How to Get Tall Faster

After the adolescent stage, it will be very hard to increase your growth rate. This is usually before the age of 16 in females and 25 in males, although these numbers are highly dependent on the individual and other variables. After this age, bone plates will fuse, making it almost impossible to grow taller. To ensure proper growth, adolescents need to make sure they are getting proper nutrients through their diet. Specialized exercises can also facilitate bone growth.

Instructions

Proper Nutrition

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  Take a daily multivitamin. The multivitamin will have traces of minerals that will help facilitate bone growth. It will also ensure that you will get vitamins that you may not be getting through your daily diet. Combine this approach with a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables, legumes and lean meats. A healthy body will ensure a proper foundation for growth.

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  Eat sardines and/or take a daily supplement of calcium and vitamin D. A can of sardines will have a large amount of calcium with natural traces of vitamin D. Bones facilitate calcium for optimal growth. Vitamin D will help your bones to efficiently absorb the calcium. Sardines are also packed with omega-3 fatty acids that will help increase bone growth, as well as ensure a healthy immune system.

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  Increase your intake of seeds. Pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds are packed with zinc. According to the "Journal of Tropical Pediatrics", zinc is a micro-mineral that facilitates bone growth and helps balance hormone levels.

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  Incorporate leafy greens as a regular part of your diet. This will provide a healthy amount of vitamins C, A and K. These vitamins are essential for proper bone growth and collagen synthesis.

Exercise

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  Perform jumping exercises on a daily basis to promote bone growth. Jumping jacks or jump-roping will stress your bones at the micro level, subsequently stimulating them. This will also increase your heart rate, provide a healthy form of exercise and boost the production of the humane growth hormone.

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  Incorporate stretching routines before and after your exercises. Stretching will prepare your muscle for exercise, as well as promote a lean body.

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  Practice yoga on a regular basis, which offers dynamic stretching. Yoga will encourage long, lean muscles as well as increase aerobic oxygen intake and decrease stress levels. Physiological stress can hinder the production of the human growth hormone in children, according to the "New England Journal of Medicine." Promoting a stress free environment will help regulate proper hormone levels.