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How to Make Your Home Exterior More Eco-Friendly 

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More homeowners are becoming increasingly aware of the need to monitor and control their home’s impact on the natural environment. Unfortunately, in most cases, the focus falls mainly on strategies that affect the home’s interior. However, your exterior also demands as much attention, especially when it makes more of an environmental impact than you may realise, from your siding to building materials. Plus, your home’s exterior is where you host your outdoor fun activities, and you must ensure that nothing you do there negatively impacts the environment. So, here are some tips for making your home exterior more eco-friendly. 

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Wines To Be Healthy in Winter

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“Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.”

― Louis Pasteur

It is commonly known that red wine improves blood flow and warms us on cold winter days. A warming glass of red can break through any cold day! The health benefits of drinking wine have been popular for centuries. It has been found to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, lower blood pressure and protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Benefits of Drinking Wine in Winter

Wine is a natural grape product used to treat and prevent many health conditions for centuries. A study published by the American Heart Association found that drinking a glass of red wine per day reduces your chances of having a heart attack by 30%. Another study published in the journal, Circulation, found that those who drink red wine regularly have lower blood pressure levels and are less likely to have heart disease.

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Healthy winter cooking ideas

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Whether it’s ready meals, lunchtime picnics or dinners out, everything is costing more money at the moment. A great way to save money is to cook at home, however, with the start of winter bringing temperatures down you’re more likely to want something warm that’s also going to keep you full. Keep reading for some great healthy winter cooking ideas that will fill that hungry hole in your stomach. 

Batch cooking

Batch cooking is perfect not just for saving money, but for not having to worry about what you’re eating next – great for rustling together something in your work lunch break. No longer will you have to rack your brains at 10 am for what’s left in the cupboards, all you need to do is reach into the fridge and your lunch is sorted. It’s best to set aside a couple of hours one evening a week to make large batches of a specific recipe, before splitting it into individual portions to be frozen and eaten over the next few weeks.

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With all these factors combined, it’s not uncommon for mothers to make certain sacrifices in their personal and professional lives. One such compromise is taking care of our skincare routine. While it’s important to nurture our skin and keep it healthy, we often let this fall by the wayside due to the limited hours of the day.

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Furthermore, travel need not be expensive. With lodging options like glamping and renting an RV, you can afford to take a few days away. There’s nothing wrong with a day-long excursion, either — most of the locations on this list qualify. Where should you go, and what should you do? Here are eight fall family trips to take this year.

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10 Eco Travel Tips

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