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17 Year Old, Taking I Arginine And I Ornithine To Increase Height. Can I Increase Height To 4 Inch By This? Suggestions?

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I a 17 year old boy who would like to increase his height. I've been supplementing with l-arginine and l-ornithine because I read somewhere that it can increase you hgh levels by up to 700%. I've been doing it for 4 weeks now and I've seen an increase of 1cm. Can I increase it further by up to 4 inches using this method? What would I need to do in addition to get faster results? By the way, I have also been doing stretching to grow taller 3 times daily.
Sat, 29 Jun 2013
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Hi thanks for using HCM.

Growing taller depends on heridity mainly and then your nutrition and work (exercise). If your epiphysis (present at the end of long bones) has fused then growing taller is not possible naturally.
You are supplementing with protein rich food and mean time ask him to do lot of stretching exercises (not muscle building) like swimming, cycling etc. This will definately help in growing taller if his epiphysis has not fused. Even proper sleep is required as growth hormone is released more during night. So early morning sleep is required. Hope I answered your question. Wish you good health. Take care.

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Dr.Lohit
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17 Year Old, Taking I Arginine And I Ornithine To Increase Height. Can I Increase Height To 4 Inch By This? Suggestions?

Hi thanks for using HCM. Growing taller depends on heridity mainly and then your nutrition and work (exercise). If your epiphysis (present at the end of long bones) has fused then growing taller is not possible naturally. You are supplementing with protein rich food and mean time ask him to do lot of stretching exercises (not muscle building) like swimming, cycling etc. This will definately help in growing taller if his epiphysis has not fused. Even proper sleep is required as growth hormone is released more during night. So early morning sleep is required. Hope I answered your question. Wish you good health. Take care. Regards Dr.Lohit