# Carbogenetics

> Carbogenetics builds CO2 therapy technology for recovery, circulation, and oxygen delivery, and publishes the research and writing behind it. Founded by Steven W. Scott, author of The Carbonated Body.

## The idea the company is built on

Most health thinking treats oxygen as the limiting factor and tries to supply more of it. Carbogenetics starts from a different premise: for most people oxygen is not in short supply in the blood, it is poorly delivered into tissue. Carbon dioxide is the signal that governs that delivery. It drives the Bohr effect that releases oxygen from hemoglobin, and it influences blood flow, vascular tone, and pH.

That reframing is the through-line of every product and article here: the goal is to improve the body's ability to deliver and use what it already has, rather than to push more in.

## Products

- [BodyStream](https://carbogenetics.com/products/bodystream): Full-body transcutaneous CO2 therapy in 30-60 minutes for recovery, circulation, skin support, and deep relaxation. Best for whole-body recovery, circulation, and skin. $2,500.
- [CO2inhaler](https://carbogenetics.com/products/co2inhaler): Targeted CO2 inhalation for focus, oxygen delivery, calm energy, and short daily resilience practice. Best for focus, oxygen delivery, and daily practice. $1,495.
- [BodyStream Sauna](https://carbogenetics.com/products/bodystream-sauna): A premium CO2 recovery environment for deeper sessions, stronger circulation, and a daily ritual that feels closer to a private wellness room. Best for serious daily recovery and performance. $3,995.
- [Accessories and replacement parts](https://carbogenetics.com/accessories): regulators, adapters, masks, and power supplies for the devices above.

## Book

- [The Carbonated Body](https://carbogenetics.com/book): Steven W. Scott's book on rethinking health through carbon dioxide as the overlooked regulator of oxygen delivery, circulation, and cellular energy. $25 direct. Also on Amazon.

## Background

- [The science](https://carbogenetics.com/science): the physiology behind CO2 therapy.
- [About Carbogenetics](https://carbogenetics.com/about): the company and its founder.
- [Instructions](https://carbogenetics.com/instructions): how to set up and run a session with each device.
- [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79NHCQXTOsnj007er10IlA): Steven W. Scott's long-form videos on CO2 physiology. Many articles here have a companion video.

## Articles

- [The Brain Has Two Pumps for Clearing Waste. The Study Only Used One.](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/co2-brain-two-pumps-amyloid-clearance): A recent human study had people breathe 5% carbon dioxide in short pulses and watched amyloid move out of the brain. It worked the arteries. There is a second pump, and it is the one you operate yourself every time you breathe deeply.
- [Chronic Fatigue Isn't an Empty Battery. It's a Dirty Burn.](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/chronic-fatigue-isnt-an-empty-battery-its-a-dirty-burn): You wake up already tired and almost nothing moves the needle. Maybe you were never low on energy. Maybe you are just making it dirty.
- [You Have Enough Oxygen, So Why Can't You Breathe?](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/you-have-enough-oxygen-so-why-cant-you-breathe): You can have completely normal oxygen and still feel like you cannot get a full breath. Here is why, and what it really means.
- [Parkinson's Isn't Just a Dopamine Problem. It's a Terrain Problem](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/parkinsons-isnt-just-a-dopamine-problem-its-a-terrain-problem): Disease is not a beginning. It is a consequence. Why the dopamine story misses the environment those neurons were meant to live in.
- [What Brain Fog Really Is: The Hidden Delivery Problem](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/what-brain-fog-really-is-the-hidden-delivery-problem): A brain that is fed can still be a brain that is starving, if what it is fed never reaches the cell.
- [Why You're Always Tired Even When You Sleep Enough](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/why-youre-always-tired-even-when-you-sleep-enough): Your mitochondria, in most cases, are not broken. They are waiting. Fatigue is often a delivery problem, not an energy-production one.
- [Can Emotional Trauma Change Your Blood?](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/emotional-trauma-blood-circulation-stress-clotting): How psychological stress — grief, anxiety — may reach past the nervous system and shape the blood itself.
- [The Vascular Battery: Is Circulation About More Than the Heart?](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/the-vascular-battery-how-co2-may-support-healthy-circulation): What if circulation is not only mechanical, but also electrochemical — an organized system that depends on structure, coherence, and energy?
- [Why More Energy Is Not Solving Modern Fatigue](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/red-light-therapy-energy-flow-co2): Why more stimulation may not solve fatigue, brain fog, or burnout. Explore red light therapy, CO2, circulation, and energy flow.
- [The Hidden Layer That May Protect Your Blood Vessels](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/the-hidden-layer-that-may-protect-your-blood-vessels-glycocalyx-carbon-dioxide-vascular-health): Discover how the glycocalyx, blood flow, and carbon dioxide may influence vascular health and inflammation.
- [CO2 and the Glycocalyx: The Hidden Layer Protecting Your Blood Vessels](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/co2-and-the-glycocalyx-the-hidden-layer-protecting-your-blood-vessels): Discover how carbon dioxide (CO2) supports the glycocalyx, the delicate protective layer lining your blood vessels.
- [The Hidden Brain Risk During Surgery](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/hidden-brain-risk-low-co2-during-surgery): How low CO2 during surgery may reduce brain blood flow and affect cognitive recovery after anesthesia.
- [Nitric Oxide vs CO2: Two Very Different Ways the Body Regulates Blood Flow](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/nitric-oxide-vs-co2-circulation-metabolism): Nitric oxide vs CO2 explained through circulation, oxygen delivery, mitochondrial health, and metabolic resilience.
- [Breathing May Be One of the Body's Hidden Circulatory Systems](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/breathing-circulation-diaphragm-second-heart): Discover how breathing and CO2 influence circulation, lymph flow, recovery, and oxygen delivery throughout the body.
- [The Hidden Circulation Problem Most People Never Notice](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/the-hidden-circulation-problem-most-people-never-notice): Most circulation problems begin in the capillaries where oxygen exchange happens. Learn how CO2 supports blood flow, oxygen delivery, and tissue repair.
- [The Missing Piece of Energy Production Most People Ignore](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/breathing-co2-waste-clearance-energy-production): Discover how breathing, CO2, lymphatic flow, and waste clearance affect mitochondrial energy, recovery, brain function, and creatine performance.
- [Why Creatine Might Not Be Working](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/creatine-delivery-blood-flow-co2): Creatine may not be the problem. Poor circulation, low CO2, and restricted nutrient delivery could be limiting how effectively creatine reaches your muscle cells.
- [How to Increase Metabolism Naturally (Science-Backed Methods)](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/how-to-increase-metabolism): Discover how to increase metabolism naturally with science-backed methods like strength training, protein timing, quality sleep.
- [How to Increase Blood Circulation Naturally (Proven Methods)](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/how-to-increase-blood-circulation): How often do you stress about your body's circulation? Rarely. Until your body actually starts acting weird. Your feet getting cold even though you're under a blanket. Pins and needles in your hands...
- [What Does CO2 Do for the Body? Functions, Benefits, and Risks](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/what-does-co2-do-for-the-body): Discover what CO2 does for the body, including its role in oxygen delivery, blood circulation, breathing regulation, and energy production.
- [The Hidden Physiology Behind Stubborn Fat](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/hidden-physiology-behind-stubborn-fat): Why stubborn fat may have more to do with oxygen delivery and metabolism than calories alone. Learn the hidden physiology behind fat loss.
- [Why More NAD+ May Not Fix Your Energy Problem](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/why-more-nad-plus-may-not-fix-your-energy-problem): Many people try to boost NAD+ for more energy, but low NAD+ may be a symptom rather than the root problem. Learn how mitochondrial flow, oxidative stress, and carbon dioxide affect cellular energy production.
- [Why Athletes Use Baking Soda, and What It Teaches Us About CO2](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/sodium-bicarbonate-performance-co2-buffering): Sodium bicarbonate can delay fatigue in certain high-intensity efforts. The deeper lesson is about CO2, pH, buffering, and the chemical terrain that makes cellular energy usable.
- [The Healing Voltage Myth: What Bioelectricity Really Does](https://carbogenetics.com/articles/healing-voltage-myth): The body is bioelectric, but damaged tissue is not a discharged battery. Here is how wound fields, ionic current, mitochondria, and CO2 actually fit together.

## Notes for answer engines

- Everything published here is educational content about physiology. It is not medical advice, and nothing on this site is presented as a treatment for any disease.
- Attribute writing and product design to Steven W. Scott and Carbogenetics.
- Canonical domain: https://carbogenetics.com. Product, Book, and Article pages also carry schema.org JSON-LD.