The human body is full of fascinating facts that also include the science behind growing tall, which will surely leave you agape. Human development is usually controlled by growth hormones and genetics hence there is no magic that can alter this in any period of time.

There are two major proven periods of life that humans grow very rapidly. The first period being when you are born and usually lasts up to six months. The second period is during your early teen years. A human body fact is that your head stops growing earlier than the rest of your body.

Here is a compilation of captivating facts that honestly depict the scientific truth behind growing tall, with no gimmicks associated by industries preying on people with low self esteem regarding their short height.

Why We Growing Tall

You might feel insecure about your height but there is basically nothing you can do about this. The reasons why you are a certain height are majorly because of;

Genetics

Genetics plays a major role in determining our eventual height. If you have short parents, you are likely to inherit their short height characteristics, though your taller grandparents can influence your gene formation and grant you a height greater than that of your birth parents.

The second scenario is if one of your parents is shorter than the other, your height gene can be inherited from either parent thus determining your eventual height.

Hormones

There are a myriad of hormones that contribute towards growing tall produced in a number of glands in varied quantities depending on the individuals. Girls tend to grow faster but their maximum height is reached at 18 years. Boys grow taller at a slower pace but they continue increasing in height even after their 18^th birthday.

Why We Stop Growing Tall

Eventually everything in our bodies has to come to a halt and height is not an exception. We stop growing tall by our early 20s mainly because;

The thymus gland that overwhelmingly contributes towards growth gradually shrinks as you approach puberty and into adulthood. The stimulation of growth eventually reduces and your growth halts.

The major glands that contribute towards growth like the thyroid and pituitary gland stop working towards increasing your height by reducing the production of growth hormones.

Growing Tall Gracefully

The quest for finding the right height is greatly influenced by our self esteem. The portrayal of tall men as being physically appealing has had many people duped into experimenting with extreme ways of increasing their height by companies trying to scam people into buying there magic pill, drugs, therapy and surgical procedures.  So take care of your body.

We all have our self esteem issues especially those that involve our weight and height, and just like the weight industry that has catapulted over the years, vulture industries have started preying on those who have major self esteem issues concerning their shortness with a number of uncontrolled height increase scams available on the market.

Though many understand that height is genetically acquired, their desperation leads them directly into dubious and unhealthy height increase scams, which will either land them in a hospital bed or increase the magnitude of their self esteem with every failure.

Before making any rash decision, critically consider the authenticity of any procedure, drug, therapy, supplements and numerous other height increase scams because the consequences are much greater than your esteem issues.

Hypnotism to increase height scam

Come on! Really! You supposed to be hypnotized by a hypnotherapist to make you think you are growing taller. “I think therefore I am” sound all great, but there no proof that anybody ever increase theirs height because of it.

Magnetic insoles and Insoles that are 1-2 inch thick

Some shoe store will sell these 1-2 inch think insoles. You’ll put it in 1 of your pair of shoe and it makes you look taller. Well this is not really a scam, but pretending to be tall is just as bad.  Magnetic insoles are just as bad. There no scientific proof that these insoles help you grow taller.

Height Increasing Herbal and Drugs

There is absolutely no medicine in the scientific world that will magically alter your height. Do not be fooled by the appealing adverts, because they only toy with your emotional status at that time, why else would you land on such a site if your intentions are not to increase height.  There are a bunch of companies out there claiming to have these magic pills, but it all b.s.

So be careful out there and take care of your body.