Health & Fitness

Every home in the U.S. is now eligible to request four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government!

The easy signup form is hosted with the USPS. There's no shipping or payment required and you also don't need health insurance to get these four free tests.

• Limit of one order per residential address.
• One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests.
• Orders will ship free starting in late January.

If you can't signup online, then you can call 1-800-232-0233 to order your free tests.

These at-home tests are useful because they provide results in only 30 minutes without needing to send your swab to a testing lab. Each test comes with full instructions on testing and reading the results.

Most orders will ship within 7-12 days, so be sure to order them soon! The site was getting hammered yesterday, but it's been up and running perfectly all day today.

Free COVID-19 Tests with Health Insurance

As of January 15, 2022, those with health insurance can get up to 8 free covid-19 tests each month.

The test will either be free directly at the point of sale, if your health plan provides for direct coverage, or by reimbursement if you are charged for your test. The reimbursement rate is up to $12 per individual test, which is $96 per month.

Go here for full terms and instructions.

Free N95 Masks

In addition to these free test kits, HHS will soon give out 400 million free N95 masks starting next week (last week of January 2022). These are NIOSH-approved N95 masks and will be available at approximately 100 to 200 health centers & pharmacies in the initial phase.

These N95 masks are some of the safest masks against covid-19, so it's nice to see them become available for everyone soon.

Here's a signup form good for a free Georgia State face mask. If you're not an alumni, student, faculty, or staff member then you can skip that question and the form will still submit.

I have a feeling these won't last too long.

Here's a super easy signup form offering free samples patches for foot pain relief. These patches are aimed at the 80 million Americans suffering from foot pain caused by various conditions like arthritis, plantar fasciitis and neuropathy.

Each patch contains FDA approved pain medicine in the highest concentration possible without a prescription along with added natural wintergreen oil for a pleasing aroma. They last for up to 8 hours and should arrive in 4-6 weeks.

I always have trouble writing a post about something like these free VCF contraceptive films. I'm not even qualified to use one of these things, much less write something witty about them. Remember the scene in 40 Year Old Virgin where Steve Carell had absolutely no idea what to do with the condoms? Yep, that's me right there.

Ladies, the line forms to the left! Single file, please!

[Thanks to Hiffer Carla for the reminder on this!]

Do I have to retype what's in the free Poise sample kit since it's all listed in the image above? This is when I sorta wish I had a boss to tell me what to do. Plus, it's no fun stealing office supplies from yourself and leaving bogus prank messages on your own voicemail.

Fine, I'll type it up, but only because I love each and every one of y'all.

• (1) One by Poise Extra Coverage Liner
• (1) One by Poise Regular Pad
• (1) One by Poise Heavy Pad
• Coupon For Any One by Poise Liner or Pad

Or you can select this sample pack

• (2) Poise Very Light Absorbency Long Liners
• (2) Poise Light Absorbency Active Collection Long Liners
• (2) Poise Moderate Absorbency Ultra Thin Pads
• Coupon For Any Poise Liner or Pad

You can request this freebie once every six months! These are a classic freebie that have been around since I started HIF over a decade ago. Even thought I'm a guy, I still love getting them because I'm always forced to come up with new, creative uses for them. My previous sample became a hat for my dog, but she didn't appreciate my exquisite taste in fashion. She threw it off her head before glaring at me with the undeniable message of “if you enjoy waking up every morning with zero poop on the floor, then I suggest you leave me alone.”

I fear the day when she finally takes the next step in evolution and becomes as smart as those raptor dinosaurs from Jurassic Park.

If you don't mind going on a little link hunt, you can easily get a full-sized free NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle kit OR Neti Pot. Simply click through to where it requests your name and pick “p1886b” from the dropdown list. After that, you'll be presented with 17 “slides,” which you don't have to read and can quickly skip through. You'll then be presented with a signup form and finally, a “quiz” where you have to get 18 out of 20 questions correct.

The quiz lets you change your wrong answers in real-time though! You can randomly click until you get the correct answer or use the answers I listed below. 😁 All in all, it should only take a few minutes to request this great freebie.

For years, this freebie took 6-8 weeks for delivery. I'm not sure if covid will interfere with that here, but don't be crazy surprised if this shows up in mid-June! This is for a large-sized product though, so the wait is worth it in my book. Especially if you suffer from allergies, sinus clogs, or colds!

Sometimes these freebies come with packets of Sinus Rinse, which is a sinus rinsing something that does something for congested noses. If that ringing endorsement didn't encourage you to sign up, how about this humdinger of a fact. “Some research shows that hypertonic (2.7%) or more concentrated solution may help reduce sinus congestion better than isotonic (0.9%) solution.” I have no idea what that means, but it sounds technical and therefor impressive. I'm easily persuaded by science.

Does anybody else get the impression that this company was formed solely because the owner liked sticking weird things up his nose? No, just me? Okay, carry on.

Free NeilMed Quiz Answers

Q1: What time of year is worst for nasal allergies?
A: Spring

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