Zomajet Adventure Book

why am i shorter than my friends? The message to grow comes from your brain, the control centre of your body. Your brain is amazing â different parts of it are in control of different things such as thinking and talking, as well as growing . Messages from your brain are carried around your body by chemicals called hormones. The hormone that makes you grow is called growth hormone , and it comes from the pituitary gland . Sometimes, thereâs a problem with the growth hormone . Your brain may not make enough to help you grow. This is called growth hormone deficiency , or GHD for short. 4 BOYS AND GIRLS CAN BOTH BE AFFECTED