Wednesday, December 2, 2009

How To Grow Taller by Eating Healthy

By Brent Briceton

Do you want to growth tall the natural way? Don't be fooled by scams that claim that doing certain exercises can stretch your body and make you taller. Your bones are not taffy, after all, and such claims are preposterous. However, by altering your diet and how you dress, you can not only make yourself look taller, but prevent the height changes that often occur with old age.

It might not be obvious to everybody, but how one dresses will affect how tall he looks.

For example, wearing khakis with a dark purple shirt may sound stylish, but it actually makes you look shorter, as the contrasting colors bring attention to your middle. Instead, wearing black pants and a black turtleneck will create a taller appearance. Similarly, pinstriped pants or stockings can make your legs look considerably longer.

Your shoes are also important in helping you grow tall. It's obvious that wearing shoes with heels or insoles will make you look taller, but did you know that by wearing strappy sandals, you can actually make yourself look shorter?

By wearing bulkier shoes, such as boots, clogs, or tennis shoes, you make your feet look bigger, which, strangely enough, enhances your height.

Your posture and diet also have drastic effects on not only whether or not you grow tall, but your health as well. By maintaining proper posture, spine straight, shoulders back, chin held high, you not only look taller, but you are preventing many of the aches and pains that occur with poor posture as well.

Your diet should be rich in calcium, amino acids and healthy calories. These will keep your bones and body healthy. For example, calcium will help prevent many bone problems and diseases. Ensuring your bones are healthy will do you well as you age. You will be able to prevent your bones from deteriorating as you age.

Exercises can help in your quest to grow and look tall. If you are going through puberty, regular exercise helps make your bones healthy. It also helps enhance the growth spurts that you experience on these times.

If you are older, by being slim and fit will help in looking taller.

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