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An excerpt from my new book on chronic kidney disease:

So you may be aware that the USA has been in the throes of what could be global warming. In any case, with record highs, it has been near or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the past few days. When I go out of doors, however, out of the swamp-cooled comfortable seventy degrees range of my home, the 100 degree temperature feels like a brisk 78° to me.

Kidney disease can result in a deficit of red blood cells, which transport oxygen throughout one’s system, so one can feel chilly, even when the ambient temperature is quite warm. Also, if your CKD is advanced, uremic waste ²⁷ can accumulate, and cause your body’s internal temperature to escalate.

How hot is it? That is the question; whether your body’s sensations reflect the actual temperature of the space you are in, or if you are in your very own climate zone, the state of your kidneys could make a big difference. 

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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

-Proverbs 3: 5-6

 ²⁷ Uremia is a buildup of waste products in your blood that occurs as a result of untreated kidney failure. (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21509-uremia)