October Newsletter

October is best known for its Halloween festivities, but it’s also a month loaded with other great things. It's officially autumn, which means cosy apparel, your favourite cold weather recipes, and beautiful foliage.

Fun Fact: October got its name from the Latin/Greek word octo, meaning eight, because it used to be the eighth month of the year under the Roman Calendar. When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, the name October stuck despite the fact that it’s not the 10th month!

Written by?Vanessa Correia

Motivation - Clear Out

A new season is a great time for a fresh start, and there’s something about autumn’s back-to-school vibe (even if it’s a long time since we were in the classroom) that make so many of us want to get organised and have a clear out.

While you’re digging out your winter clothes and packing away your summer looks, you may come face-to-face with items you don’t need anymore. It can seem very daunting so here are some tips for easy decluttering:

• Take it one room at a time?
• Decide where it’s all going next?
• Enlist help if needed?
• Take coffee/tea breaks
• Don’t get distracted
• Put things back in an organised fashion when done?

Here are some of our preferable storage bags

Health Tips - 80/20 Rule?

In today’s day and age it’s so easy to get distracted eating lots of sugary foods and then worry about how much we’ve been eating and suddenly go on an extreme diet. The 80/20 eating rule is a great way to create a healthy eating relationship if you feel like you want to be healthy and still have the access to treats like cake and wine now and again. Eating mainly nutritious foods makes you feel good but fun foods are important too.?

The 80/20 eating rule means that your meals are mostly home-cooked and well proportioned, but you allow space for some occasional indulging. You do this whilst hitting all of your five portions of fruit and veg a day, and getting plenty of fiber and protein in.? Here is an example of a day using the 80/20 rule.

Special Announcement - Magazine Article?

We’re so proud to announce that our Co-Founder Yola Bastos has been invited to write a magazine article for Alopecia Magazine about her experience in living with Alopecia.?

Yola started this journey out of the blue and it's so important for her to be able to share her views and increase awareness on the topic to help others.?Make sure you check out the article by clicking on one of the links below:?

Website / Instagram / Linkedin

Breaking News - Special Dates for October

As always, we'd like to remind you of some significant occasions to commemorate with us from across the globe:?

1st October - International Coffee Day?

4th October - World Animal Welfare Day?

5th October - World Teachers’ Day?

10th October - World Mental Health Day?

17th October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty?

31st October - Halloween?

Blog - ?This Month we celebrate Alopecia and share with you Yola’s journey of living with Alopecia. Yola share’s what she feels Alopecia has brought to her life and the difference of her perspective on life.?

Do you have pictures and stories to share with us about your Alopecia experience? We’d love to see and hear about your experience too!

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