Principle of Height Growth

  • Growth Plate

    The key factor affecting height.

    Located at both ends of all the bones in the body, it is continuously stimulated by growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to vertically divide and proliferate, generating new cartilage tissue.

    After the cartilage calcifies, it forms hard bone, causing the bones to lengthen and widen, which is the reason for continuous growth and height increase.

  • Developmental Stage

    The growth plates begin to shrink and close at a certain stage, determining height.

    Even with any stimulation from growth hormones or height enhancers, significant height increase cannot be achieved. Therefore, it is important to seize the golden period of growth and development.

    Golden growth period:

    • Males: approximately between 11 and 16 years old

    • Females: approximately between 10 and 14 years old

  • Regular Growth After Menstruation for Women

    The golden growth period for females is shorter than for males because the hormonal changes brought about by the menstrual cycle affect bone development.

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    Research shows that the year before a female's first menstruation is the most critical golden growth period. The growth hormones secreted by the body during this time promote rapid bone growth, resulting in a significant increase in height. After the first menstruation, the growth plates are influenced by estrogen, which accelerates bone healing, causing the bone tissue to become denser and harder. Once the growth plates fully close, the epiphyseal lines gradually fade, leading to slower or halted height growth.

Human Growth Hormone

Growth hormone (HGH) is a hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain. It primarily stimulates cells, bones, muscles, and organs to promote physical growth and development.

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Peak secretion times of growth hormone:

• From 9 PM to 1 AM the next day

• From 5 AM to 7 AM

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Growth hormone exerts its effects during deep sleep, so it is necessary to go to sleep about 60 minutes earlier to allow the body to enter a deep sleep state.

長高の方法

The golden time for growth happens only once. It's not too late even now!

Comprehensive Analysis of the Physiological Principles of Growing Taller

  • Food & Beverage

    Maintain a balanced diet in daily life, especially protein intake. Protein is composed of amino acids as its basic building blocks, serving as the raw material for bones and muscles, and supports height growth. Foods such as milk, eggs, lean meat, fish, legumes, and nuts contain a diverse range of amino acids.

  • Sports

    Medical research has confirmed that impact sports can promote the production of growth plate cells in bones and increase bone density, thus helping children's growth.

    Impact sports such as jumping, skipping rope, basketball, badminton, and running can exert certain pressure on the joints, causing the growth plates between bones to experience impact, stimulating bone cell proliferation and lengthening the growth plates.

  • ​Sleep

    The National Sleep Foundation of the United States once indicated that the period from 9 PM to 1 AM is when the most growth hormone is secreted, but growth hormone only takes effect when the body enters deep sleep. Therefore, children need to go to bed early to seize the golden opportunity for growth hormone secretion.