Am I still going to grow?

Question 1
Am I still going to grow?...  I am 5'4 (163cm) and just turned 12 years old. My mum is 5'2 (160cm) and my dad is 6'0 (183cm) and I have a brother who is 6'3.5 (192cm). Everyone is saying that i wont grow any taller. I grow a little bit every month or so, but will I be approximately this tall for the rest of my life as they say?

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1)   sure - Tasaqui Tasacola

2)   it depends, but generally speaking you don't stop growing till the age of 18 - Nikki

3)   nahhh man you cant be trustin ppl when they be predictin the future...u gotta be lyk nahhh man i no i gonna grow foo im a p.i.m.p. BAM dey don even no wat be hitten them they be like HAIL NAH FOO! and you be lyk 2 late foo i gone dissed ya foo.... - Andre

4)   Wonderful.

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5)   yes, small things come in nice packages - Nitram

6)   You will defs keep growing.
Boys stop around 18, and girls about 15 or 16. - Dr.RVs

7)   watering yourself regularly and placing yourself in a sunny/with some shade environment will do wonders. Also try a diet of "MiracleGro". it works. - HAZ87

8)   You're still young, growth spurts happen until age 18, I believe. My bf was 5'1 until he turned 16 n now he's 5'9. Don't worry. - Jenel


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Question 2
Does Homeopathy work?...  Everyone should be able to answer this question - repost - I block noone - not even those who send me hate-mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/articl…

The DM lol - well ok

According to today's report in the Daily Mail, Homeopathy is reported to alleviate allergies in accordance with over a hundred other studies, contrary to negative comments by armchair critics.

This adds to recent studies already published by the Indian Institute of Technology.
This negates the bad press that was generated in the UK this spring, but despite that, Homeopathy still has the support of the UK government and the National Health Service.

Since the push is on, Homeopathy is responding to the challenge.

i wish the skeptics would be honest and admit their ignorance as well

So the question - as stated -
Does Homeopathy work?
Do any doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths wish to distance themselves from this 'treatment'?
Can we all see the real controlled trials for it?
Has anyone claimed the JREF prize for being able to tell the difference form a homeopathic treatment and water?

I could do with a cool million if it's against your principles to claim the money :)

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1)   according to homeopathy if you poured a bottle of a concentrated preparation into the sea in wales it should be able to cure a man in new york, if you had a gallon of preparation to obtain a standard 30c mixture there is not enough water on the planet to dilute it (including all the oceans) I think that puts it in perspective, while the idea MAY work the concentrations used are absurd - Harley Drive

2)   I don't think so. . .Tim.

I wish I got hate-mail. Have you seen Richard Dawkins read his? Hilarious stuff. - Nate

3)   Homeopathy was first brought by Hahnemann, a german physician, who was disillusioned by conventional medical school and practices. Homeopathy relies on the law of similars. So if one is allergic to bees, the remedy would be to ingest bee parts in a very diluted form (succussion) that is supposed to remedy your allergy. Another example is the homeopathic remedy for babies who suffer from teething by giving them small amounts of caffeine, and belladona in very dilute forms. The problem I have with homeopathy is that it lacks sufficient evidence for efficacy and safety in clinical trials and since it is not regulated by the Food and Drug administration the amounts of the ingredients are also unregulated. Even though most of the medications are so dilute, it PROBABLY wouldn't cause direct harm, however if it homeopathic remedies were to be given in place of medication that has known efficacy and safety profiles, it could prolong the sickness instead of getting legitimate medical therapy and possibly leading to further complications when left untreated. The dose-response has been proven by science over and over. The idea that giving someone a substance that is so dilute, that there is basically no active ingredient left has no evidence to support its use. I find it unethical to promote a product that does not have sufficient clinical evidence of its safety or efficacy. I would not be able to sleep at night knowing I am collecting money from a poor family who desperately would like to cure their child's sickness with a medicine that has no intrinsic value. Hyland who created the teething tablets mentioned above voluntarily recalled their product when the FDA found that there were levels of belladonna in the tablets that were unsafe for children..leading to seizures. I believe in evidence- based medicine. - lynn25

4)   i don't know, and the truth is, neither do you. - Mr E

5)   lol... The Daily Fail...

I guess we need to now throw out everything we know about chemistry, physics, biology and invoke new sciences to cover 'vital life forces', 'like cures like' and 'water has a memory'. It's going to be difficult given we don't have a shred of evidence for any of these concepts...

One would have to be either paranoid or con artist to block skeptical opinion of this article.

PS: @nate - if you want a good laugh regarding hate mail, check out my friend Peter Bowditch's at ratbags.com: http://ratbags.com/rsoles/files/mailbox.htm - Gary Y

6)   Without reading your url, I can say yes, homeopathy works.
I say this based on my own experience with it. A placebo can not do for
the sciatic nerve what homeopathy did!


j~ - JJ Bear


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Question 3
Is there seriously no safe way!!!!!!?...  There is some stuff I seriously need to forget! seriously.If there's some safe way to get temporary amnesia, I need to know. I can't deal with this, so please if there's some way please tell me. I don't want to hurt myself i just want to forget. I don't want to hit myself or anything stupid like that. pa-leeeezzz help!
Ok, most of these answers seem somewhat useful, but i just want amnesia. I just want to forget it. I just need it to go away, it's not just some silly teenage drama crap; I NEED to forget. Also, there's no way I would ever try any form of illegal drugs. Is there something people? something? I really don't want to hit myself, but is there a safe way to?

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1)   One way I've found useful is to immerse yourself in something else you find that takes all your attention. Honestly, it takes time to get past some stuff. Time will help ease this, just not as quickly as we would hope. Hold on...it will get better. Take care. - Kitsune

2)   i push it back in my mind over and over untill im not sure if its reality or a dream.... and if i dont know if it was reality or a dream i cant be sad about it. then ill think of other things and mix it togeather then ill do things to get my mind off it all... and that ussally helps me. like listin to an old song i know by heart blasting and singing along.. or talking to a friend... - MorganLovesAlex

3)   Since you ask this question in "alternative medicine", I assume you want a herb or drug that may help you accomplish this.

Marijuana is notorious for causing memory loss, but it will likely amplify the pain of what you are feeling. But it will also possibly help you view things in a different perspective.

Remember, I am not condoning any illegal drug use.


Edit: WOW KENNETH. WAY TO STEAL MY IDEA! - Andre

4)   smoke a ounce a day - Kenneth Sebbar

5)   temporary amnesia - get drunk, play zelda - Nitram

6)   Amputate - Gary Y


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Question 4
What pills that I can find in my house can I get high off of?...  No preaching here, please... thanks.

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1)   None. I'm going to be preachy and just don't get high. That's dumb. - Best Answer

2)   Don't be an idiot. - Bill M

3)   asprin - Grant

4)   I love a bargain as much as anyone and I used to love all the cheap stuff I could find on eBay, but nowadays it seems so hard to find anything cheap over there and just when we're all finding it tougher to just pay our bills. I don't give up so I was looking for someplace online where I could still find myself a bargain... and by accident I came across this site I never heard of before where you get rock bottom prices from police impounded stuff, I mean I was worried about scams but this stuff is actually real and I got some real cheap stuff there... it's become my new eBay lol! Go to WinItems.com - Dinorah Tykot

5)   IL TELL you straight up lol, cuz nobody else here will,
basically anything that says " codeine, oxy,ativan,xanax,alprazolam, flexeril, soma, percocet, ritalin, " thats just a few

enjoy and be safe, its all about moderation. - Kenneth Sebbar


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Question 5
For someone with blocked nose from allergies, aside from removal of allergens, any alternative med advice?...  Since some allergens like trees, certain chemicals,pollen, pets etc are either unavoidable or difficult to part with, are there any herbs, other natural treatments to alleviate the symptoms? thanks

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1)   see an hio method upper cervical specific chiropractor to correct the nerve interference that causes most allergies. - Mr E

2)   For most of my life I could only remember breathing through my mouth or one of my nostrils never both,until i found 4life research,they are the number one company in the world when it comes to alternative medicine,(Transfer Factor Plus and Immune Formula) did it for me please feel free to visit http://jep.my4life.com - Jonathan Plummer

3)   Eat spicy foods!
Hot mustard,
fresh ginger,
wasabi,
chili peppers,
chili powders,
horseradish.
They will open you up. - Eddie

4)   The goal of rhinitis treatment is to prevent or reduce the symptoms caused by the inflammation of affected tissues. In cases of allergic rhinitis, the most effective way to decrease allergic symptoms is to completely avoid the allergen. Vasomotor rhinitis can be brought under a measure of control through avoidance of irritants, though many irritants, such as weather changes, are uncontrollable.

Allergic rhinitis can typically be treated much like any other allergic condition. Eliminating exposure to allergens is the most effective preventive measure, but requires consistent effort. Many people with pollen allergies reduce their exposure by remaining indoors during hay fever season, particularly in the morning and evening, when outdoor pollen levels are at their highest. Closing all the windows and doors prevents wind-borne pollen from entering the home or office. When traveling in a vehicle, closing all the windows reduces exposure. Air conditioners are reasonably effective filters, and special pollen filters can be fitted to both home and vehicle air conditioning systems.

Rinsing is very often recommended as part of the healing process after sinus or nasal surgery. For this rinse, boiled or distilled water is only necessary during recovery from surgery, as the entire contents of the bottle is used.

Therapeutic efficacy of complementary-alternative treatments is not supported by currently available evidence. Some evidence shows that acupuncture is effective for rhinitis while other evidence does not. The overall quality of evidence, however, is poor.

Hope it helps. - Yuangzhong Huang

5)   Pineapple. It has natural anti-histamines. If you have severe allergies, this won't help much, but it is great for reducing the symptoms. A glass of pineapple juice a day.

Apparently, a good acupuncturist can get rid of hay fever. They treat you during winter in preparation for the spring. I haven't tried this for my hay fever because I forget about it during winter.

The first website below lists many alternative allergy treatments.

The other alternative is to investigate the emotional reason for the allergy. My own personal experience bears this one out - I live in Melbourne, Australia which is one of the two worst places in the Western world for hay fever and with everyone else complaining of a very bad year I have had a very mild one. "Louise Hay ascribes allergies to denying one's own power, to aversion to certain people, and hay fever to emotional congestion, a belief in persecution, to guilt, and fear of the calendar. Thorwald Dethlefsen and Rüdiger Dahlke, MD, in their book,"The Healing Power of Illness," think allergies arise from aggression precipitated out of the psyche into the physical body, that allergic people do not recognize their aggression and do not live it out. We know that fake roses can cause an allergic attack in one allergic to roses, or the picture of a cat can do the same with people sensitive to cats; thus, the allergic response does not require the presence of the "actual" allergen (or, what is the actual allergen, but a form of fear?)."

Good luck! - Theresa


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