANG IBANG PARAAN KUNG HINDI YUNG SINASABI NI THIRDEYE. GARANTISADONG TATANGKAD KA. PERO IYON EH KUNG WILLING KA BANG GUMASTOS NG MALAKING HALAGA...

:lol: @ faiip

[giggles05]

^ to be specific, sa ilalim ng big toe sa side na malapit sa next toe...

where can i get services like that? sa reflexologist right? you know anyone good? thanks! ;)

[thundercats]

may inaadvertise sa home tv shopping, made in japan daw. tsinelas na nagstimulate ng growth hormones. may nakagamit na ba nito dito and effective ba?

[giggles05]

may inaadvertise sa home tv shopping, made in japan daw. tsinelas na nagstimulate ng growth hormones. may nakagamit na ba nito dito and effective ba?


yeah, i tried that too. along with the slippers may cream din na kasama. i grew half an inch but after maubos yung cream di ko na uli nagamit medyo expensive kasi yung cream its around P900 eh and plus i didnt have enough time to do that twice a day..
if your interested i'll sell you the slippers.. *okay*