Since blood production requires iron, you should eat iron-rich foods for two weeks before your appointment. This will help you have strong blood for donation and help you better recuperate after your donation. Iron-rich foods include spinach, whole grains, fish, poultry, beans, organ meat, eggs, and beef.
To calculate the change in temperature, subtract the initial temperature from the final temperature. Example: 84.2 degree Fahrenheit - 41 degrees Fahrenheit = 43.2 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature from morning to afternoon changed by 43.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
How heating and cooling degree days are computed. Take the high and low temperature for the day, and average them. If this number is greater than 65 F, then we have (Average temperature - 65) cooling degree days. If the average temperature is less than 65 degrees, then we have (65 - Average temperature) heating degree days.