JP2004081871A - Far-infrared health promotion apparatus, methods for promoting health and excreting dioxins with far-infrared health apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a far-infrared health promoting apparatus which can effectively stimulate sebaceous glands together with sweat glands, and excrete dioxins. <P>SOLUTION: This apparatus is provided with two or more half-cylindrical bodies 11, 12 connected and nested axially, and a flat heater containing carbon black applied on the whole inner surface. The flat heater is heated to the temperature ranging from 55°C to 70°C. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

The present invention relates to a far-infrared health device, a far-infrared health method, and a method for excreting dioxins, which irradiates far-infrared rays to the whole body to promote health by sweating or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called far-infrared sauna that irradiates far-infrared rays to the whole body to promote blood circulation and sweating is known. This far-infrared sauna is positioned such that the whole body enters or goes out of the neck only in a closed box, and the whole body is heated by far-infrared heating means provided in the box.
JP-A-08-112302. JP-A-04-341271.

Conventional saunas generally have the following disadvantages.
(1) It sits on a chair provided inside the box body and is heated to a high temperature to forcibly promote perspiration, which undesirably stimulates blood circulation and muscles of the whole body when the body is overpowered. It does not stimulate the sebaceous glands as well as the sweat glands of the skin.
(2) It is used for health, but the temperature of the head is high and the temperature of the feet is low, that is, the head is hot and cold, which is the opposite of the first principle of health, `` head cold foot fever '', You cannot enter according to the law.

(3) Since the patient enters in a closed room, there is a high risk of inhaling oxygen-deficient air exhaled by others or infecting tubercle bacilli that have become resistant bacteria by air transmission.
(4) Lower body bathing may be effective to reduce invasiveness, but lower body bathing is not possible.
(5) A ray bath that does not sweat, improves blood circulation, and promotes metabolism is impossible in a sauna.
(6) You cannot use it continuously for 24 hours while you are sleeping.
(7) Sick or bedridden people cannot use it.

The present invention provides a health device and a health method that eliminates the disadvantages of the conventional sauna, and in particular, provides a far-infrared health device and a far-infrared health method that can effectively stimulate not only sweat glands but also sebaceous glands. The purpose is to do.
In recent years, interest in dioxins as environmental pollutants has been increasing. Dioxins are a general term for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF), and are produced in the course of chemical substance synthesis and combustion. Dioxins are non-polar, fat-soluble organic substances, have acute toxicity 1000 times stronger than potassium cyanide, and also have a wide range of toxicity including carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, immunotoxicity, and endocrine disorders. When it is taken into the body, it mainly accumulates in adipose tissue. Therefore, it is desired that dioxins that have been ingested and accumulated in the body be rapidly excreted outside the body, but there is no suitable method because dioxins are difficult to be metabolized.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for effectively excreting dioxins that have been ingested and accumulated in the body outside the body.

A far-infrared health device according to the present invention includes a plurality of semi-cylindrical bodies connected in a nesting manner in an axial direction, and a planar heating element including carbon black as a resistor provided on substantially the entire inner surface of the semi-cylindrical body. And characterized in that: The sheet heating element is electrically heated to a temperature of 55 to 70C, more preferably 60 to 65C.
The far-infrared health method according to the present invention is characterized by irradiating far-infrared rays to promote sweating from sweat glands and excretion of sebum from sebaceous glands.

The far-infrared health method according to the present invention also includes a method of irradiating far-infrared rays from a sheet heating element containing carbon black electrically heated to a temperature of 55 to 70 ° C. to the body surface, thereby sweating from sweat glands and sebaceous glands. It promotes the excretion of sebum.
The far-infrared health method according to the present invention also adjusts the power supply to a planar heating element that emits far-infrared rays, and adjusts the temperature in the sealed dome to a temperature at which sweating does not occur or a temperature immediately before sweating. It is characterized by doing. The user puts the whole body or a part of the body in the sealed dome and is irradiated with far infrared rays.

The method for excreting dioxins according to the present invention is characterized in that dioxins are excreted together with sweat and sebum from sweat glands by the aforementioned far-infrared health method.
Human skin has organs such as sweat glands and sebaceous glands and is an organ occupying 16% of the whole body. When the temperature rises, humans sweat, which is excreted from the sweat glands. The sweat excreted from the sweat glands is sweat of substantially the same quality as urine, and contains water, sodium chloride, uric acid, ammonia, amino acids, potassium, creatine, urea and the like as components. Sweating from the sweat glands is promoted not only by temperature rise but also by bathing, sauna, exercise, taking antipyretics, and the like.

On the other hand, sebaceous glands store and excrete the same fat as body fat, and protect the skin by covering it with fat. Sweat (sebum) from the sebaceous glands contains cholesterol, fatty acid esters, lactic acid, extra subcutaneous fat, etc., and is such that human fat and body fat ooze out. In addition, body fat includes heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, and lead that have been taken into the body through food or drink, breathing, or percutaneously, and environmental hormones (exogenous endocrine disruptors). It is said that the accumulated chemical substances and carcinogenic substances are accumulated, and it is possible to excrete the harmful substances dissolved in body fat by promoting the excretion of oil sweat from sebaceous glands. it can. Dioxins, which are known to have a wide range of toxicities including strong acute toxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, immunotoxicity, and endocrine disorders, also accumulate in adipose tissue, and by promoting the excretion of oil sweat from sebaceous glands, these body fats Dioxins that have melted can also be effectively excreted outside the body.

皮 Sebum excretion from sebaceous glands cannot be promoted by bathing, sauna, or exercise. However, it is possible to promote excretion of sebum by irradiating a far-infrared ray having a wavelength of 5 to 20 μm, at which a living cell performs the best resonance activity, and deeply penetrating the inside of the body by the resonance absorption phenomenon to stimulate the sebaceous glands. . A carbon black sheet heating element heated to a temperature of 55 to 70 ° C., more preferably 60 to 65 ° C. by resistance heating by energization can efficiently generate far-infrared rays which are easily resonantly absorbed by the living cells. Can effectively stimulate the sebaceous glands.

As described above, the far-infrared health device of the present invention activates skin functions, improves skin respiration and blood circulation, activates metabolism, and has two types of sweat: a large amount of sweat from sweat glands and a lipid sweat from sebaceous glands. Excretion can be promoted, and in particular, harmful substances (including dioxins) accumulated in the body from sebaceous glands can be effectively excreted, which can contribute to health promotion.

調整 If the temperature inside the closed dome is adjusted to a temperature that does not cause sweating or a temperature immediately before sweating, the body temperature rises to about 38 ° C. and is maintained without sweating. According to the latest theory of the American Society of Immunology, every 1 ° C increase in body temperature will increase the immune activity of leukocytes by a factor of 6, so if normal fever is 36.5 ° C, if body temperature rises and is maintained at 38 ° C, The immune activity is (38-36.5 = 1.5 ° C.), that is, 6 × 6/2 = 18 times, and is useful for improving the natural healing power for intractable diseases.

According to the far-infrared health device of the present invention, it activates skin functions, improves skin respiration and blood circulation, activates metabolism, and excretes a large amount of sweat from sweat glands and two types of sweat, sebaceous glands from sebaceous glands. In particular, it can effectively excrete harmful substances accumulated in the body from sebaceous glands, for example, dioxins, and can contribute to health promotion.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a far-infrared health device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view in use, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a surface heater (a planar heating element), and FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a used state.
As shown in FIG. 1, the far-infrared health device includes a semi-cylindrical upper dome 11 and a lower dome 12, and a user can use the upper dome 11, the lower dome 12, and a sheet 15 for reflecting far-infrared light on the floor. Lying in the interior space formed by. The lower dome 12 has a semi-cylindrical shape with a smaller diameter than the upper dome 11, and the upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12 are connected so that they can be nested in the axial direction of the dome while maintaining a sealed state. I have. Therefore, the entire length of the dome including the upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12 can be adjusted according to the height of the user. The end of the lower dome 12 is closed by a semicircular plate. Electric cords 16 and 17 are drawn out from the upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12, and are connected to the controller 14. The controller 14 is also connected via an electric cord 18 to a power source, that is, a household outlet.

ネ ッ ク A neck cover 13 is provided at the end of the upper dome 11 so as to wrap the neck of the user softly and keep the inside of the dome sealed. The neck cover 13 may be made of cloth, and the surface of the neck cover 13 facing the inside of the dome may be subjected to far-infrared reflection processing. The far-infrared reflection processing can be performed, for example, by sewing an aluminum vapor-deposited sheet that reflects far-infrared rays. The user lays a towel or the like on the floor sheet 15 and lays on it. It is preferable that the floor sheet 15 can reflect far infrared rays, such as a urethane sheet on which aluminum is deposited. The posture of the user may be determined according to the user's preference, such as lying on his back, sideways, or prone. One method is to use it prone, such as when your waist and back are stiff. Such use is not possible with a traditional sauna.

面 A surface heater that radiates far-infrared rays is provided on almost the entire inner surface of the upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12. In the illustrated example, the upper dome 11 has two surface heaters 21 and 22 along the curved inner surface (see FIGS. 2 and 4). The lower dome 12 has two surface heaters 23 and 24 along a curved inner surface, and also has a surface heater 25 at a semicircular plate portion at an end. The two surface heaters 21 and 22 provided on the upper dome 11 irradiate far-infrared rays to the chest (back) and abdomen (lumbar, buttocks) of the user, typically lying inside the dome. The three surface heaters 23, 24, and 25 provided in the area irradiate the user's thigh, shin or shin and the sole of the user with far-infrared rays.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the surface heater used in the present invention. FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view, and FIG. 3 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3B, the surface heater 30 has a three-layer structure in which a carbon black layer 32 is sandwiched between two sheets 31, 33. Electrodes 34 and 35 are provided at both ends of the surface heater in contact with the carbon black layer 32. By energizing the carbon black layer 32 through the electrodes 34 and 35, the entire carbon black layer 32 is heated by resistance heating and emits far-infrared rays. In the present invention, the power of the surface heater is adjusted so that the temperature of the surface heater becomes 60 ° C. The upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12 can be adjusted separately. The heater temperature can be finely adjusted by operating the controller 14. In addition, the time for energizing the surface heater can be set using the timer function of the controller 14.

(4) A sealing mechanism 40 that seals a gap between the upper dome 11 and the upper surface of the lower dome 12 is provided on the lower surface of the end overlapping the lower dome 12 as shown in FIG. The sealing mechanism 40 includes a male magic tape 41 fixed to the inner surface of the end of the upper dome 11 with a tucker, and a felt-like tape 42 with a female magic tape attached to the back surface. The felt-like tape 42 with the female magic tape adhered to the back surface is fixed to the lower surface of the end of the upper dome 11 so that the felt surface becomes outside by engagement of the magic tapes. The sealing mechanism 40 seals the gap between the upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12 that are nested and allows the length of the dome space to be freely and smoothly adjusted in a sealed state. If the felt deteriorates due to long-term use, the sealing function can be restored by replacing only the felt-like tape 42 with the female magic tape attached to the back surface with a new one.

In the far-infrared health device of the present invention, a user lies in a space formed by a semi-cylindrical upper dome 11 and a lower dome 12, and is provided by surface heaters 21 to 25 provided on inner surfaces of the upper dome 11 and the lower dome 12. Since the structure for irradiating far-infrared rays is adopted, far-infrared rays are radiated so that the focal point of the concave mirror is focused on the center line of the body along the entire surface of the body as shown in a schematic sectional view of FIG. When the user is lying on the far-infrared reflecting sheet 15, far-infrared rays that have not been absorbed by the user's body are reflected by the far-infrared reflecting sheet 15 and radiated to the user again. Irradiation efficiency can be further increased. Further, an effect of irradiating far-infrared rays to a part of the body not directly facing the surface heater can be expected.

ピ ー ク The peak wavelength of the electromagnetic wave radiated from the heater can be calculated from Wien's displacement law. Many ceramic heaters having a surface temperature of 300 to 500 ° C. are often used as heat sources for currently available home saunas. For example, in the case of a bar heater having a surface temperature of 400 ° C. (absolute temperature 673 K), radiation is radiated. The peak wavelength of the infrared light is 4.3 μm (2897 ÷ 673 = 4.3). It is necessary to use a heater with a low surface temperature in order to efficiently emit far-infrared rays of 8 to 10 μm, which are easily absorbed and absorbed by a living body. For example, the peak wavelength of far-infrared ray emitted from the sheet heater containing carbon black of the present invention heated to 60 ° C. (absolute temperature: 333 K) is 8.7 μm (2897 ÷ 333 = 8.7). Further, in order to keep the surface temperature low and radiate the required calories efficiently, it is necessary to increase the radiation area of the heater. As described above, the surface heater using carbon black as the resistor employed in the present invention is extremely reasonable and optimal for the purpose of irradiating a living body with far infrared rays to stimulate skin cells.

The far-infrared health device of the present invention can efficiently irradiate the far-infrared ray having a wavelength of 5 to 20 μm, which is most easily absorbed by living cells. It can stimulate excretion of sebum when stimulated. This makes it possible to artificially excrete sebum that cannot be promoted by bathing, sauna, or exercise, and removes harmful chemicals that are harmful to the human body and accumulated in subcutaneous fat and body fat together with sebum. Can be discharged to

Table 1 below shows the results of analyzing the concentration of dioxins in the effluent discharged through the skin of the user during use of the far-infrared health device of the present invention by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. . The table also shows the toxic equivalents along with the concentrations. The sample volume is 50 ml. The toxic equivalent (TEQ) is 2,3,7,8-T4CDD toxic equivalent (pg-TEQ / ml), and the toxic equivalent coefficient is I-TEF (International-Toxicity Equivalency Factor (WHO / IPCS, 1988)). ) Was applied. The lower limit of quantification is 4-5 chlorinated products: 0.01 pg / ml, 6-7 chlorinated products: 0.02 pg / ml, and 8 chlorinated products: 0.05 pg / ml. From this analysis result, it is understood that the far-infrared health device of the present invention is effective for excretion of dioxins in the body.

Also, it is well known that, when a human is in a sleeping position, the head, the heart and the toes are balanced with respect to gravity, so that the blood circulation is three times better than in the sitting position, despite the fact that the burden on the heart is less. is there. When I got sick for a long time, I slept and healed. I didn't sit and cure the disease. The far-infrared health device of the present invention can irradiate the whole body (up to the sole of the foot) with far-infrared rays after improving blood circulation and taking a good sleeping posture with good metabolism. It is possible to put the head inside or out of the dome.

Further, since the outside of the far-infrared health device of the present invention is air, it is easy for the body to be heated and the end capillaries to expand, so that even if blood circulation is improved, the burden on the heart and blood vessels is reduced. Help me. In this respect, it is completely different from a bath or a hot spring in which hot water presses from the outside of the body to prevent expansion of the capillary. Therefore, even those with impaired blood circulation and cranial nerves can use the drug relatively easily and safely.

Furthermore, the sauna does not allow the user to enter for more than 20 minutes continuously, but the far-infrared health device according to the present invention can easily enter for more than 30 minutes, and does not suffer from entering for 60 minutes. If you lower the output, you can sleep inside as a weightless comforter, and it will also be a non-allergen comforter.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a far-infrared health device according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view in a use state. Explanatory drawing of a plane heater (plane heating element). Detailed view of the upper dome. FIG. 4 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a used state.

Explanation of reference numerals

11: Upper dome, 12: Lower dome, 13: Neck cover, 14: Controller, 15: Infrared reflective sheet, 16 to 18: Electric cord, 21 to 25: Surface heater, 30: Surface heater, 31, 33: Sheet, 32 ... Carbon black layer, 34,35 ... Electrode, 40 ... Sealing mechanism, 41 ... Male type magic tape, 42 ... Felt-like tape with female type magic tape attached to the back surface

Claims (4)

A plurality of semi-cylindrical bodies nested in the axial direction,
A sheet heating element containing carbon black as a resistor provided on substantially the entire inner surface of the semi-cylindrical body,
And a bottom surface that supports the user's body,
A method of using a far-infrared health device, wherein the surface of the bottom surface facing the inner surface of the semi-cylindrical body includes a far-infrared reflecting material,
A method of energizing and heating the planar heating element and irradiating the body surface of the user with far-infrared rays to promote sweating from sweat glands and excretion of sebum from sebaceous glands. It is a use method of the far-infrared health device according to claim 1,
A method comprising heating the sheet heating element to a temperature of 55 to 70C. It is a use method of the far-infrared health device according to any one of claims 1 or 2,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the heating of the planar heating element is controlled by heating the inside of the plurality of semi-cylindrical bodies to a temperature at which a person does not sweat or a temperature immediately before sweating. The method for using the far-infrared health device according to claim 3,
A method characterized by promoting excretion of dioxins together with sweat and sebum from sweat glands and sebaceous glands.

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