How To Get Taller?

How can I get taller? Can I get taller?

• Im turning 15 in a month and im only 5'2 and i really want to get to 5'8 at least... My mom is 5'4 and my dad 5'8 my grandfather is 6 feet tall and my aunt 5'8 and the rest of my family are kinda tall some are short obviously. But my mom says i wont get taller cause i had already started my period at a young age... I really need some help on how to get taller please!! Thank you :)

• Answer:

  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. 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. Too much junk sugar can reduce your HGH level as in item 40 in http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm You can see further tips in a web search for "how to grow taller naturally".