Is it still possible for me to grow at 15?

I'm 15 years old, can I still grow taller?

• I'm a 15 year old girl (well 15 in a week) and I'm only 5 ft tall! D: My mom is 5'3'' and my dad is 5'6''. I can't get a lot of exercise because my teacher assigns everyone a lot of homework. I'm wondering if I can still grow taller. I got my period really early (5th grade -_-) and I haven't been growing much. It's so annoying to see all my friends growing taller than me and little me has always been shorter than everyone else. I don't take vitamins because I end up forgetting lol. Can I still grow taller? I stretch my legs everyday as well.

• Answer:

  Girls can grow until they are 16 - 18. You are likely to grow as tall as your mom, probably a bit taller than she is. To reach your full potential eat tryptophan rich foods... Tryptophan is a routine constituent of most protein-based foods or dietary proteins. It is particularly plentiful in chocolate, oats, dried dates, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, red meat, eggs, fish, poultry, sesame, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, spirulina, and peanuts. Tryptophan is an amino acid that is converted to serotonin, which increases HGH (Human Growth Hormone) during sleep. And that's about it. You will grow as tall and as quickly as your genes dictate. Fixed for ever at the moment of conception. All that can disrupt this is severe illness or severe malnutrition in childhood.