D24-UncMt«r Farming Saturday, June 7,1986
NEWARK, Del. All work and
no play makes Jack a dull boy, as
the saying goes. Actually, working
too hard too long does more than
make you dull it can also make
you sick and miserable. On the
farm, constant worry and long
hours of work without let-up can
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Good Health Habits Aid Stress Management
cause such fatigue and tension that
you make costly mistakes, leaving
yourself open to tragic accidents.
Modern equipment, ideal
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accurate record-keeping won’t
guarantee a successful farming
operation if you’re not mentally
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and physically prepared to handle most of these victims of tension. Reacting to stress by either
the pressures that go with this “if the pressures of farming undereating or overeating starts a
highly-stressful occupation. have got you down, one way to feel vicious cycle,” Snider says. “To
Farmers who manage stress more in control is to take better break the cycle, consistently eat
well have learned to take good care care of your body,” Nelson says, moderate-sized, well-balanced
of their bodies so they have the “Start by eating right. A well- meals.”
strength and stamina to deal with nourished individual can withstand Regular exercise is also im
not only daily hassles but bigger and recover from stress better portant. Whenyou feel tense and
problems that come along. They than someone who’s poorly worried, do your muscles burn? Do
eat well-balanced meals, exercise nourished.” you find yourself cutting comers,
regularly, get enough sleep, and Does this mean you need extra making mistakes which could lead
take time to relax when things get vitamins and minerals when to accidents? Learn some simple
tense. you’re under emotional stress? exercises to relax these muscles.
If you suffer from chronic Probably not. “Manufacturers of Farmers who take a rest break
fatigue and tension, look closely at of at least 10 minutes in mid
your health habits, advises stress supplements certainly morning and again in midaf-
University" of Delaware extension would like you to think so, temoon find this relaxes them and
family specialist Dr. Patricia especially regarding vitamin C, helps relieve tension. Some enjoy
Tanner Nelson. Do you eat the B vitamins and zinc,” says an energy-producing snack such as
breakfast on the fly? Bolt your extension nutrition specialist Dr. fruit, vegetables, or cheese and
lunch in less than 15 minutes? Sue Snider. “But to date, scientists crackers.
Rush through dinner in half an have not established that Nelson also suggests reading a
hour or less? And does the food sit emotional stress increases our page or two of an interesting
heavily afterward? nutritional needs beyond the magazine during your break. Most
What about exercise? Do you Recommended Dietary farmers benefit from reading
spend all day on a tractor, then Allowances.” In other words, about something other than far
numbly pluck yourself down in there’s no magic pill or vitamin to
front of the TV until bedtime? Do relieve stress. Nutritionally, your
you spend all your waking hours best defense against the effects of
thinking and talking and reading stress is to eat moderate amounts
about fanning? Are you so busy of a variety of foods,
with farming you don’t have time
for church or civic activities? Or
for outings with your family? Unfortunately, stess often has a
Doctors say patients suffering negative influence on eating
from persistent fatigue and tension habits. Under pressure, some
often have poor health habits. They poeple overeat while others un
tend to hurry through meals, dereat. In the long run, stress
average six hours or less of sleep a response eating only adds to your
night, seldom schedule time to problems. Skipping a meal or two,
relax, smoke heavily, drink two or for example, reduces your ability
more cocktails before dinner or to concentrate. This in turn makes
drink large amounts of beer, rely It harder to function effectively
on sedatives to sleep and on under pressure. Overeating can
tranquilizers to quiet their nerves, lead to weight gain, which is itself
A change to healthier habits stressful
would bring significant relief to
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tiling, she says. One keeps his
monthly woodworking magazine
handy and plans his next project.
If you’re feeling particularly
tense, stretch out on the ground for
a few minutes. Don’t think about
anything. Just relax. If you can’t
stop your mind from racing, draw
yourself a mental picture a
pleasant, familiar object or scene
like a flower, or the view from your
duck blind each fall.
Lose yourself in the picture or
your reading for a few minutes. As
you relax, your head will clear,
tight muscles will ease. When you
go back to work, you’ll feel
refreshed and in control again.
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