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Increase In Height. Are There Supplements Or Diets To Increase? Will Height Increase After Puberty?

hello i'll be straight to the topic.I'm a male,23yrs,5.9.5" almost close to 5'10".I wanted to know if theres anyway i could grow 1.5-2" or not?I've researched a lots of sites and saw many supplements,books which claim to increase substantiating height even for adults in 6-8 months.I know human don't grow after their bones end fuse and only way to grow is lizarov limb lengthening surgery.But i just want to grow 1.5-2 more inches and lots of people still believe that streching,eating balanced diet and good sleep can still make you 1 or 2 inches tall after puberty.Doctors say that there's no point of streching since bones are not like spring that will elongate due to gravitational force.But do tell me if thats true why do our height increase after a long sleep almost 1 cm or more.May be becoz of the spine gets relaxed from the gravitational pull and the joints in it streches a little bit.so i'd ask if those exercises and puberty can still make my spine grow or not after puberty and if it is permanent or not.One more question: also plz tell me if due to lack of nutrition,sleep and exercise if i had not achieved my maximum growth in puberty can i still make that up after puberty by compensating those factors now and grow to my maximum genetics-determined height?
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Welcome to HCM.
Bone ends get fused at age of puberty,so there is no chance to increase height after it.Height is determined by your genes but during growing period supplements are helpful to get it more.
You can continue stretching exercise and good balance diet and all supplement.
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Increase In Height. Are There Supplements Or Diets To Increase? Will Height Increase After Puberty?

Welcome to HCM. Bone ends get fused at age of puberty,so there is no chance to increase height after it.Height is determined by your genes but during growing period supplements are helpful to get it more. You can continue stretching exercise and good balance diet and all supplement.