CO2

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Carbon Dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas vital to life on Earth. This naturally occurring chemical compound is made up of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. Although not traditionally classified as a dietary supplement, it is used in medicine and has several biological effects.

Category
Gas
Molecular Formula
CO2
Mechanism of Action
As a waste product of cellular respiration, CO2 is transported in the blood from tissues to the lungs, where it is expelled. In the body, it helps maintain the pH of the blood, and is also used in the body's energy production processes.
Evidence Grade
N/A

Other Names

  • Carbonic Acid Gas
  • Carbonic Anhydride
  • Dry Ice

Primary Benefits

  • Helps maintain pH balance in the body
  • Involved in the production of energy

Recommended Dosage

General Guideline Not applicable for direct consumption

Side Effects

  • Respiratory discomfort at high concentrations
  • Hypercapnia (excess carbon dioxide in the blood) in extreme cases

Precautions

  • Not intended for direct consumption
  • Exposure to high concentrations can be harmful

Interactions

  • Certain lung diseases may affect the body's ability to expel CO2

Key References

  • https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Carbon-dioxide
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK541119/
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“one of the things I like about the Heat and the cold is that it it informs me about my Readiness State because just like my CO2 tolerance my breath holds are very short when I'm stressed and under recovered my heat tolerance drops dramatically and so does my cold tolerance.”

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“the soft drinks, the sodas that we see so commonly around us, it's part of everyday modern life... it went from fruit juices that actually had some carbonation which is just gas, CO2, and that's okay, but what wound up happening is that they started to have less fruit but they figured out how to put chemical flavorings that actually mimic the fruit flavoring and then of course nobody really wants to have just a plain watery looking carbonated drink so then they started to add artificial coloring and then started adding preservatives.”

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“when CO2 levels start to rise above 900, you will see consistent research showing poor sleep onset, wakeful events, next day restfulness, next day concentration, next day cognitive function all when CO2 levels start to rise above 900.”

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“I can see your HRV, I can see your heart rate, and I can see your oxygenation so I will very quickly be able to be like this is the problem to hell with your tongue exercises to hell with your supplementation and all those other things whatever in your particular case this is simply about you developing better CO2 tolerance.”

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“he was taking slices of all kinds of human and rat mouse tumors and slicing them up and he noticed something really strange about these um cancers they take in less oxygen compared to the normal tissue from which they came wow so they're kind of like oxygen deprived and they were throwing out this lactic acid waste product that he was that he was saying and they were taking in so much more glucose than the normal so the normal cells take in just a little bit of glucose and they can make tremendous energy from a tiny amount this guy was taking in huge amounts of glucose but not fully metabolizing it to CO2 and water but dumping it out as lactic acid which is a a breakdown product of glucose that is not fully metabolized in the cell.”

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“we're using the laboratory metabolic Hearts who are like thirty thousand dollars worth very expensive very delicate and those are the state of the art and they really need to be very calibrated so they have CO2 sensors and and oxygen sensors as well”

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Zone 2 Training: The Science Behind Peak Metabolic Health | Dr Inigo San Millan | The Proof Podcast
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“but these devices are like 200 300 400 uh sure so some of them they have CO2 sensors right in O2 sensors but how do you know uh first that they're how do you calibrate them right and therefore how do you know that the readings are right”

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“insulin is what decides which fuel is used so as much as the metabolic engine has two fuel sources insulin will decide which one is opened and which one is closed if insulin is high the body is sugar burning and you can measure this in the whole body level by measuring the amount of oxygen and CO2 that the body is producing because different biochemistry or the burning of the fuels will produce a different amount of CO2”

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“more people are dying from the particulate matters in air that result from burning coal than are ever going to die from the CO2 emissions that result from that”

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