Most conversations about breathing focus on getting more oxygen in. Steven Scott starts from the opposite direction. As the founder of Carbogenetics, he has spent years building a case for carbon dioxide therapy, and when Steven Scott joined Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour, he laid out why he believes CO2 deserves as much attention as oxygen in the conversation about health and recovery.
The conversation moves quickly from breathing mechanics into some genuinely unexpected territory, touching on naked mole rats, professional athletes, and the biohacking community's growing interest in CO2 as a recovery tool.
About Steven Scott
Steven Scott is the founder of Carbogenetics, a company built around carbon dioxide therapy products and education. He positions his work at the intersection of biohacking, recovery science, and longevity, aiming to make the case that CO2 has been overlooked in a wellness culture largely focused on oxygen.
His approach draws on comparisons to naked mole rats, a species known for living in CO2-rich burrows and unusually long lifespans, as a jumping-off point for exploring how carbon dioxide might apply to human recovery, bone density, and performance.
What Steven Scott and Sean Kelly Talked About
- Why Steven Scott believes conventional oxygen therapy may be missing an important piece of the recovery picture
- How he compares CO2 therapy to traditional oxygen-based approaches to health and recovery
- His take on breathing techniques, hyperventilation, and where the Wim Hof Method fits in
- Why naked mole rats and their CO2-rich habitat inform his hypothesis on longevity
- His perspective on CO2 sauna use and its potential role in recovery routines
- How professional athletes and NFL teams have started experimenting with CO2 products, according to Scott
- His approach to fat loss and anxiety management through CO2-based methods
- Where Steven Scott sees CO2 therapy heading next in the biohacking and performance space
Why This Conversation Matters
Steven Scott's conversation with Sean Kelly offers a look at one entrepreneur's hypothesis for an underexplored corner of recovery science. It's presented here as his approach and research focus, not medical advice, but for anyone curious about where the biohacking conversation is headed, it's a window into how practitioners like Scott are thinking about the role of CO2 in the body.
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About Sean Kelly & the Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly is an entrepreneur and the host of the Digital Social Hour, one of the fastest-growing interview podcasts in the world, where he sits down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and cultural voices for candid, long-form conversations. The show draws over 100 million views a month across platforms. Explore more guest features on SeanKelly.io.
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