YOU CAN STILL ADD SOME INCHES...ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST

How many of us have this desire to be tall ? If we are of average or short height, at one point of time or the other, we really feel , “how nice it would have been if we were slightly taller”!!!
Height plays an important role in determining the overall look and personality of an individual. That does not mean that we are undermining the capabilities of a short height person, though short statured people do suffer from lack of confidence and also face difficulties in certain aspects of their lives due to their height. There is no doubt about the fact some of us are conscious about our short height. Usually, a short height child often becomes the victim of bullying by his or her friends and seniors, he or she might not get a chance to join the school basketball team, might also miss being nominated as the class monitor and so on.  It so happens, that even a well-talented or a  good looking person is likely to get ignored if he or she is below the normal height. We cannot deny the fact that tall people often steal the limelight in many occasions. There are certain professions like as modelling, acting, which demand that you are tall.
In this article, let us discuss about the factors which affect our height and how we can increase our height naturally.

Factors Affecting Height

Well, we all feel that to become tall is not in our hands. But this is partially true. There are many factors like as genetic and non-genetic factors, which play a major role in determining our height.  There is also a hormone in our body by the name of Human Growth Hormone [HGH] which regulates our height. HGH is given out in our body by pituitary gland and is needed for the growth of long bones and cartilages.

Genetic Factors:

The various genes present in the human body affect the height. If both the parents are short, we assume that their children will be short too. But this is not always true. Tall parents can have short children and vice versa. Actually, the height of all members in the family from both sides should be considered. If all of them are short, then it implies that next generations are likely to have short stature. Genetically they will be of short height and you cannot change the genetic factor.

Non Genetic Factors:

Several non-genetic factors also influence our height. Proper diet, nutrition, healthy lifestyle, proper sleep also play a major role in increasing our height in the growing stage. Being short can be associated with inadequate nutrition, lack of physical activity, incorrect posture, etc. Non-genetic factors can be controlled to a certain extent by following an overall healthy lifestyle from childhood.
Presenting below some non-genetic factors which may affect height:
•    Smoking during pregnancy
•    Ineffective Prenatal and Post natal care
•    Ill health during childhood and adolescence
•    Low birth weight
•    Mental condition during childhood and adolescence

How to Increase Height Naturally?

The good news is that we can increase our height naturally. It is to be noted that about 20% or more of our body height depends upon external factors like our environment, activities and diet. If we follow certain basic rules in our daily lives, we can increase our height in a natural way.
Natural ways to increase height are mentioned below:

Proper Sleep:

Studies have shown that when we take rest or sleep, our body grows and regenerates tissues. Proper sleep and rest are absolutely very necessary in a growing body. It is believed that Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is produced naturally during the time when we have a sound, deep and slow wave sleep. As a rule, growing children and teenagers must have at least 8 to 11 hours of proper sleep every night so that they can reach their maximum height. It is advisable that you should take a warm bath before going to bed so that you have a sound sleep....for short people who make midnight calls...*smh

TOP NIGERIAN ARTISTS SPEAK ON ASUU STRIKE;DBANJ,2FACE,WIZKID,PHYNO AND OLAMIDE.

An interview was held in London, hosting the most influential Nigerian artist's to speak on asuu strike. Go to www.bit.ly/1gcaDth to download and enjoy..daalu nu!!Wizkid said he droped out earlier because he knew that the strike was gonna occur.Olamide said that he only looks up to GOD for the resolving of the strike matters.

Banky’s Grass To Grace Story:” ‘I begged to sell CDs in US salons to survive'

His appearance bellies his personality and generally gives the illusion of a young man with a history devoid of sweat. But no, Banky did not only pay his due but also mastered certain principles which he wouldn’t forget in haste.“One of such is to think big but start small”, he said.“Everybody knows me to be the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of EME, but what people do not know is that EME started when I was in my third year in university in New York. You see, we all dream dreams, but it is important to think very big and start where you are because God never gives you everything but gives you enough to start. At that time, I knew I wanted to do music, but of course I understood nobody starts by selling a million CDs or the big screen!”, Banky stated.Menial jobs Indeed his tale solidifies his emphasis on little beginning because to achieve his dream of becoming a music superstar, Banky had to take up to three jobs while also in university!He said: “I worked in fast foods outlets, clothing stores and as a knife salesman, selling knives from door to door. That way, I gathered money to pay for studio recording time. I was recording with a close friend at that time.Begging at saloons “After making that music, we printed a thousand CDs though we didn’t have any fan. I had one battered car that broke down virtually everywhere, so, we would print black and white posters, stick them on the sides of the car, sell from the car’s trunk and drive to salons to do marketing. We would walk to the owners of the salons, greet politely, and ask them to let us entertain their customers. Sometimes, some would kick us out and sometimes some would say yes. If told yes, after singing for a minute or two, we would sell our CDs to the customers! That was the beginning!Banky W“A lot of people see you on stage and see the success but do not know what you had to go through! I never had one really big break; it was always two steps forward and a couple backwards. But I just decided that I was going to make music work for me. That was why I moved on to a new salon each time any salon rejected me! I just kept going because I believe failure is when you give up. Albert Einstein said he tried a hundred times to make the light bulb. When he was asked what kept him going during the 99 times, he said: ‘I didn’t consider those 99 times as failure; rather, I considered them 99 ways that it didn’t work!’ We went about selling CDs and, on the days we couldn’t sell much, we would sit down and be broke together. I remember my friend was a member of a church that usually served food after service. So, on the days we didn’t sell CDs and were too broke to buy food, we would attend service in that church so we could pack rice and store in the fridge.Work, school, music “At a point, being a student of industrial engineering, I was working for an engineering company and was recording as well. I would go to work from 7am till about 2pm and then go to school till about 8pm, and then drive two and a half hours to New York City where the studio that would let us record for less was, and record until about 2am. I would then drive two and a half hours back home to be back at work at 7am the following day. One day, I was driving home from work and was so tired that I fell asleep while on a bridge. I would have driven off from the top of the bridge to God knows where, if not for an on-going construction work. God really saved me!”After a while, Banky’s hard work began to pay off and, even while in school, he began winning awards, beginning with the ‘Albany Idol’ competition. Other international awards soon followed.Returning to Nigeria In 2008 when he decided to move to his home country Nigeria after the completion of one of his albums, Mr Capable, Banky was consistently told his genre of music ‘would never appeal to Nigerians and therefore wouldn’t ‘sell’. As he turned down pressure mounted on him and his manager to change their genre of music, Banky strongly held on to another long-standing principle which had taught him to stand out by being unique rather than trying to imitate anyone’s skill. He therefore insisted on sticking to R&B, and this paid-off as he soon became a household name in the Nigerian entertainment industry! LessonsHe advised: “You cannot say enough about the grace of God and I therefore do not want to claim any form of glory. Falling down is inevitable but getting back up is optional! Frankly, you can’t appreciate sunshine if you’ve never been through a heavy rain. Yes, life is tough, but what do you do in those tough moments? Do you learn the lesson, stand up again, consider yourself stronger and keep going? Or do you sit down and feel sorry for yourself? The graveyard, they say, is the richest place in the world because therein lies so many who died with their dreams. So, my advice is, do not give up! If Banky can be where he is today, you can be where you want to be if you put to mind to it.”

Anambra 2013: Let’s try Ubah, anambra youths demand

The mouth watering promises of Labour Party candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah has apparently gotten to a youth group which is pleading that the self confessed money magician be crowned as governor.Among the mouth watering promises by Ubah who once admitted in an interview that he looks at people and creates jobs is to create 8,000 jobs within the first 100 days in office if elected.Ifeanyi UbaThe League of Anambra Youths, LAY, said weekend that its members were impressed with the LP candidate’s presentation during last week’s debate for governorship candidates that they were convinced he knows what to do to reduce unemployment.President of LAY, Prince Okwudike Okafor said:“This is somebody who has employed thousands of people in his companies and if he is given the mandate to govern the state, he will use the resources of the state make the people happy.“We do not want people who believe that without them the state cannot grow and we are tired of seeing such people in every election in the state.”

Governor Peter obi renames anambra state university

The news reached us yesterday night from the nine o clock network news but due to the crappy network in Nigeria we couldn't post immediately....The Governor Mr peter obi yesterday declared a change in name to the well known anambra state university (ANSU) ..He said that his reason for doing it was to imortalise the great Igbo patriarch in the person of Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu.hereby renaming the school as Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu university.Hahahahahaha funny Name tho!!!!ansu students undo nuu!!!remember reading without commenting  is a sin..daaaalu!!

GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT WILLIE OBIANO INDULGES IN EXPO AT THE AIT GUBERNITORIAL DEBATE...IMAGINE!!!

The rule of the debate clearly states that no candidate should come in with written or already made notes....DR Ifeanyi ubah the labour party candidate allegedly told the interviewer before the the debate begun that some people came in with notes but she paid deaf ears.Obiano met his waterloo towards the ending of the debate when DR Ifeanyi Ubah caught him with an already made note!!!lmao...imagine!!!a cheat wants to govern us.

FATHER KIDNAPS SON TO COLLECT RANSOME FROM RICH WIFE...LOL!!!

It was on the 29th of last month being October when this hilarious news reached us.it was indeed a funny act, being that the man connived with his son to hide him for some weeks telling his wife that he was traveling. He in collaboration with his son demanded 500 thousand from his wife and mother respectively. The wife being a wealthy woman paid the money quickly in order to set her eyes on her on her son once more....*mothers love. The plan was brought to limelight when the father of the boy refused to comply with his plan with the son...the boy told his mother what happened. If you were in the woman's shoes what will you do?