Is it possible to increase height after 20?

India
August 2, 2012 11:00am CST
I often hear people saying that boys grow till the age of 21 and girls grow till 18. But i haven't registered any growth in since past 2 years, currently i am 20. What do you think regarding the results and legitimacy of height increment products available in the market? Are they specious? I started some stretching exercises to increase my height can you suggest me something that works or helps?
11 responses
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
3 Aug 12
Hi, I always believe that you can still grow taller even if you've reached the age of 20, and stretching would be one great way to increase it because stretching is very essential in increasing height naturally since stretching produces lactate which is an important factor in making the production of the growth hormone active. When the growth hormone levels of the body are increase, this will make the body's cartilages thicker and the density levels of the bone which results to height gain. Combining a right diet and the stretching exercises will even be more effective. I think I disagree on usng products that are out in the market for it can only harm your body as time passes. Drinking medicines can also harm your kidney so just go for a natural and healthy way. Happy mylotting:)
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
3 Aug 12
Hi Havocspark, Thank you for picking my post as best response. Actually by the age of 30we have spent most our their lives with fairly high levels of human growth hormone and these Growth Hormone is responsible for growth during childhood, and as an effect to these even if our HGH levels remained at the level of a 25 year-old, we would continue to experience the effects of aging, but those effects would be greatly reduced until we reached a very advanced age. So I think as we progress in our age we growth will be as harder as we think because knowing that if you increase age height will decrease because of bone degeneration. Just maintain a healthy lifestyle..I guess that would help a lot.. Have a great day ahead:)
• India
3 Aug 12
Thanks for sharing the information regarding the functionality of growth hormone. But is it true that the secretion of growth hormone stops at 20? Anyways all i can do is put effort with an optimistic setup of mind and be happy with whatever result I end at. :)
@paulli3 (312)
• China
3 Aug 12
it is possible to increase heright after 20. man can increse herght untill 21 even 23. but you don't have to use some height increment peoduct, just drink more milk and take more exercise. hold on and maybe you will be higher. don't worry that when you could be higher just relax and keep a good mood, you will
• India
3 Aug 12
Yeah, I need to relax myself a bit, cause it is gonna be a slow and steady process. I got to accept the fact that nothing is gonna produce magical result in a day or two. So, patience is the key. Thanks for the tip.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
2 Aug 12
there are products in the market that claim that it increases height but I don't think so it is true. It is just marketing tricks as I take it. You better be the way you are because if your parents are short then it is genetic and you can't do anything about it. This is my personal understanding.
• India
2 Aug 12
I agree with you regarding the market products. But the fact that disturbs me is that, both my mother and father are tall 5'7 and 5'10 , my grandfather too is around 6 feet tall. And i am just 5'6 :(
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
3 Aug 12
affirmatively, i will say yes. my sister is the living evidence for she was once so short compared to her recent height now and to say that she was 25 years old that time when she was taking a medicine that helped her gain few more inch to her height. it really works to her. well, even not so tall, at least a she grew more taller than her original height. she intake the medicine once in a day. but for how long of medication, i am not just certain about it. drink milk rich in calcium and eat green leafy vegetables to help you grow. and they said sleeping habit have something to do with it. but sometimes genes is genes, or maybe you need to solicit some advices from someone who experienced same thing like you. :)
@Axai2012 (371)
2 Aug 12
Most people has reached the full development of bones between those ages that you have mentioned. But don't fret, there are still ways that can help you look taller by having the proper diet. Foods rich in calcium and protein. calcium for bones and protein to make muscles leaner with exercise these muscles become firmer making you look taller. Stretching exercises and hanging exercises. Cycling, running and swimming are exercises that increase release of growth hormones that are responsible for growth. Good luck on your quest to become taller. What is your height by the way?
• India
2 Aug 12
thanks a lot for your advice. I have started concentrating hard on my diet especially the protein part. Currently my height is 5'6 and I do proper at the gym along with stretching exercises and cycling. Whey Protein is a part of my daily diet.
@rafefan (10)
• China
3 Aug 12
everybody is unique, no matter you are tall or short. It is possible to increase height after 20.An old saying goes that man cannot grow after 30, you are only 20, so you still have chance to grow. eating pig bone is a good way to increase height, in my 15 to 18, i was growing from 160cm to 180cm, this is my experience.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
3 Aug 12
There isn't anything you can take or do to make yourself taller unless you break your bones and let them heal. That would hurt because you got to break your leg bones. You are born genetically with a height set and that is as tall as you are going to get.
• China
3 Aug 12
I hear someone have grown taller even after they have married and have kids.So growing age is not a absolutely conclusion,there has some personal situation under some mechanism.For the products say can help increase height,often they has some package of action theory,just distinguish them by your resloving.I thick stretching exercises can make some affect.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
2 Aug 12
Well first of all i would like to say that dont trust on the height increasing products available in the market. They are shown with huge promises on screen but the reality is something different. Secondly, i would suggest you to go for natural means like the stretching exercises, play sports like tennis or go for swimming. They will definitely help you a lot.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
3 Aug 12
You said you started some stretching exercises to increase your height, I think it may help to some extent, though it's not so obvious sometimes; at the same time, I think you needn't take that so seriously, to be happy with yourself is the most important thing, isn't that right?
3 Aug 12
Yes it may be possible but you need to take more proteins and vitamins.You should contact your doctor to take supplements for growth of height.There are also natural process and exercise but it take lot of time to show you its effects.