Ritalin Side Effects Include Stunted Growth In Children

by Hayden Carter

Ritalin Side Effects Include Stunted Growth In ChildrenTreatments for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) have long come under fire from critics concerned with giving otherwise healthy children daily doses of amphetamines, such is what is contained in the popularly prescribed drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall. While there are many other concerns with the safety and long-term side effects of these prescription drugs, a recent study suggests that Ritalin’s side effects include stunted growth in children, particularly children that begin taking the drug in preschool.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published the findings of a 70 week study that monitored the development of children taking Ritalin and found that due to factors that include, but are not limited to, decreased appetite, these children show slowed growth in height and weigh less than children not taking the drug or its generic counterparts.

The issue of over-prescribing children stimulant-based ADHD medication has been raising questions about the long-term mental and emotional effects of the drugs, but the possible physiological implications have largely been ignored.

The summary does state that “The possibility of growth retardation resulting from stimulant use has been a concern. Decrease in expected weight gain is actually small, although it may be statistically significant. Effect on height is rarely clinically significant, and can be minimized by establishing drug-free periods.” However, how many physicians that are prescribing Ritalin to youngsters are advising their parents to establish drug-free periods often enough, if at all?

The Grow Taller Book is Sold Out!

by Hayden Carter

Grow Taller Book is Sold OutOn March 2nd, 2010 the 1,000th copy of the Grow Taller Book was downloaded and the big “Sold Out” sign went up on the page, just like I’d promised.

The feedback from Grow Taller Book members has been absolutely phenomenal and I’m infinitely proud that I’m receiving all the praise for the countless hours my team and I have put into it. I’ll be posting some new feedback as soon as possible. There are some i’s to dot and t’s to cross with all of that and I want to make sure that I have full permission to post people’s praises before I start updating the Grow Taller Blog with them. [click to continue...]

What’s Inside the Grow Taller Book

by Hayden Carter

Grow Taller BookThe Grow Taller Book is a Step-By-Step, 13 Week Training Program that takes you all the way through your height transformation.

The Grow Taller Book was developed specifically to show you how you can start immediately and
Grow Taller in 13 Weeks – Or Even Sooner – by following the easy, step-by-step instructions sent to your inbox each and every week.

Curious to know what’s inside? It’s here… [click to continue...]

How to Get Taller With Better Posture

by Hayden Carter

How to Get Taller With Better PostureYou likely already know that you’re supposed to stand up straight. Your mother probably told you thousands of times to “stand up straight” while you were growing up. And she was right. Not only does your posture say a great deal about your confidence and poise to the world, it can actually help you get taller as well. [click to continue...]

How to Grow Taller Using Advanced Hanging Exercises

by Hayden Carter

How to Grow Taller Using Advanced Hanging ExercisesWe already know that hanging is an excellent addition to your arsenal of grow taller exercises.

But here are a few additional hanging strategies that can boost the effectiveness of hanging tremendously: [click to continue...]

Why Shoe Lifts Are a Bad Idea

by Hayden Carter

Shoe Lifts Are A Bad IdeaA lot of guys that want to increase their height start off with the right goal in mind: they begin to research how to get taller naturally – meaning that they want to actually become taller – not just “fake” being taller.

However, probably because of the tons of misinformation and outright scams that litter the internet on the issue of height increase, many of these men scrap the entire idea of growing taller and instead opt to take the “easy” way out and succumb to the allure of false insoles – or shoe lifts – thinking that it will give them the illusion of height.

This is a very bad idea for several reasons… [click to continue...]

It’s Time to End Heightism in 2010

by Hayden Carter

HeightismTime Magazine ran a particularly compelling article on the subject of Heightism – but not recently. In fact, the article ran October 4, 1971 – nearly 30 years ago.

Heightism, as you know, is a particularly damaging form of prejudice inflicted on persons that are considered to be “short” or even “not tall enough.” The prejudice is most damaging for two reasons: one, because it affects every aspect of the life of the person who is being slighted and two, because heightism is not even thought to be a prejudice at all. In fact, when confronted with their obvious prejudice, the person slighting the height-challenged person will often be shocked that they were being discriminatory at all. [click to continue...]

How to Get Taller In About An Hour Per Day

by Hayden Carter

How to Get Taller In About An Hour Per DayLearning how to get taller doesn’t have to take up all of your time – or even a little bit of it. Increasing your height naturally doesn’t have to be rigorous or even intensive. Just like training for a road race or other fitness goal, learning how to get taller is all about putting in a little bit of time every day, rather than trying to get taller all at once.

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Why You Need to Learn How to Grow Taller in 2010

by Hayden Carter

How to Grow Taller in 2010Sometimes we spend so much time learning how to grow taller in our pursuits to increase our height that the underlying, core reasons why we have the goal to increase our height can be shuffled around in the mix.

Height – in this day and age – is at a premium. It is true, that in a “perfect world” a person’s height would have absolutely no impact on their social, romantic, or professional standing in any way, shape, or form – just as their race, nationality, or gender would. [click to continue...]

Can You Grow Taller By Having Sex?

by Hayden Carter

Can You Grow Taller By Having Sex?It seems to be a hefty stretch of the imagination at best and an outright fabrication at worst, but the fact of the matter is that the physical act of sex may actually help you grow taller.

Note: Be sure to check out the video below

There are at least four factors that lend credence to the notion that you can positively affect your goal to grow taller simply by having sex on a regular basis…

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