Health Mythology – Does Exercise Make Me Gain Height?
When you were growing up, you were always told by your parents to eat vitamin-rich foods to get stronger and healthier. Now that you’re an adult and you seldom ask for your parents’ advice, where do you go for tips on how to gain height? Most likely it’s either your friendly doctor or, if you don’t have the luxury of money, the internet. Many websites will offer you quick tips on how to grow taller. Most of them claim that exercise is one of the most effective ways. You might want to check and do some research. Since you already are online, consult Mister Google again and you’ll find out that exercise, though healthy for the body, will not help you increase height at an adult age. You might wonder why. Let’s do a short recap of your bones’ growth process. At birth, flexible cartilages and our connective tissues make up the major portion of our bones. As we grow, these cartilages fuse and eventually form into solid bones. During puberty, growth plates that are located on the ends of our
