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How To Increase Height?

hello, my problem is that i am 4ft 10inches tall and i m 17. i would like to know if there are any changes of my growth and i haven't grown in the past 4 years.... i heard it depends on genetics.. and so my mother is 5 ft 1inch and my dad is 5 ft 7 inches...
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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There isnt any medication for increasing hight.. ther are many doctors who priscribe some medication for acelerating overall growth but there is no use of that cause though it increases growth rate but afterall final hight will remain same and will not change. So i would suggest not to take such medication.. final hight and growth rate both depend genetic. During puberty growth rate increase (also known as growth spurt) and it ocures between age of 17 to 22 or even later.. so hight and also overall growth can increase up to age 22 or 23 year..and your age is only 17 so no need to worry for you.. you should eat healthy food to meet requirments of increased growth rate.
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How To Increase Height?

There isnt any medication for increasing hight.. ther are many doctors who priscribe some medication for acelerating overall growth but there is no use of that cause though it increases growth rate but afterall final hight will remain same and will not change. So i would suggest not to take such medication.. final hight and growth rate both depend genetic. During puberty growth rate increase (also known as growth spurt) and it ocures between age of 17 to 22 or even later.. so hight and also overall growth can increase up to age 22 or 23 year..and your age is only 17 so no need to worry for you.. you should eat healthy food to meet requirments of increased growth rate.