Stop drinking water before your doctor appointment. This step may sound strange, but it is a known fact that reducing your water intake prior to your appointment will help in lowering your blood pressure. Take your time. Whatever you do, allow plenty of time to get to your appointment.f you have a relative or close friend that is calm and could provide you the calm support you need, ask them to help you with your fear. Talk to your doctor. If your anxiety about your appointment does not subside with these steps, talk to your doctor and ask for their recommendations.
Dozens of cities still hold onto their all-time record low from this cold wave, including Atlanta (-9), Grand Rapids, Michigan (-24), and Wichita, Kansas (-22). Temperatures as frigid as -61 degrees (Montana), -59 degrees (Minnesota) and -50 degrees (Wisconsin) were recorded. The Mississippi River froze solid north of Cairo, Illinois, and ice not only clogged the river in New Orleans, but also flowed into the Gulf of Mexico a few days after the heart of the cold outbreak.
Sub-freezing temperatures were common across Iowa Sunday. If that is not cold enough, it was only 18 degrees in Tioga, North Dakota, Sunday morning. This ties Stanley, Idaho for the coldest temperature in the continental United States for the month of September. The freezing temperatures across Iowa marks an end to the growing season. It has been a difficult season for farmers across the state, and the Midwest and general. The good news is, the crops that survived the drought have advanced far enough so that impacts from the freezing temperatures were minimal.