CO2 Academy

by Conscious Breathing Institute

Scientific Research on CO2 Therapy and Breathing

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a key regulator of human physiology, influencing respiration, oxygen delivery, circulation, blood pH, and nervous system function. This resource presents a curated selection of peer reviewed research on how CO₂ levels shaped by breathing patterns or therapeutic applications affect physiological regulation, without making health or treatment claims.

Articles

Relaxator Exercises - Conscious Breathing Institute
Relaxator Exercises
Narrow and tense airways limit our ability to live the life we want. Engaging in different physical exercises while using the Relaxator is an efficient way to dilate the airways... Read more...
C-section can give breathing problem - Conscious Breathing Institute
C-section can give breathing problem
The stress hormones of a newborn baby are sky-high Our entrance to this life from the uterus is dramatic and one of the biggest challenges of our lives. From the... Read more...
80% had their mouth open on a Sunday stroll - Conscious Breathing Institute
80% had their mouth open on a Sunday stroll
On Sunday afternoon I was in town (Stockholm) and “amused” myself for a moment by checking how many pedestrians had their mouth open or closed. I did not count anyone... Read more...
Correct breathing quickly stops an epilectic seizure - Conscious Breathing Institute
Correct breathing quickly stops an epilectic seizure
Before an epileptic seizure one is hyperventilating, which leads to lower levels of carbon dioxide in the body. At the University of Aarhus in Denmark a breathing mask has been... Read more...
Breathe Better - Get Quality Sleep - Conscious Breathing Institute
Breathe Better - Get Quality Sleep
How we breathe plays an important role in the quality of our sleep. Good sleep is not only essential for the body to heal, repair, and recover, but also for... Read more...
Relationship between osteoporosis and over breathing - Conscious Breathing Institute
Relationship between osteoporosis and over breathing
Calcium is an important ingredient in eggshells, and one problem that egg producers struggle with is that the eggshells become thin and break easily, especially during the summer months when... Read more...
Carbon dioxide is antibacterial - Conscious Breathing Institute
Carbon dioxide is antibacterial
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... Read more...
Konstantin Buteyko - Founder of The Buteyko Method - Conscious Breathing Institute
Konstantin Buteyko - Founder of The Buteyko Method
The Russian Medical Doctor and Professor, Konstantin Buteyko, spent hundreds of hours during his medical training studying the respiration of people on their deathbed. He noted that the closer to... Read more...
Meet Anders Olsson
Meet Anders Olsson
Founder of Conscious Breathing Hi, I’m Anders Olsson. Over 15 years ago, I made a life-changing decision—to become an expert in something most of us never think twice about: our... Read more...
Breathing retraining helps successful hockey team - Conscious Breathing Institute
Breathing retraining helps successful hockey team
SDE Hockey, a unification of Stocksund, Danderyd and Enebyberg, is a successful association outside of Stockholm that carries out hockey activities for children and youngsters up to 18 years of... Read more...
Conscious Breathing during training increase performance - Conscious Breathing Institute
Conscious Breathing during training increase performance
My name is Gabriella and I am a third year student at the Olympia high school in Helsingborg, Sweden. In the third year, all students conduct a project, and my... Read more...
It’s official! Conscious Breathing Retraining impoves health and reduces stress - Conscious Breathing Institute
It’s official! Conscious Breathing Retraining impoves health and reduces stress
A study on 40 people who have completed the 7 Step CBR Program to Better Breathing shows that improved breathing habits have a significant positive impact in a variety of... Read more...