"How I got over my weight weirdness."

Article Abstract:

Women who were once obsessed about their weight describe how they overcame their obsessions. Their experiences include realizing that they were spending too much time working out, learning to focus on health rather than weight and discovering that job performance is more important than appearance.

Personal narratives, Women, Body weight, Dieters

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Door-to-door beauty: are merchandisers that make house calls, like Avon, Mary Kay, and BeautiControl, part of our past or our future?

Article Abstract:

Direct-sales cosmetics are still big business, accounting for 20% of the total $23-billion US industry. Door-to-door sales offer the personal touch, as salewomen/consultants get to know the customers' beauty needs and desires. Avon, Mary Kay and newcomer BeautiControl are profiled.

Marketing, Cosmetics industry, Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc., Door-to-door selling, Avon Cosmetics Inc., BeautiControl Cosmetics Inc., BUTI

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So you're not superstitious?

Article Abstract:

Superstitions are healthy if they let people cope with life's anxieties with the belief that they have some sort of control over the future. However, when superstitions appear to cross the boundary into obsession, steps should be taken to stop them.

Analysis, Superstition

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