How to grow taller?

Philippines
September 14, 2012 10:18am CST
I am 22 years old. I still wanted to grow taller. What should I do? Do you know anything about how to grow taller?
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11 responses
@koopharper (7489)
• Canada
14 Sep 12
I think you're out of luck on this one. I have only heard of a few cases where anyone grew substantially taller after age 22. Better idea is just to take good care of yourself physically and work within the body you were blessed with.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
I think I can still grow. Have you tried some of those height enhancing medication? Do they work?
• Canada
16 Sep 12
Never took anything to try and grow taller. I was told growing up that playing basketball would make me taller. They predicted I would grow to six foot ten. I'm six foot five a little bit taller than my brothers who never played basketball. I have a cousin who is seven foot two. He never played basketball either. Good nutrition and good exercise growing up will no doubt help you grow taller than your parents but outside of that I don't believe we have much control.
• Philippines
16 Sep 12
Thank for sharing. I think for me 6 foot 5 is a little tall for me. Just about 6 feet would be my ideal height.
@romzee (937)
• Philippines
14 Sep 12
Hi friend! It is certain the you are past of your growing age, but good and healthy living might give you some inches more, like drinking milk and adding calcium and vitamins to your diet. Lot of exercise, plenty of water and good sleep not only might help you in your goal to grow taller but will make healthier.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
Yeah. I say there is minimal chance that I will be able to grow much taller with this age. The common response would be to add more calcium to the body and more sleep. But is there a secret thing you can do to increase your height?
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
I still hope that I can get taller. Do exercise, drink milk, and get a lot of sleep.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Sep 12
Besides drinking the milk and having a good sleep, having the sports has a big effect on growing taller. Especially swimming and playing basketball. These two sports will be so helpful to grow taller. I love China
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
What made you say that these two sports are good for height increasing?
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
there are medicines in the market that promises they can still make you grow taller despite the fact that your past the adolescent stage where you acquire all those height! My friend, tried those vitamins, Cherifer PGM (sold in the Philippines) and it worked on him! But he was only 20 at that time.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
I also tried cherifer when I was under 20. It only gave me a few inches after taking it for more than a year.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Sep 12
Hi,friend I think doing more exercies will be helpful to grow taller. My nephew was short and fat when he was in middle scool. But now he is taller and not that fat as he often played basketball in high school. I think most boys like playing ballgames, you can try it.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
Yeah. Play basketball once in a while. Thanks for the response. What type of exercises should I do?
@tech40 (23128)
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
Same here., I want to grow taller, but I dont believe in some news something like "Drink this medicine it will help you to grow faster" LOL., Instead of wasting you're money buying those kinds of LOLing medicine., it's better to tried doing some Excercise, Stretching, drink some milk, etc
• Philippines
16 Sep 12
Yeah. I have forgotten to exercise and do some stretching now. I have to make it a habit to stretch once I go to sleep and wake up in the morning. And also drink some milk.
• India
14 Sep 12
BY the image of yours, i feel you play basket ball which ia a good way of increasing height. Another way is to try out badminton. These two games have helped me increasing height. My friends also said me that having regular pull ups and cycling helps in increasing the height. I think should try these methods and it would surely work out.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
Yeah. Thanks for the advice. Some of my friends actually said also that playing basketball can increase the height. I don't know why but it works because most of the people are tall. I should do pull ups too. I want to know why these things make you taller.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
14 Sep 12
oh I think I have not heard growth at 22. How tall are your parents?? somethings can not be changed. if your parents are short then it may be genetic and that is why you might be short. don't just take medication to grow taller when it is not possible because it will have an adverse effect on your body. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
Some say it is genetics, but some say it's just nutrition. I think both can work together for you to be taller. I am still hoping I can grow a few more inches. I know there is a secret to that, that's why I opened the topic here in mylot.
@paulli3 (312)
• China
14 Sep 12
i also want to grow taller, the key is to exercise more and drink more milk, it is helpful to grow fatter and you will find you are becoming taller if you insist, and keeping a good mood is also important, be confident, confidence makes people look taller and it will make you believe yourself and you have more possibility to grow taller, good luck!
• Philippines
14 Sep 12
Thank you for the response. Like in particular, what kind of exercise must I perform?
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
14 Sep 12
Increasing height is based on proper diet, enough rest, regular exercise, and genetics. With genetics, you cannot really change your genetics; when it comes to your body's growth in height, the human growth hormone (HGH) is primarily responsible for helping you grow. Although research indicates that your HGH levels are mostly active during your adolescent years, it is somewhat active during adult years. Everyone is different with their HGH levels. Generally, men stop growing between ages of 21-25 with some guys either earlier or later than the age range. Women tend to stop growing around 18-21. But I could be wrong about my age estimations of men and women's growth because I am just basing it off things I heard from others. While there are pills that claim to increase your HGH levels, I would suggest you help your HGH levels be naturally active with the things I mentioned about diet, sleep, and exercise. Regarding the foods, just try looking about foods that is mentioned with helping HGH. That might be a good place for you to start for having a proper diet.
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
Yeah. I think that's all you can do. Do the basic stuffs like rest, exercise and diet. Yeah. I need to consume food with HGH levels. What foods do you know that has strong HGH levels?
• Cyprus
14 Sep 12
I don't know if you can grow taller I think at 22 you're going to stay the height you are at, but that's not a bad thing:)
• Philippines
14 Sep 12
I still wanted to grow more inches because I think it can bring me confidence and success. Hopefully I can find ways to grow taller.