Your Genetics & COVID-19 Special Issue

From eNewsletter 7/1/2020

DID YOU KNOW that The CARES Act, signed into law on March 27th, expanded the list of products eligible for reimbursement from health savings accounts (HSA) and medical flexible spending accounts (FSA)? Changes include the addition of over-the-counter drugs and medicines, which previously were only eligible for reimbursement with a prescription. Feminine hygiene products are now eligible.

Dietary supplements are now designated as "potentially eligible," which means they qualify with a Letter of Medical Necessity. This Eligible Expenses page explains the changes in detail, as well as all products that qualify.

These newly approved items are retroactively eligible dating back to January 1, 2020, meaning you can file for reimbursement for these items if you've purchased them since January 1.

LAST DAY OF JUNE-JULY COMBO SALE!

Today is the last day to order June sale items. See below for details.

FOURTH OF JULY SCHEDULE

The office will be closed Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th.

STAYING SAFE DURING RE-OPENING Continue with extra immune support until summer of 2021. We don't know how virulent SARS-CoV-2 will be this summer or if there will be a second COVID wave during fall and winter. Besides, SARS-CoV-2 is not the only virus we fight. There is influenza (flu), norovirus (stomach flu), adenovirus (common cold), and four other coronaviruses (common cold), among others. Prevent and Fight Coronavirus 2.0 is our must-read protocol. PURE GENOMICS 2.0 Pure Genomics just launched a dynamic, interactive platform where you can access your genomic report 24-7. See details below. NUTRITIONAL CONCEPTS PHASE 4 PROCEDURE Illinois has moved to Phase 4, so if you are local, please read our re-opening guidelines. BIOTRITION FOOD INTOLERANCE TEST The next blood draw for the Biotrition food intolerance test is Saturday, July 11th 9AM-Noon. Contact us for details.

GENETICS & COVID-19

Steve & Bonnie: There is an inextricable link between how your genes are expressed and your response to COVID-19 infection. 

As we have said from the beginning of the pandemic, how you prepare your body to fight infection is more important than trying to avoid i