Aren't drugs cheaper?

While drug plans may cover the addicting, wiring, and tiring medications used to treat sinus trouble, copayments are significant and can vary widely. If buying allergy remedies over-the-counter at your neighborhood pharmacy, cost can be as much or more.

Let's say you are using your drug plan. At a $40 copay per month for one or more sinus medications, the annual cost would be $480. Multiply that by 40 years and that’s a $19,200 lifetime cost, simply to manage your symptoms.

The cost for the REST program, including food allergy testing and elimination, is about 10% of this figure.

Something else to wonder about ... While the cost of natural pharmacy items that you can purchase at Nova may be equal to the would-be monthly payout in copays or over-the-counter symptom relief ($40 on the average), natural pharmacy has been shown to enhance positive health outcomes across all body systems. To be sure, the health dollar savings goes beyond the nose and sinuses and has the potential to save money on total heathcare costs.

Other little "curiosities" about sinus and allergy drugs

Conventional therapies are over-stimulating (Sudafed®), or sedating (Benadryl®). Note that Benadryl® is diphenhydramine, the same drug as Nytol®, a sleep aid.
Nasacort® and Nasonex® contain benzalkonium chloride which may be immunosuppressive. Not at all what you're looking for when your immune system is already exhausted and worn-out.
Antihistamines are helpful in “drying up” allergies, but their contribution is hampered by the fact that thick, dry secretions are more likely to become colonized by bacteria, which leads to even more inflammation.
Antihistamines have been reported to obstruct the ostiomeatal complex (The sinus "hot spot" - one of the most important anatomical regions with regard to sinus health and disease.)
According to the insert for Astelin®, paroxysmal sneezing and rhinitis (itchy nose) were listed as side effects. (It's not uncommon for drugs to cause the symptoms they claim to relieve).
Nasal steroid sprays reduce the inflammation caused by allergic complexes. It is widely known that nasal inflammation can be due to IgG complexes related to toxic foods. Read: Food allergy testing

Why medicate when you can eliminate?
Perhaps most importantly, sinus and allergy drugs do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to address biofilm adhesion. What's more, antihistamines, with their hyper-drying effects, actually cause a more drastic form of biofilm "stickiness." Not at all what you're looking for when desiring lasting nasal and sinus health. Read: Biofilms - A Sticky Situation.

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