Benefits Of Being A Small Person!

Benefits To Being Smaller Than Average

So I am extremely short for my age, and I'm coming to the age now where I'm going to stop growing completely. My height doesn't bother me too much, I'm the same size as both of my parents so it's clear that genetics was a deciding factor here. At school I was always known as the 'small' friend, if this is you, here's a few things that you can say you are proud of being short for!

Let's start with the more serious effects that you probably didn't even know!

★ If you are short, you have a reduced risk of developing cancer.

★ You're less likely to develop any blood clots.

★ You are more likely to live longer!

I'm no scientist, but finding these facts on a few sites on the Internet has given me reason to believe that there is real evidence for this, and it's incredible. Moving on from the health sector and on towards science.

Experts say that taller people take a tenth of a second longer to receive sensory information (such as taste, touch and sight). The only reason I can think of is that their spine is longer, and thus would take a little longer to get the electric impulses to the brain - though I could be completely wrong on this. So, if you are short, you could say we are more alert and aware of our surroundings, and that we have better reflexes!

We are benefited in the summer too, research suggests that shorter people can rid themselves of body heat a lot quicker than taller people. This is down to us having less surface area (or body) to gain heat, so thus there is less to remove.

Some light-hearted and maybe even humorous benefits include:

★ You never have to worry about being taller than your significant other (if that is a worry for you).

★ You're the perfect size for piggy back rides - (and let's be honest, we love them).

★ You can fit into any small spaces - perfect for hide and seek, reaching to get something you dropped in an awkward place, or climbing through the window to prevent yourself from being locked out of your own house!

★ Apparently short people have more successful marriages and relationships - that's a strange one.

So there are some interesting, and some incredibly bizarre evidence to say why being small is totally awesome! Say goodbye to wishing you were taller, embrace how you are, it might just save your life.