Growing Taller Nutrition Part 6 – Water

As you are probably aware that water is the foundation for life and is the basic essential element of our bodies.
In fact around 80% of our body is made up of water! It is used in every single process that take place both internally and externally from operating our organs to moisturizing our skin and maintaining muscle structure too.
Water is also use in the synovial fluids that lubricate our joints and allow them to move freely every day.
It is difficult for us to understand just how crucial water is to our survival, but when you consider that a human can generally survive for several weeks without food, but can only survive for a matter of two days without water, it helps to emphasize its importance in our lives.
It is recommended that we consume around 1.5 litres of water each and every day. This can be made up of other fluids such as tea, coffee and juice drinks, but it is critical we do not let our bodies become dehydrated.
What we need to remember is that for our bodies to function properly it needs to be adequately hydrated, which means that without water, the processes which use growth hormones to allow us to grow taller cannot take place.
This means that water is a very important factor we need to include in our grow taller nutrition plan.
Don’t forget, it is very difficult to drink too much fluid as our bodies will simply pass it through as urine, which means we can make certain we consume enough fluid each and every day without the risk of it becoming a health problem.
Remember, to grow taller our bodies will need all the nutrients it can get, and water is the basis for consuming these and helping to transport them around your body too.
These fluids can be consumed as one of the following: plain water from a safe drinking source, juice from fresh squeezed fruits or bottled juices, warm drinks such as tea or coffee but beware of taking in too much caffeine as it could lead to headaches and restlessness.
Alcoholic drinks do not qualify as fluid intake as the diuretic effect they have actually means that nutrients are washed from your body and you will lose fluids too.

You Grow Taller During Sleep

Believe it or not each time you go to bed your body will grow by almost an inch during the course of the night! Hard to believe? Yes it is but it’s true, this really does happen each and every day. Let me explain how this works:
Your spinal column is made up of a collection of 33 separate small pieces of bone which are more commonly known as vertebrae. These vertebrae are the core strength in your spinal column.
Each one of these is connected to the next using tough tissues known as ligaments, which allow the vertebrae to be connected without having to be fused together. It also allows for a certain degree of movement which is why we are able to bend our backs somewhat.
Between each of these vertebrae we have a set of thin disc like pieces also known as the invertebral discs. These discs are made from cartilage and their main function is to act as a soft cushioning pad between each vertebrae.
The invertebral discs also act as a small set of shock absorbers which provide protection to the vertebrae should you take a knock or fall. This means your back is less easily damaged in your everyday life.
As a general rule the complete set of vertebrae discs account for around about a quarter of your vertebral column, normally around 6 inches. This basically means that the thicker these invertebral discs are, the longer your whole spinal column will be and therefore the taller you will become.
So how can you grow taller during sleep?
Well the invertebral discs we just mentioned also have a function to absorb nourishment in the form of fluid. During your everyday life you are likely to be placing a good deal of weight on these for a sustained period of time.
As they become compressed you lose some of the thickness in the discs.
However when you undertake non weight bearing activities such as lying down or sleeping, the pressure is reduced and the discs are able to then soak up more nutrients, expand in size and therefore you will grow taller to around an inch more during sleep!
Unfortunately however this is not a permanent effect as the following day will lead to the cycle starting over again, the weight compression of your activities will press down on the invertebral discs and once again lead to the average human adult losing that inch of height once again.
This is how you can grow taller during sleep, but don’t forget that there are ways to permanently increase your height too!