CO2-terapi og forskning

5% Carbon Dioxide inhalation affect human brain activity

An increase of CO₂ in the inspired air known to increase cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume.

Our study showed that inhaling 5% CO₂ for seven minutes increased CBF by 54,5%

Author : X. Feng et. al.
PMCID : PMC3049465
Reference : https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3049465/

CO2 (Kuldioxid) er antibakterielt

A study at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden showed that the growth of staphylococci was 1,000 times higher when the bacteria were exposed to normal air for 24 hours, compared with exposure to air saturated with 100 percent CO2.

CO2 has been used in food packaging since the 1930’s, because of its antibacterial effect, which prevents disease-causing bacteria from growing. Bread, cheese, chicken, and coffee, are some of the products that have 100 percent carbon dioxide added inside the packaging.

Low levels of CO2 increases risk of infection 
When our breathing is impaired the CO2-levels in our body drop, which creates a favorable environment for bacterial growth and higher risk of infection.

Author : Olsen KD, Kern EB, Westbrook PR.
Titel : Kuldioxid hæmmer væksthastigheden af ​​Staphylococcus aureus ved kropstemperatur
Tidsskrift : Surg Endosc. 2005 Jan;19(1):91-4. Epub 2004 11. nov.
PMCID : 15529188
Reference : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15529188/

Successfully treating pneumonia by inhaling 5% CO2

"In pneumonia it is the blocking of the lung airways, by thick and sticky secretion, which is the critical morbidic factor producing lung collapse (atelectasis)... ".

Author : Yandell Henderson et al.
Reference : https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/536739

Two cases of ulcerated breast cancer treated with carbon dioxide

CO2 theraphy successful in breast cancer wound and pain relief.

Case 1: The patient was often screaming in agony for hours per day. The size of the wound was 10 x 13 x 6 cm.

About half a tea-cup of pus was discharged daily, and up to a deciliter of blood.

In just one month of CO2 Therapy the size of the wound had been reduced to less than a third.

"What strikes us, with the greatest astonishment, is the almost instantaneous relief of pain, which never failed to follow the application of the CO2 gas. Over time, the wound's size, odor, and discharge of pus were reduced significantly.”

Originally published in 1794

Nasal breathing amongst native american tribes behind superior health

Between 1830 and 1860, author and painter George Catlin visited more than 150 Native Indian tribes in North, Central, and South America.

The Indian tribes that had not been influenced by the western lifestyle had no infant mortality, no deformities in their children, and no child deaths from disease.

In the "civilized world" around 50% died before the age of five, and only one in four survived beyond 25 years of age.

Originally published in 1870

The history of CO2 theraphy from 16th to 20th century carbon dioxide in medicine

The book decribes in detail the forgotten history of Carbon Dioxide Therapy, all the way from Paracelsus in the sixteenth century.

CO2 Therapy was used successfully in many different ailments like whooping cough, asthma, anemia, heart and circulation problems, digestive issues, PMS, impotence, difficult labor, and more.

Originally published in 1905

Dent's continuous bath, Manhattan State Hospital

Small cyilnder for liquefied carbon dioxide. Mode of application to nasal cavity.

Rose's carbon dioxide gas generator

Rose's Carbon Dioxide gas bath

Low CO2 by hyperventilation reproduce disease symptoms

Dr. Ames did a study on 40 patients and in all of them, except one, the disease symptoms were reproduced by hyperventilation.

The participants were suffering from ailments like epilepsy, tinnitus, dizziness, racing heart, headaches, dysmenorrhea, "pins and needles" in hands and legs, distended belly, excessive sweating, backpain, and fainting.

Originally published in 1952

Professor Konstantin Buteyko cured his high blood pressure with CO2 theraphy

Only 29 years old, Russian professor Buteyko had severly high blood pressure that would often exceed 220.

He cured himself with CO2 Therapy, by changing his breathing, which was the start of the Buteyko method.

Until his death he trained hundreds of doctors and helped tens of thousands of patients with "incurable" diseases like asthma, cancer, and diabetes.

Discovery made in 1952

Hyperventilation used in Brain surgery to shrink the brain

“We use hyperventilation to make the brain smaller because hypocapnia (low CO2 levels) leads to reduced cerebral blood flow.”

Author : E. Wang et. al.
Tidsskrift : Current Opinion in Anesthesiology
PMCID : PMC6735527
Reference : https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6735527/

Inhalation of 5% Carbon Dioxide induces a state of Zen

Effects of inhalation of 5% CO2

• Blood flow to the brain increased by 54%
• Brain oxygen consumption went down by 13%
• The amplitude of fcMRI signal was reduced by 37%

At first glance, reducing the brain's oxygen consumption may sound like something unwanted, but on second thought we may realize that if we are stressed out, the activity in our brain is too high.

So, this study reveals that we get into a state of deep relaxation (Zen) when we increase the CO2 levels.

CO2 therapy speeds up healing af broken bones

Author : T. Oda et. al.
PMID : 31635930
Reference : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31635930/

CO2 therapy increases formation of new blood vessels and mitochondria size

Author : O. Keisuke et. al.
PMID : 21371433
Reference : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21371433/

CO2 therapy increases blood flow and reduces symptoms in peripheral arterial disease

Author : S. Makita et. al.
DOI : 10.1007/s00547-006-2063-0
Reference : https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1007/s00547-006-2063-0

CO2 theraphy (foot bath) increases circulation to the feet

Author : T. Toriyama et. al.
PMID : 12518118
Reference : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12518118/

CO2 theraphy (hand bath) increases circulation to the hand

CO2 therapy accelerate recovery after muscle injury

Author : S. Akahane et. al.
PMID : 28210805
Reference : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28210805/

CO2 therapy restored normal lymph flow in all participants

Author : V. Varlaro et. al.
Tidsskrift : Acta Phlebologica 2007 August;8(2):79-91
Reference : https://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/acta-phlebologica/article.php?cod=R43Y2007N02A0079

CO2 therapy prevents excessive inflammation and scaring and promotes muscle regeneration

Author : J. Hirota et. al.
PMCID : PMC10031219
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10031219/

CO2 therapy increased mitochondria in tumor tissue, causing tumor cell apoptosis

Author : Y. Onishi et. al.
PMCID : PMC3499556
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499556/

CO2 therapy increase mitochondria apoptosis and decrease lymph node metastasis

Author : D. Takeda et. al.
PMCID : PMC4079455
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079455/

Inhalation of 5% CO2 effective way to terminate epileptic seizures in seconds

Author : Kai Kalla et. al.
PMCID : PMC3017646
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017646/

CO2 influences the production of Nitric Oxide which in turn relaxes smooth muscles

Author : Ali R. Fathi et. al.
PMCID : PMC3073030
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073030/

Nitric Oxide inhibits replication of Sars Coronavirus

Author : Ali Mirazimi et. al.
PMCID : PMC544093
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC544093/

Breathing helped traumatized war veterans

Author : E. Seppälä et. al.
PMCID : PMC4309518
Reference : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309518/
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