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Notices: - This thread is a surface level thread. It is not in-depth
- I recently learned this information, as such, it could have informational defects or missing important information. Please do your own research and verify important information.
- As always, anything that affects height also affects frame, so this can also be used as a framemaxing technique.
- The information almost entirely discusses the relationship between height and the hormone I'll discuss. Thyroid hormone affects the body in so many ways outside of height, so please do your own research! The entire forum would appreciate it if you could build upon this knowledge and popularize the use of the knowledge in this thread.
- Also, read every word.
What if I told you that there's a hormone that accelerates height growth?What if I told you that this hormone can make you achieve what would usually take 2 months in 3 weeks when it comes to heightmaxing?
*The statement above is an example to illustrate my point, not a scientific fact.
This hormone is a strong regulator of metabolism. It has a strong influence on our metabolism. Metabolism is the word that describes and consists of all life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. It's your body's engine. Just like the body, an engine takes in fuel, does things to it, and expels heat.
- Metabolism starts with an input (food, water, air, supplements, etc.)
- Metabolism has a process (doing what it needs to do with the resources given)
- Metabolism has an output (urine, poop, heat, carbon dioxide, etc.)
The body has a host of chemical reactions it performs every second. Those chemical reactions are metabolic processes. Some examples are.
- The conversion of protein into amino acids is a chemical reaction.
- The construction of amino acids to IGF-1 is a chemical reaction
- The production of converting testosterone into estrogen through aromatase is a chemical reaction.
And the umbrella term for all of this is "metabolism".
This hormone speeds up your metabolism, essentially making your body work quicker. How does that help with height growth?
Obviously, if your body is working quicker, the speed at which you gain height, muscle, etc. will be quicker. All chemical processes will happen quicker.
This hormone is called: thyroid hormone
When your body creates thyroid hormones, it creates two variants.
- Triiodothyronine, also known as T3.
- This thyroid hormone is the less abundant, more active, stronger (about 3 to 4 times stronger), short-lasting thyroid hormone.
- Thyroxine, also known as T4.
- This thyroid hormone is the more abundant, less active, weaker, longer-lasting thyroid hormone.
It is scientific fact that children, adolescents and young adults with either slower metabolisms or hypothyroidism (below normal thyroid hormone levels) grow at a slower rate, and in those with hypothyroidism, sometimes abnormally slow
than those with regular thyroid hormone levels. It is also a fact that children, adolescents and young adults with either faster metabolisms, or hyperthyroidism (above normal thyroid hormone levels) grow at a faster rate, and in those with hyperthyroidism, sometimes abnormally fast 
than those with regular thyroid levels.Also, faster metabolisms and hyperthyroidism would also accelerate growth plate closure at a rate faster than normal (since everything would be accelerated). Make sure you're taking an aromatase inhibitor to prevent growth plate closure.
Low thyroid hormones slow down the body's processes, while high thyroid hormones speed up the body's processes.
Source: EZMed
Faster metabolism could explain why skinnier, healthy, non-malnourished people tend to be taller.
So enhancing our thyroid hormone levels, especially T3 will accelerate our height growth, allowing us to get faster and quicker results.
Yes, IGF-1 helps us get taller and without it, we wouldn't be able to get taller but paired with thyroid hormone, we can get taller QUICKER
Higher thyroid levels accelerates protein synthesis and cell division, among other things. This means we can produce more things like IGF-1, TGF-β, long bone growth, etc. in LESS TIME!
What causes or increase the likelihood of low thyroid hormone levels?
- Iodine deficiency: Iodine is a prevalent deficiency in the world. Please consume enough iodine. You can get iodized salt, take a multivitamin with 100% or near 100% of the daily value (the amount you need everyday), or take an Iodine supplement that has 100% or more of the daily value.
- Malnutrition: The nutrition pill is evil. You or your parents may be malnourishing you as we speak. Insufficient nutrition, especially protein, vitamins and minerals leads to a decrease in all hormones and growth factors.
- Medical Conditions: Some examples include inflammatory bowel disease, severe heart disease, diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, or a blood disorder, anorexia nervosa.
- Slow Metabolism: The whole body is slowed down and can't produce enough thyroid hormone in a timely manner, leading to lower thyroid levels.
- Genetics: Errors in genes that influence thyroid hormone can cause lower baseline thyroid hormone levels.
- Alcohol Consumption: Alcohol not only lowers thyroid hormone levels, but also destroys your body, epigenetics and appearance. This is very obvious. Stay away from alcohol.
- Environmental Pollutants: Harmful particles and radiation lower thyroid hormone levels and destroys your body, epigenetics and appearance. Again, obvious.
- Negative Mental States: Things like stress and depression increase cortisol (stress hormone) lowers thyroid hormone levels, ruins your epigenetics, health and appearance. Obvious.
- Smoking: Similar effects as above. Lowers thyroid hormone levels, ruins your epigenetics, health and appearance.
- Sedentary Lifestyle: Another epidysgenic trait. Lowers thyroid hormone levels, ruins your epigenetics, health and appearance.
- Obesity: Similar effects as above. Lowers thyroid hormone levels, ruins your epigenetics, health and appearance.
- Toxic diet (processed foods, harmful preservatives, etc.): Lowers thyroid hormone levels, ruins your epigenetics, health and appearance.
- Sleep Deprivation or Non-Optimal Sleep: Another obvious one. Although this time, sleep deprivation increases cortisol (stress hormone), which hinders thyroid hormone production
- Genetics, Disorders or Fetal Development: You could be born with an inferior ability to absorb iodine, have defective thyroid-related genes, pituitary disorders, thyroid disorders,or your mother was malnourished (especially with iodine, and to a lesser extent, minerals like selenium and zinc), an alcoholic, had pollutants, smoked, etc. while you were in her stomach.
"Here displays a man with congenital iodine deficiency syndrome. Iodine is a very crucial mineral for thyroid hormone production. This is a rather extreme case."
Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome (CIDS) is a medical condition present at birth marked by impaired physical and mental development, due to insufficient thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism) often caused by insufficient dietary iodine during pregnancy. It is one cause of underactive thyroid function at birth, called congenital hypothyroidism (Wikipedia).
Thyroid hormone is essential to physical development in the same way that HGH & IGF-1 are.
Effects of low thyroid levels on development
- Poor growth that leads to short stature. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Delayed development of permanent teeth. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Delayed puberty. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Poor mental development. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Poor physical development in general.
- Delays bone age and growth plate closure due to lack of growth.
Please understand that the more of these you have, the more likely you are to have this. Just because you have one or a few, doesn't mean you have it. If you definitely want to know if you have hypothyroidism, talk to a doctor.
- Tiredness. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- More sensitivity to cold. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Constipation. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Dry skin. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Weight gain. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Puffy face. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Hoarse voice. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Coarse hair and skin. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Muscle weakness. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Thinning hair. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Slowed heart rate, also called bradycardia. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Depression. (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Memory problems and "brain fog" (Mayo Clinic, 2022)
- Be healthy and properly nourished: Get enough protein, vitamins and minerals everyday.
- Iodine: Iodine is an important mineral (the most important) for thyroid hormone synthesis. The two thyroid hormones both have iodine in their chemical structure. A lack of iodine would subsequently not allow the body to produce thyroid hormone. Take an multivitamin with iodine, a lot of iodized salt, iodine-rich foods, or an iodine supplement.
- Tyrosine: Tyrosine is an amino acid plays a very important role in thyroid hormone synthesis. According to Mount Sinai: "The thyroid gland combines tyrosine and iodine to make thyroid hormone. You can eat tyrosine-rich foods, or get tyrosine through supplementation.
- Selenium: Selenium is also important and supports efficient thyroid hormone synthesis and metabolism. You can get it through a multivitamin or through an individual supplement. You can get this through multi-vitamins, food, or supplements
- Zinc: Zinc is another essential mineral for thyroid hormone synthesis and metabolism. "Zinc is needed for the production of hormones T3, T4, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)." (https://www.genesisperformancechiro.com, 2021). You can get it through a multivitamin, food, or supplements
- Ashwagandha: Studies suggest that ashwagandha may help balance hormone levels and support the conversion of inactive thyroid hormone (T4) to the active form (T3) and increase thyroxine (T4) levels.
- Copper: Another important mineral for thyroid hormone support. You can get it through a multivitamin, food or through an individual supplement.
- Vitamin D: A correlation between Vitamin D and higher thyroid-stimulating-hormone (this hormone tells the body to make thyroid hormones) has been established by several studies [1, 2]. You can get it through a multivitamin, food, sun or through an individual supplement.
- Testagen: A peptide that normalizes testosterone and thyroid hormone. Half-life is unknown
- Protirelin: This peptide increases thyroid stimulating hormone. TSH tells the body to produce T3 and T4. Half life is short though, under 30 minutes.
- Levothyroxine (Synthetic T4): This pharmaceutical drug is a synthetic version of T4. If you're interested, you can get it here without a prescription at this online OTC store. You can also search up "levothyroxine online otc" or "levothyroxine steroid purchase" or "levothyroxine steroid buy" or "euthyrox steroid purchase", or find a steroid or online OTC site and see if they have it. There should be plenty of secret sources for this.
- Some sources I've found, haven't verified legitamacy. Half life is also about ~7 to 7.5 days.
- Liothyronine (Synthetic T3): This is a synthetic version of T3. You can also search up "liothyronine", or "liothyronine steroid buy" or "liothyronine steroid purchase" or "cytomel steroid purchase", or find a steroid or online OTC site and see if they have it. There should be plenty of secret sources for this.
- Some sources I've found, haven't verified legitamacy. Half life is about ~2.5 days.
Dosages should be calculated based on information written by doctors on the internet. You choose the dose that is right for you. I personally would take high amounts of iodine, tyrosine and zinc, along with making sure I get enough copper, selenium, etc.
I'd suggest elevating your thyroid levels as much as possible without getting undesirable side effects. The golden zone for thyroid levels for heightmaxing would be to get a stack, and dose it as much as possible without getting undesirable side effects. This way, we can enhance our height growth as much as possible without getting goiters, bulging eyes, irritability, restlessness, and concerningly high heart rates and blood pressure levels.
How can we measure our thyroid hormone levels?
- Getting a blood test.
- Since thyroid hormones and metabolism are correlated, we can use digital weight scales and metabolism trackers (like Lumen) to track metabolic rate, and assume that higher metabolism levels means we're producing more thyroid hormones.
Negative Effects of High Thyroid Hormone (Hyperthyroidism)
Now, what I said sounds great and all but beware! Having elevated thyroid levels accelerates all processes in the body and can start to become detrimental the more elevated your thyroid levels are. Of course, you'll grow at a much rapid rate but you can (maybe, might, possibly) also get...
- So much energy it prevents you from sleeping or being able to relax. (Opposite to hypothyroidism's fatigue)
- Diarrhea (Opposite to hypothyroidism's constipation)
- Sweating (Opposite to hypothyroidism's dry skin)
- Rapid heart rate (Opposite to hypothyroidism's low heart rate)
- BULGING EYES (Opposite to hypothyroidism's tired eyes)
- Intolerance of heat since the body's already hotter than normal (Opposite to hypothyroidism's intolerance of cold)
- Increased blood pressure (both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism have this trait)
TLDR: Increasing thyroid hormones, like T3 and T4 accelerates height growth and metabolism. Please read the thread though, specifically the sections that relate to symptoms of hyperthyroidism so you don't potentially fuck yourself up.
Also, recall that this thread is based on information I know as of today (3rd of December, 2023). Parts of it could either be incorrect, missing important information, or might be recommending things that might not be recommendable.
Thanks for reading!
Works Cited
- https://journals.lww.com/indjem/Ful...ffects_of_Vitamin_D_Supplementation_on.3.aspx
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921055/
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothyroidism/symptoms-causes/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_iodine_deficiency_syndrome
- https://www.genesisperformancechiro.com/blog/2021/1/25/11mp13xowiu3qivn7v4d38gc9xt6xa
- https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/healthy-living-with-hypothyroidism/vitamins/
- https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/condition/hypothyroidism
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The ray peat forum users that say this have very poor physiognomy & an all or nothing mentality. 10+ steps and some functional training will do wonders for your whole endocrine system. It's overtraining that causes issues (they don't have the willpower to do this in the first place)
