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How tall Will I be?
Im 14, and Im 6 foot. My dad is 5'10 and mom is 5'5. I get ALOT of calcium (We live in a rural area, so milk is more abundant than soda pop) and Vitamin D, (Im not sure if those things are important, Bbut I hear that those 2 vitamins are key to growth) and Genetics arent in my favor. But I do have some great uncles that are 6'1. I hope to be 6'5, So how tall is your estimate, and Is there stuff to help at all Possibly sleeping without a pillow or maybe a certain excersise. Yoga. Well thanks.
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- ?Lv 77 years ago
You will probably peak at 6'4 at 18.
To grow taller plenty of protein, calcium, vitamin D and zinc all help.
To reach your potential height you need adequate sleep (from 8-10 hours per night), adequate calories and a normal healthy diet.
Plenty of protein from eggs, meat, poultry, sea food and dairy products helps as well as calcium from milk, cheese and other dairy products. You also need plenty of zinc from red meat, oysters, mussels, nuts and seeds and zinc fortified cereals such as Weetbix. Vitamin D3 via the Sun also helps.
Girls usually stop growing at 15 and in most cases any further height growth from 15-21 is insignificant but there are exceptions such as late bloomers.
Guys usually stop growing at 18 and in most cases any further height growth from 18-25 is insignificant but there are exceptions such as late bloomers.
Under eating and under sleeping can, to some extent, stunt your height growth. Exercise does not help your height growth and smoking can actually reduce your potential height by a whole inch.
You can see further tips in a web search for "how to grow taller naturally".
- ?Lv 47 years ago
There's nothing you can do to make yourself taller, but it sounds like genetics are definitely in your favor. Just because your parents aren't tall doesn't mean you haven't inherited your height from a relative several generations back. I once saw a picture in National Geographic of a young woman standing next to a picture of her great-grandmother when she was young. They were identical, like twins! Genetics are funny that way.
