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If you or your child is short in nature, then you are probably well aware of the emphasis our society puts on height. Unfortunately, children of shorter stature are often made to feel insecure and possibly depressed. This can have long term consequences and prevent them from being fully productive adults. It is only natural for you to want to grow taller, but it is important that you understand the reasons behind short statures.

While your genetics have the most control over how tall you will be, some people have additional circumstances that prevent them from growing taller. These circumstances occur during childhood, when your body grows most. Every person is unique and only your doctor, or your child’s pediatrician, can tell you the exact cause for your shorter stature. However, there are basically four reasons for limited growth, familial, constitutional growth delay, growth failure, and idiopathic short stature.

Your Familial history is the most common reason why you are as tall as you are. Familial height is decided solely by your genes. If you come from a shorter family, then you will probably end up as tall as your parents.

However, nutrition and medicine have advanced. Now there are ways for you to increase your height despite your Familial history. This includes eating the right diet, getting plenty of exercise, and sleep. Although there are some who would take artificial Human Growth Hormone, or HGH, this is not recommended in these cases. The best thing you can do for your body is to increase height naturally.

Constitutional Growth Delay is when normal growth does not occur at a young age. In these cases, growth occurs in adolescence and is very fast. This condition is normally found when a young child is significantly shorter than other children. When that child reaches adolescence, they begin to gain height quickly and reach an adult height that is similar to their parents. There is normally a family history of this kind of short stature.

Growth Failure is a symptom of a greater health problem. Typically, there are three problems that lead to this type of stunted growth. When your have a systemic disorder, this means that one of your body’s systems, like the nervous or cardiovascular systems, are not working correctly. When your endocrine system is preventing growth it means that your organs are failing to make or utilize the hormones and enzymes you need to gain height. When a fetus is harmed or developed incorrectly in the womb, a Congenital growth limitation may occur. There are certain conditions that are untreatable. Only your doctor can tell you how to overcome this type of short stature.

Finally, there is the unexplainable reason called Idiopathic Short Stature. Sometimes you can have no physical symptoms, no medical problems and yet your body does not grow taller. Everything may be fine, but your body just is not growing. This situation is uncommon, but it does happen. Scientist have yet to determine if administering HGH helps promote growth.

Once again, only a doctor can tell you exactly why you, or your child, are not growing taller. While administering HGH might be discussed, it will be better if you try to naturally grow by eating right, working out, and sleeping. Also, do not smoke because second hand smoke may stunts growth. However, once you know the fundamental reason for your shorter stature, you can work to improve your situation.

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