I bought an early version of this machine about 10 years ago. I'm glad I did. It was a more functional version than ita current version. I could leave the unit on the whole night as I slept and breath in carbogen maxed out at 10% CO2. It was safe to use it this way.
When my ecf is acidic, it can supplement CO2 to my bo blood to such extent that it will enable better tissue oxygenation and jumpstart the change from glycolytic energy production to mitochondrial energy production when the limiting reagent or substrate is oxygen. Once the body can transition into and maintain mitochondrial energy production, I eventually enable endogenous production of CO2 and don't have to use the machine anymore.
But the current version of rhe machine only allows for a maximum of 15 minutes per session. It is crippled, but still helpful. But I can get more supplemental CO2 by taking bicarbonate auch as baking soda and magnesium bicarbonate. And drinking carbonated water.
It's unfortunate that Steve, the manufacturer, had to cripple the machine to protect himself from the vagaries of the law. I bought my unit knowing fully well future versions were going to be crippled, as Steve had to sell his early units in a sale, but made clear that future units wouls be crippled in order for him to avoid potential lawsuits.
The unit's ability to give me enough supplemental CO2 in orser to restore mitochondrial respiration made my recovery from a nasty fever, the worst I have ever had, which involved aspergillosis, and which would otherwise have landed me into an ER and ICU, was to say the least very helpful. I practically gave the body a way to heal itself and it did. Simply correcting the acid-base balance and restoring the supply of CO2 to enable mitochondrial respiration gave me a path to recovery. I had ample reservea in my body, out of following a Peaty lifestyle, that it was easy to simply provide a limiting substrate, oxygen, towards my recovery. With the help of CO2.
