No one talks about it... What determines longevity was in an unexpected place.

Our bodies are often talked about in terms of heart and blood data. However, what truly "drives" the body is the "content of breathing" that repeats 20,000 to 40,000 times a day. Healthy people breathe about 20,000 times. For those who continue to feel unwell, this increases to 30,000 to 40,000 times (around 20-30 breaths/minute), and the body quietly continues to "run at high speed while lacking oxygen." Medicine can easily measure heartbeats with a stethoscope, but the "depth" and "quality" of breathing are difficult to measure, and thus breathing has long been underestimated. However, when we look into the content of breathing, we find that the "flow" of oxygen, autonomic nerves, brain, blood circulation, and immunity are all connected to "breathing." This "flow" is precisely the upstream system that influences the chain of ailments and the direction of longevity. [When breathing is shallow, the body's flow stops] When breathing is shallow, the rib cage hardly moves, and the body quietly continues to suffer from "oxygen deficiency." As a result, a chain of ailments occurs, such as: Fatigue does not go away, shallow sleep, difficulty concentrating, feeling cold easily, heavy body. This is not a problem with individual organs, but a sign that the "body's flow" centered around breathing has stopped. [Medicine cannot measure the "content" of breathing] The heart can be measured by sound. Blood can be measured by values. However, breathing is different. If conscious, breathing becomes irregular and cannot be considered normal. Airway angle, rib cage mobility, diaphragm movement, unconscious breathing depth, and airway distortion due to posture and gravity – these are areas that are difficult for medicine to measure. What cannot be measured cannot be handled. What cannot be handled is underestimated. As a result, the "upstream system" that drives the body has been overlooked. Breathing affects the entire body through two major trunk lines: oxygen and the autonomic nervous system. Just by changing the "content" of breathing, the internal environment of the body changes significantly. *Although the body's complex interactions mean that not everything can be represented in a single diagram, this conceptual diagram summarizes the functional connections, starting from breathing. [Unconscious breathing determines the future of the body] Conscious deep breathing and abdominal breathing have health benefits, but they are temporary. Humans breathe 20,000 to 40,000 times a day, but 99% of that is unconscious. In other words, what determines health is not the few minutes of conscious breathing, but the 23 hours of continuous unconscious breathing. The shallower one's unconscious breathing is, the more likely the body's flow will be disturbed and ailments will accumulate. Conversely, when physical conditions (posture, airway, rib cage) are in order, breathing becomes "moderately deep" without effort, and the flow of oxygen, autonomic nerves, brain, blood circulation, and immunity naturally improves. ■ Core: [The body is driven by "breathing"] - The heart pumps blood. However, the amount of oxygen contained in that blood is determined by the quality of breathing. - The autonomic nervous system regulates the body. However, its function changes with the depth of breathing. - Immunity protects the body. However, its activity is determined by the parasympathetic nervous system and oxygen supply. In other words, what drives the body is "breathing," the "upstream engine," and hormones and other systems are linked around this engine. [Conclusion] The reason why people with shallow breathing are more prone to increasing ailments is that the "flow" of the body stops. "Moderately deep breathing" that continues unconsciously is the very foundation that drives life, including sleep, metabolism, and immunity. Its quality determines the direction of one's physical condition, which in turn determines the direction of one's longevity. And the "physics of 90 degrees of gravity" applied to the body during sleep disrupts the angle of the airway, disturbs the upstream system of breathing, and consequently causes a domino effect of ailments throughout the body. Our company, based on the knowledge of three-dimensional structures cultivated through 3D apparel design, has systematized this "physics of breathing" and is applying it to the improvement of sleep, posture, and metabolism. This enlightenment series was systematized by Representative Toratani based on his long-cultivated knowledge of 3D apparel design and his personal experience of health improvement. We will continue to disseminate information on the physical structure of the airway, sleeping posture, and the relationship between breathing. Behind the "breathing during sleep," "hypoxia," "autonomic nervous system," and "cardiovascular risk" mentioned in this release, there are international academic studies such as the following: 1. Structural and skeletal hypopnea risk in humans (structural destiny) Davidson TM. (2003) The anatomic basis for the development of sleep apnea. Summary: As a trade-off for bipedalism and language acquisition, humans have a structural weakness where the "airway is prone to collapse during sleep." Isono S. (2012) Obstructive sleep apnea of non-obese patients in Japan. Summary: Japanese people, even without obesity, have small jawbones, a ethnic characteristic that makes their airways physically narrower. 2. Impact of hypopnea on hypoxia and the autonomic nervous system (physiological