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Why you should be opening your windows daily—even in winter

By Angela Haupt
Editor, Health and Wellness

It's so cold out here in the Northeast that flinging my windows open is the last thing on my mind.

Yet that's exactly the premise behind the German practice lüften, which is being touted as a way to boost sleep, mood, and indoor air quality. TIME contributor Jamie Friedlander Serrano asked experts if there's anything to "burping" your house.

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