22/10/2026
10 METRES UNDERWATER. WITHOUT GETTING WET. 🫧🩸
That’s the equivalent pressure inside our Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber at The Human Upgrade Hub.
2.0 ATA. Almost DOUBLE normal atmospheric pressure.
But what actually happens to your blood at this pressure?
🩸 YOUR BLOOD PLASMA BECOMES AN OXYGEN CARRIER
Normally, almost all the oxygen in your blood is transported by haemoglobin inside your red blood cells.
Only a tiny amount is dissolved directly into your plasma — the liquid component of your blood.
Under hyperbaric conditions, breathing high-concentration oxygen changes that.
The increased pressure forces significantly more oxygen to dissolve directly into your blood plasma.
This is Henry’s Law in action.
💧 DOES YOUR BLOOD BECOME THINNER?
Not exactly.
Hyperbaric oxygen doesn’t simply thin your blood like medication would.
Instead, it increases the amount of oxygen that can be transported dissolved in plasma, independently of haemoglobin.
That means oxygen can diffuse into tissues from an additional source, rather than relying entirely on oxygen carried by red blood cells.
🔬 WHAT ELSE HAPPENS AT 2.0 ATA?
When delivered correctly, hyperbaric oxygen can:
✅ Increase dissolved oxygen levels in blood plasma.
✅ Increase oxygen availability in tissues.
✅ Support oxygen-dependent processes involved in wound healing.
✅ Stimulate biological signalling involved in tissue repair.
✅ Help reduce certain types of swelling through oxygen-induced changes in blood vessel diameter.
THIS ISN’T JUST BREATHING MORE OXYGEN.
It’s using pressure to change how much oxygen can physically dissolve into your bloodstream.
At The Human Upgrade Hub, we’re interested in the science of human performance, recovery and optimisation.
2.0 ATA. THE PRESSURE EQUIVALENT OF 10 METRES UNDERWATER.
Different pressure. Different physiology.
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