Hello and welcome to the Friday five very good to be back with you sharing well-being news

and positivity across the airwaves and wow what an interesting week it has been. Those of you who have joined me on my

Instagram lives or on Facebook or YouTube this week may have heard me talk about genetic

nutritional testing which is just so fascinating. Well more

of that in just a mow but something that's also been catching my eye has been the

different ways that we can all better support our immune systems right now,

whether to stave off the usual seasonal coughs and colds or more, as well of course as to stay well while COVID still seems to surround us.

And on that note, a couple of things I wanted to mention.

Firstly, the use of very specific vitamins and supplements to help those with COVID or recovering from it,

as well as dropping the name of a medication called Ivomectin into our conversation here.

I think you'll be hearing more about it in the days, weeks,

months to come so I thought it would be useful just to mention it. It's an antiviral

drug that has been around for decades. It's safely used to treat skin conditions.

In fact, it's so safe it's available over the counter in many countries, including France,

as well as being widely used on all kinds of animals, both farm animals and domestic

ones by British vets, believe it or not.

So what does that have to do with COVID, you might ask?

Well, stay tuned and you will find out more.

Now one of the benefits of social media is being able to follow those whose work you

respect and admire, as well as to hopefully learn new things and engage with

like-minded others. And one of the many medics that I follow on Instagram is Dr. Tina Peers, a consultant specializing in reproductive health who worked at

Chelsea Westminster Hospital for many years before starting her own private practice, which now not only covers women's health issues,

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