What Medicine Doesn't Tell You: The Reason Triglycerides Don't Decrease
Toratani Co., Ltd.'s Ikio Toratani proposes that the reason triglycerides don't decrease is not overeating, but rather insufficient oxygen during sleep due to sleeping posture. He suggests reconstructing respiratory infrastructure from a 3D design perspective, aiming to extend healthy lifespans.
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■ The problem wasn't "overeating," but "inability to burn completely."
When told in a health checkup that "triglycerides are high," many people blame themselves, thinking, "It's proof of an unhealthy lifestyle."
However, many people continue to struggle with high numbers even after maintaining dietary restrictions and exercise.
Ikio Toratani (75 years old), an expert in apparel 3D design, found the reason to be a "defect in the nighttime oxygen supply infrastructure."
Triglycerides are originally an energy source that is "cleaned up" during nighttime sleep.
However, this cleaning requires a large amount of oxygen.
If there isn't enough oxygen at night, triglycerides are not processed and remain in the body as "unburnt residue."
■ The "90-degree gravity" physical change overlooked by medicine
So, why is oxygen deficient only at night?
The answer lies in physics, not medicine.
"In a sleeping posture, the direction of gravity changes by 90 degrees, so the shape of the airway changes significantly from daytime.
This change easily leads to 'hypopnea (oxygen deficiency) that does not reach apnea.'"
The shape of the throat, optimized for standing, receives gravity from the side when lying down, and the airway narrows with just a 2-3 degree change in angle.
Furthermore, gravity slightly compresses the rib cage, and internal organs push up the diaphragm, making breathing weaker.
Medicine analyzes blood data, but designers analyze "the distortion of the air passage pipe (airway) and the respiratory system = the general term for structures supporting breathing, such as the airway, rib cage, and diaphragm."
This small distortion is the true culprit fundamentally hindering the "nighttime cleaning" of triglycerides.
Breathing becomes very weak when standing posture and gravity change. Breathing can be said to be under the influence of posture and gravity.
■ More frightening than the numbers is "fat quality (inflammation)"
Triglycerides exist as "healthy stored fuel" in an environment with sufficient oxygen.
However, if oxygen is insufficient due to hypopnea at night, triglycerides undergo incomplete combustion, releasing substances that damage blood vessels, transforming into a "seed of inflammation."
In other words,
- It's not that high numbers are dangerous
- It's that the "quality deteriorates" due to oxygen deficiency that is dangerous
(※ "Rotting" is a metaphor for a state prone to inflammation)
■ Reconstructing "respiratory infrastructure" from a 3D design perspective.
What middle-aged and elderly people suffering from triglycerides and abdominal fat need is not further dietary restrictions.
The first thing needed is "infrastructure development" to ensure the passage of oxygen.
Even a slight change in the angle of the throat can significantly change the oxygen supply.
From a designer's perspective, I am redefining the respiratory infrastructure during sleep, based on the idea that "if the body's shape changes due to physical load, the airflow also changes."
In an area that medicine tries to solve with "chemistry (drugs)," I am tackling it with "physics (3D design)," aiming to extend healthy lifespans worldwide.
【Key points of this release】
- Updating common knowledge about triglycerides: From "proof of unhealthy lifestyle" to "residue from insufficient nighttime cleaning."
- The blind spot of 90-degree gravity: Presenting a physical phenomenon where the airway distorts and oxygen supply decreases in a sleeping posture.
- 75 years of experiential knowledge: Proposing a health perspective not swayed by numbers, based on overcoming his own ailments.
【Company Information】
Toratani Co., Ltd.
Representative: Ikio Toratani
Location: Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Official website: https://toratani-kokyu.jp
When told in a health checkup that "triglycerides are high," many people blame themselves, thinking, "It's proof of an unhealthy lifestyle."
However, many people continue to struggle with high numbers even after maintaining dietary restrictions and exercise.
Ikio Toratani (75 years old), an expert in apparel 3D design, found the reason to be a "defect in the nighttime oxygen supply infrastructure."
Triglycerides are originally an energy source that is "cleaned up" during nighttime sleep.
However, this cleaning requires a large amount of oxygen.
If there isn't enough oxygen at night, triglycerides are not processed and remain in the body as "unburnt residue."
■ The "90-degree gravity" physical change overlooked by medicine
So, why is oxygen deficient only at night?
The answer lies in physics, not medicine.
"In a sleeping posture, the direction of gravity changes by 90 degrees, so the shape of the airway changes significantly from daytime.
This change easily leads to 'hypopnea (oxygen deficiency) that does not reach apnea.'"
The shape of the throat, optimized for standing, receives gravity from the side when lying down, and the airway narrows with just a 2-3 degree change in angle.
Furthermore, gravity slightly compresses the rib cage, and internal organs push up the diaphragm, making breathing weaker.
Medicine analyzes blood data, but designers analyze "the distortion of the air passage pipe (airway) and the respiratory system = the general term for structures supporting breathing, such as the airway, rib cage, and diaphragm."
This small distortion is the true culprit fundamentally hindering the "nighttime cleaning" of triglycerides.
Breathing becomes very weak when standing posture and gravity change. Breathing can be said to be under the influence of posture and gravity.
■ More frightening than the numbers is "fat quality (inflammation)"
Triglycerides exist as "healthy stored fuel" in an environment with sufficient oxygen.
However, if oxygen is insufficient due to hypopnea at night, triglycerides undergo incomplete combustion, releasing substances that damage blood vessels, transforming into a "seed of inflammation."
In other words,
- It's not that high numbers are dangerous
- It's that the "quality deteriorates" due to oxygen deficiency that is dangerous
(※ "Rotting" is a metaphor for a state prone to inflammation)
■ Reconstructing "respiratory infrastructure" from a 3D design perspective.
What middle-aged and elderly people suffering from triglycerides and abdominal fat need is not further dietary restrictions.
The first thing needed is "infrastructure development" to ensure the passage of oxygen.
Even a slight change in the angle of the throat can significantly change the oxygen supply.
From a designer's perspective, I am redefining the respiratory infrastructure during sleep, based on the idea that "if the body's shape changes due to physical load, the airflow also changes."
In an area that medicine tries to solve with "chemistry (drugs)," I am tackling it with "physics (3D design)," aiming to extend healthy lifespans worldwide.
【Key points of this release】
- Updating common knowledge about triglycerides: From "proof of unhealthy lifestyle" to "residue from insufficient nighttime cleaning."
- The blind spot of 90-degree gravity: Presenting a physical phenomenon where the airway distorts and oxygen supply decreases in a sleeping posture.
- 75 years of experiential knowledge: Proposing a health perspective not swayed by numbers, based on overcoming his own ailments.
【Company Information】
Toratani Co., Ltd.
Representative: Ikio Toratani
Location: Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Official website: https://toratani-kokyu.jp