Comments by "Aaron Britt" (@aaronbritt2025) on "TED-Ed" channel.

  1. Not mentioned... The hormones that control your blood pressure are made in your kidneys. I have ESRD, or End Stage Renal Disease. My kidneys resemble prunes and no longer make these hormones. I get dialysis to clean my blood and remove fluid, but it doesn't replace my hormones. As a result, my blood pressure soars to 200/110 unmedicated. I'm on several medications, but my pressure is still higher than normal. Even modern medications can't effectively replace the hormones made by the kidneys.
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  2. Being under anesthesia may not actually be "sleeping" but it mimics it. I know this because every time I've been under (many times), I dream.
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