my little sister (who is tall and under weight for her age)has decided to go vegetarian, and as eco-friendly as that is I think it is also very bad on her health especially considering the fact that she is going in to her preteen and teenage years which mean she will be doing a whole lot of growing and changing, I think she is going to need protein and all of the other nutrients in meat to keep her healthy during this time of rapid growth and enormous change, but I’m not sure if that’s right or not, do little kids need all of the nutrients that they get from meat (and there is now way she will be able -or will want to- take a protein supplement pill and she hates peanut butter and beans which have A lot of protein in them and does not like many types of fruits or vegetables except the occasional apple and banana) is not eating meat going to eventually going to damage her health and maybe her everyday life (like her energy levels, her mood, her attitude towards others. her skin color, her grades and other things) I honestly am not sure it is a great idea especially with her young age and at this very important point of growth and change in her life but I might be wrong!

I need tips and advice on how to grow taller because I’m really short. My height is at 5 ft 3 and I at least want my height to be 5 ft 9. I don’t want people to tell me to get and operation or take pills or anything like that because I know that is all false. I need something natural that will help me to grow taller! thx.

okay so im 5’5 and i weight 116 pounds oh and im 15. i want to grow taller, right now im on a diet that doesnt really allow me to drink milk, and im only eating 1200 calories a day, probably less than that i think. a few years ago, i was growing so fast, and now its been so long, and i have grown an inch, whats wrong? should i stop dieitng, and try to concentrate on my height? if so, what should i eat and how many calories shouls i consume to grow properly?

I’m an 18 year old girl and I’m only 5’2. I would like to be 5’5 because I really hate being short and being looked down upon all the time

Ok so Iam 15 and my height is 1.73 ( or 5´7). My father is 1.83 (or 6´1) and my mother is 1.66 (or 5´3). Summer is coming up and I want to know any tips on what to do to increase my height a little more. get a lot of exercise and have a good diet.

Well, I brought home a female guppy the other day, hoping for some little fry in the future. The thing is, I don’t want a ton, really I’m fine with nature taking it’s course and just leaving a couple, but I want to know how likely that is given:

1) The other fish in the tank are:
-A cardinal tetra who has never shown aggression
-Two neon tetras who have shown mild aggression to the cardinal tetra
-Two male guppies, only one of which has ever shown aggression and then only to the other, newer male
-An angel fish who has never shown aggression
-A female beta who only shows aggression if another fish is aggressive towards her
-A cory catfish who has not show aggression, but came with the guppy and is very new
-A zebra danio who has shown aggression to any fish smaller than it (all but beta and angel fish)

2) The water conditions are as such:
Temp: 80 degrees
Hardness: Mildly hard
Nitrite level: very low (less than 20 ppm)
Nitrite: About 1ppm (currently treating, tank is in midst of bacterial bloom)
Chlorine: none
Alkalinity: Slightly high (230-250, maybe? Test isn’t very exact)
pH: Neutral

Aquarium salt, bacterial supplement, and algae reducer added regularly as needed. (some algae is currently growing on plants and walls)

There is a barrel with holes in the sides, as well as a few plants for them to hide in.

In-tank filter has 7 narrow (~1/16 inch) slits about an inch and a quarter tall.

Do you think a few might eventually survive if I just leave things be? (I don’t even need them to be from the first batch, just by like, the 3rd or 4th) Or should I take some extra steps and if so, what?
This info is really helping, I’m fairly novice at this as the last big tank I had we got rid of when I was like, 9… and since then I’ve only had one in a class at school for 18 weeks.
But I was thinking I was going to return the danio and replace the two neon tetras with cardinals. Would this help?
And I’m not overly worried about the angelfish as far as the adults go, he seems pretty placid.

I turned 15 in April of this year. My father is 5 feet 7 inches tall and my mother is only 5 feet 3 inches tall. Im already 5 feet 9 inches tall with a 10 shoe size and I’m worried that i might have stopped growing. I want to be at least 5 feet 11 inches (6 feet is ideal). Will I grow??? What can I do to reach my desired height???

Hey guys!
When my hair grows out, it grows out straight.
If you don’t know what I mean, click this link:

http://www.hji.co.uk/hjimages/images/qhs611/hji/medium/2006-men-straight.jpg

My hair naturally grows out straight like that picture, just that I don’t keep it that long. As matter of fact, I keep it really short, but it still is straight.

I’m thinking of growing a mohawk, but I don’t want to be constantly gel-ing my hair. How can I make my hair naturally spikey? I’m not asking for a SUPER TALL mohawk, just a decent one.

I don’t mind using some kind of hair wax or anything, but definitely not gel.

I currently use Axe shampoo + conditioner.

Hey guys!
When my hair grows out, it grows out straight.
If you don’t know what I mean, click this link:

http://www.hji.co.uk/hjimages/images/qhs611/hji/medium/2006-men-straight.jpg

My hair naturally grows out straight like that picture, just that I don’t keep it that long. As matter of fact, I keep it really short, but it still is straight.

I’m thinking of growing a mohawk, but I don’t want to be constantly gel-ing my hair. How can I make my hair naturally spikey? I’m not asking for a SUPER TALL mohawk, just a decent one.

I don’t mind using some kind of hair wax or anything, but definitely not gel.

I currently use Axe shampoo + conditioner.

I want to make my task-bar look like windows 7. I have increased the height of my task-bar, but i am unable to increase the height of the windows media player’s tool-bar which comes after minimizing it in task-bar.Please help me i will surely award 10 marks for best answer if it work…

Thanks in advance.

Okay I am going to try and explain the best I can everything I can.

I have a 13 month old boy, who is 20 pounds and tall for his age. He is in 50th percentile for height and just over 5th for weight..right now we are still struggling with his eating as he is extremely picky, so he has dropped from 25th percentile for weight (which was at 9 months – it seems that he has become quite active and as yet is not gaining enough calories to gain good weight – the docs told me he is not in any danger or anything, just on the thin side, and that some babies are just like that. I personally would like to see him a little bigger and we are working on the calories and have started pediasure just as a supplement twice a day) to the 5th percentile, or just above that.

Anyways, he is still growing in height, im not sure exactly how much but everyone says he is tall. He is hitting milestones – he started walking last month. He can almost run now – although its clumsily(very cute too).

Now, the thing I am concerned about – and i do plan to ask the health nurse at our appointment but wanted input from you guys – is that he doesn’t really even have one word yet. He does babble tons, and says what SOUNDS like ma-ma-ma-ma-ma and na-na-na-na-na(nana, I think?) Do these qualify as words, or is he just babbling? He has yet to say a concrete word though, and that worries me.

However, I am a very quiet person – I try to remember to talk as much as I can around him, but it really is not in my nature to talk alot and sometimes i find myself having been quiet for a good peice of time. As well, he has been a fairly quiet baby from even before he was born. This both worries me and reassures me…
Before he was born he was what they called "non responsive" a few times on ultrasound – he just didn’t want to respond to being poked alot i think lol. He moved plenty, just not when YOU wanted him to… When he was born too he did cry, but not often. Even the nurses said what a good baby he was…Im not sure if that is because I am a very responsive mother(in that i respond to his needs as soon as they become apparent) and we are well bonded from the start(he nursed as soon as he was born!) or if thats indicative of an issue too. As he grew older, he still was not much of a crier or a cranky baby. He has been babbling since he learned it from my best friends little girl at age 4months. This is part of what concerns me, because you would think that if he babbled since then, he would be speaking by now.

As far as other milestones go, he hit everything physical and social early. He rolled over early, smiled early, laughed early,sat early and crawled early. So everything seems to be good on that end.

I just am concerned, because Im afraid that this not eating good plus the not talking thing(and actually, not waving yet or really giving kisses or throwing things etc) may be indicative of some type of Failure to thrive issues.. i cringe just saying that because it has such a bad stigma for parents whose children have it.. but i mean I cant force him to eat – he just spits it out..its very frustrating.

I do make sure to spend a while each day going over words with him – saying them slowly, repeating them etc.. he loves it, he laughs his head off.. but will not repeat. Maybe I should try cursing, LOL. Kids like to do things adults do maybe that will work – JUST KIDDING!!

We read books, usually 3-5 a day, sometimes more if hes having a cuddly day. We play together, although he doesnt often care to play WITH me – he will wander off and play with his toys by himself, coming back to me every so often for a cuddle, hug or sippy of milk.

Do you think im over analyzing? Or could there be a problem developing here. I will say i’ve seemingly been a worry wart before – I think I called the doctor everytime he looked at me crooked for the first six months LOL.
Edit: I realize this is really really long, and you do not have to read it all..just skim if you want. I just wanted to provide as much information as I could in case anyone had questions about anything

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Surprised or not? There had been some speculation in the past but now it’s confirmed.
Bob – I’m telling, but Y!A automatically puts a question mark at the end of your question, even if it isn’t exactly a question.

I feel that im too skinny, and i just want to be fatter. how can i gain a little bit weight, and still exercise. what foods and exercises? and how can i become taller?

Hello, I’m 18 years old, 5’8" tall and weigh around 115-117. I am underweight for my height and have always been smaller than my friends.

My family is very unlucky when it comes to growing genes and I got the short end of the stick. All males in the family are extremely skinny although my dad is a solid weight for his height. I have also been taking a prescription drug called Adderal since I was in the sixth grade. This drug helps ADD but removes your appetite. Six years of barely eating anything and going days without food has really taken a toll on my body.

I am a food expediter at a 4 star restaurant and have to carry heavy trays that would cost my company hundreds of dollars if dropped. All my life I have been told that i’m screwed and my family genes/metabolism will not allow me to gain weight.

I have also tried taking BSN products such as TruMass weight gaining supplements. I didn’t seem to gain ANY weight after a solid month of 3 1k calorie shakes per day. Due to the fast pace of my job i would consider myself in good condition for how skinny i am.

I would really like to know if it is possible for me to go from 115 to 130/145. I’m tired of being small and am ready to make the change. I understand working out and eating/sleeping right is hard work but i’m ready for the challenge.

I have stopped taking prescription drugs and would really like to gain some weight before going to college for the military.

Please send me some tips for rapid weight gain or working out. I’m also clueless as to what to eat. I have a Bowflex V2 that never gets used and would love to learn some new stuff. Thanks in advance!