Gold is a precious metal that has always been a symbol of beauty, wealth and power. In chemistry it is known as Aurum. The area of human use of the precious metal is quite wide: it is used to make jewelry, dishes, amulets, coins, and souvenirs.
Investors' savings are deposited in gold bars and the state treasury is stored. Because of this metal, people take risks, put their lives in danger, and commit crimes.
But it’s worth thinking about the effect of gold on the human body, because the metal has certain energy and properties, both beneficial and harmful.
The importance of gold in human history from ancient times to the present day
The history of the yellow metal goes back several thousand years. It is not known for certain where and when it was discovered. Mentions of gold items are found among the ancient Sumerians, Chinese, Indians, and Egyptians. But the first who began to process metal and use it as a monetary system were the ancient Egyptians.
Golden Sun
The culture of wearing jewelry by different peoples also comes from ancient times. The first gold jewelry finds date back to the periods of the Sumerian civilization and Ancient Egypt. It is known that Cleopatra was a fan of solar metal.
A significant discovery by archaeologists was the tomb of Tutankhamun, who lived almost 4 millennia ago, and his collection of gold items. Just think about the death mask of the pharaoh, the image of which is known to every schoolchild!
They began to make gold products quite quickly, as soon as it became clear that the metal was soft and malleable.
Golden water
Since ancient times, healers have used “golden water” to treat patients. It’s easy to prepare even at home. You should place gold jewelry without precious stones (preferably wedding rings) in half a liter of water and boil until the volume of the liquid is reduced by half. You should take “golden water” 1 teaspoon 3 times a day, regardless of meals.
Modern research confirms the assertion of ancient healers that the noble metal has disinfecting properties. Despite this, the “golden cure” will not benefit everyone.
Daily dose of 2 to 4 mcg of solar metal. Lack and symptoms of excess gold in the body
Scientists have calculated that there is a norm of gold acceptable in the human body. From 2 to 4 mcg daily is enough for the beneficial properties of the metal to have a beneficial effect on the functioning of all human organs. If a person only wears a wedding ring, then he has already consumed the daily amount of solar metal. An excess of the substance can lead to poisoning, which is expressed by symptoms:
- nausea;
- vomit;
- increased sweating;
- apathy, weakness;
- lack of appetite.
In severe cases of poisoning, a person suddenly loses weight and may complain of pain in muscles and joints. A metallic taste appears in the mouth. Also, an excess of gold can lead to dermatitis and stomatitis. Such cases require medical assistance.
A lack of precious metal in the body reduces immunity, which affects overall well-being.
Is it true that...
...gold can oxidize over time and release chemical reaction products that negatively affect the well-being of the body?
In fact
– Gold does not oxidize. It is one of the extremely environmentally resistant metals. It does not interact with human sweat or the sebum secreted by our skin. Harm to health is possible only in one case - if you bought and wear gold jewelry of dubious quality. Then we can talk about a negative impact on a person’s well-being.
Importance of Gold in Food Industry: Edible Gold, Gold Rich Products
There are food products fortified with gold. Corn contains the most precious metal. It is also found in flax seeds and barley grains. Royal jelly is enriched with gold.
Some distilled water manufacturers produce so-called golden water, obtained by dissolving metal particles in it. This water is usually not cheap. The same water is obtained if you hold jewelry in it for some time.
Drinking water from underground sources is considered saturated with the noble metal.
The use of edible gold leaf is popular in cooking. These are the thinnest gold sheets, flakes or powder that are used to decorate confectionery, chocolate, and ice cream. These sheets are used to wrap candies, decorate desserts and Easter eggs. Gold flakes are even added to alcoholic drinks: the well-known Goldschläger schnapps produced in Italy and Switzerland, the Polish-German Gdansk Vodka, and the Ukrainian Polubotka Zoloto vodka.
Goldschlager is one of the most amazing alcoholic drinks in the world.
The Japanese add gold sprinkles to sake, believing that the noble metal has a positive effect on human health. And in the United Arab Emirates, elite cafes offer coffee to wealthy tourists with golden leaves, a cup of which costs almost 1,500 rubles. Susal is a premium food supplement. Quality certificates indicate that it is suitable for human consumption.
Health Benefits of Gold
Scientific research has proven that a small amount of gold as a chemical element is contained even in human blood . And in such microscopic doses, the metal exhibits its physiological activity, affecting the human body: improving blood circulation, exhibiting bactericidal properties and normalizing metabolic processes.
Modern medical technologies make it possible to effectively fight cancer with the help of nano-capsules made of high-grade gold.
The finest gold threads are used to form an elastic collagen frame for skin tightening and modeling of facial contours in plastic surgery. Preparations containing grains of gold are recommended for the treatment of arthritis, joint inflammation, polyarthritis, anemia, and anorexia. The term “aurotherapy” (gold treatment) has been known since the first half of the 20th century.
Energy abilities of gold. Methods for cleaning metal from negativity
It is believed that gold, due to its softness and pliability, easily absorbs energy. Many superstitions are associated with this: it is undesirable to wear other people’s gold jewelry, you cannot use found jewelry. Esotericists recommend periodically cleaning solar metal products. To do this, it is best to use the resources of the four elements: Air, Fire, Water and Earth:
- Prayer is a sound message directed to the Higher powers. Having secluded yourself in a separate room and placing the items in front of you, you can read the prayer for cleansing yourself. Gold items are also cleaned in church with the help of prayer.
- Fire. It is possible to cleanse jewelry from negative energy with the help of a candle, both church and ordinary. The product needs to be held over the fire for a short time; its effect can be enhanced by prayer.
- Water - holy, running or spring - also perfectly cleanses gold of negativity. Jewelry is kept in liquid for a certain period of time, for example overnight.
- Salt can draw out all the negativity from objects, which is why it is so useful to wash with salt water and wet clean the house with it. For example, if you need to clean a ring or earrings, they are completely covered with salt and left for a day. The used salt is then buried in the ground.
Harm of gold to the body
For all its positive qualities, gold is not always useful: in some rare cases, people are found to be intolerant to this metal . Among the reasons are:
- toxicity of certain compounds of gold with other metals and chemical elements;
- the accumulation of microscopic gold particles in the liver, kidneys, spleen and parts of the brain leads to the occurrence of pathologies;
- gold worn on the skin can cause dermatitis; gold crowns on teeth can lead to stomatitis and other gum diseases;
- There is an opinion that wearing a gold ring on the same finger for a long time can cause diseases due to the constant impact on active sensitive points on the hands.
Who else shouldn't wear gold? It is recommended to be careful when purchasing gold jewelry for small children , since an allergic reaction is possible when gold comes into contact with the skin. Yellow gold is more readily worn by older people; young people increasingly prefer metal of other shades: silver, jewelry steel.
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Is it true that gold makes a person happier and more energetic?
Expert opinion
Grishanov Mikhail Petrovich
Jeweler, director of the Grishanov and Co. workshop
Is it true. It is a symbol of wealth and power and makes a person feel happier. In addition, esotericists claim: the noble metal has the ability to endow its owner with positive energy.
Is it possible for children to wear gold all the time?
Expert opinion
Pribrezhny Gennady Valentinovich
Jeweler 6th category
It is believed that the child’s biofield is more open and unprotected, and therefore can be more often exposed to extrasensory influence from the outside, also through gold items. Children are advised to wear some jewelry, such as a cross or earrings for girls. If these are other people's jewelry, for example, inherited or donated, they need to be energetically cleansed. Jewelry must be removed at night.
How to clean gold not only from dirt?
Expert opinion
Grishanov Mikhail Petrovich
Jeweler, director of the Grishanov and Co. workshop
If the jewelry only needs to be cleaned to remove dirt, you can take it to a jeweler who will do it delicately. You can cleanse gold jewelry from bad energy at home using fire, salt or water. Home or church prayers are also great for removing negativity from jewelry.
How to care for gold
Gold jewelry, like any other jewelry, requires certain care and care when worn:
- avoid exposure to mercury (for example, contained in many creams and medications) and iodine : these elements are very aggressive and upon contact destroy the upper layers of products;
- sweat secretions and ordinary dust create dirt on the surface of the jewelry, which can be easily removed with a soap solution, followed by washing the product under warm running water or a drop of ammonia on a suede or flannel rag;
- the protective rhodium layer becomes thinner over time, or even completely erased - it can be restored in any jewelry workshop;
- Products of low standard usually darken - this is a natural reaction of non-gold impurities to the environment.
To maintain its appearance, it is recommended that from time to time you take your gold jewelry to a jewelry workshop for professional cleaning, and once a week you wipe the gold from household dirt using a special napkin.
Opinion of esotericists
Natalia Krasnova
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Esotericists know a lot about how gold affects a person. They argue that not everyone can wear gold. Only strong, strong-willed people with powerful energy can wear such jewelry. Weak, weak-willed people will simply be “crushed” by jewelry. Often, jewelry itself gives signs that it is not suitable for its owners: it is often lost or broken. Sometimes a person’s health deteriorates for unknown reasons.
Useful properties of gold
Ancient healers believed that gold:
- Improves heart function;
- Relieves stress, depression;
- It even lengthens life.
Gold resembles the sun and has warming properties, which is important when there is a lack of energy. In the Middle Ages, they took drinking gold for heart health, and they not only drank gold, but also chewed gold leaves and sprinkled gold shavings on their food.
Even tuberculosis and syphilis were treated with gold.
Properties of gold:
- Reduces inflammation;
- Improves metabolic processes;
- Relieves allergies;
- Improves memory;
- Increases body resistance and endurance;
- Has a beneficial effect on the nervous system.
Metal therapy
The external use of metals for therapeutic purposes is called metal therapy. This is the name of the method of applying metal plates - gold, silver, copper - to diseased areas of the body.
This method is the simplest type of reflexology. If during acupuncture (another type of reflexology) a non-professional risks missing the desired point and, at best, the treatment will not be beneficial, then when applying the plates it is almost impossible to make a mistake. It’s as if the metal itself finds the sore spot and sticks to it.
Why does gold heal? When the plate comes into contact with human skin, an electric current is generated. Moreover, in the case of plates made of gold, copper, zinc, lead, the current flows from the metal to the skin. And in the case of silver and tin plates - on the contrary, from leather to metal.
Therefore, “diseases of deficiency” are treated with gold or copper plates, and “diseases of excess” with silver or tin plates.
Gold and silver plates are rarely used in metal therapy, primarily because they are expensive. At the same time, plates made of precious metals are the most effective. Gold, for example, tones and activates the activity of organs. Silver is calming and has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Pros and cons of silver
Sometimes it is difficult to determine at first glance whether it is white gold or silver. an experienced person, of course, will immediately notice the difference, because expensive varieties of white gold are visually comparable only to platinum. In principle, if your budget allows, it is rational to make a choice in favor of precious gold.
However, silver is better than gold when it comes to massive jewelry with geometric or deliberately rough designs. Everything related to sacred knowledge, runes or amulets is also best realized in silver. It is not without reason that popular beliefs attribute silver to miraculous powers, capable of resisting the dark energy of werewolves, vampires and other evil spirits.
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From an energetic point of view, silver correlates better with the feminine essence. It symbolizes the Moon (remember the purely female Old Slavic Moon), its soft reflected light and Yang energy.
Where else is it used?
The food additive E175 is used not only for preparing gourmet foods. It is also used in the following industries:
- Jewelry. Most commonly used in this industry. Jewelers create various jewelry from it. Most often in the form of an alloy, but it is also possible with other metals.
- Dental. Dentists produce crowns and dentures. It is combined with silver, nickel and copper.
- Bicroelectronics. It covers contacts, connectors and printed circuit boards.
- Household industry. Cover mirrors that are used in the far infrared range.
- Nuclear research. The element is part of the shell of a neutron bomb and targets.
- Production of food foil.
- Medicine. The dye is added to various medications whose action is aimed at treating malignant tumors. In this case, pharmacists use radioactive gold.
When gold heals
Gold jewelry should be worn during epidemics, as well as for those suffering from skin diseases. After all, gold has the property of disinfecting and killing harmful bacteria. It can also strengthen the immune system.
Gold has a positive effect on the heart and nervous system. Very useful for hypertensive patients.
Also, wearing gold jewelry will not harm those suffering from diseases of the heart, liver and biliary tract, depression, diseases of the joints and spine. Gold jewelry will be useful for women suffering from chronic metritis and uterine fibroadenoma.
In addition, wearing gold will help with epilepsy, hysteria and general loss of strength.
By the way, sometimes to get out of depression, just holding your favorite gold trinket in your hands for a few minutes is enough.
A gold ring will strengthen self-confidence and help you overcome any obstacles.
The most interesting thing is that gold behaves differently in different parts of the body. For example, gold chains and pendants will help with heart arrhythmia and calm you down. Therefore, it is especially advisable to wear them for people working in stressful conditions.
Finding gold in nature
Like silver, gold is found in nature primarily in a native state. At the same time, “solar metal” is extremely rare in its pure form. The content of various impurities (copper, silver, iron, etc.) in gold nuggets ranges from 2 to 50 percent. The volume of precious metal contained in the earth's crust is only 4 mg per ton of rock.
Interesting fact. The largest gold nugget, the “Holtermann plate,” was discovered in 1872 in Australia. This giant, made of gold and quartz, weighed almost 300 kg. After melting, about 100 kg of noble metal came out of it.
But in the waters of the World Ocean there are truly countless reserves of gold hidden (about 5 kilograms per cubic kilometer of water). In places of its highest concentration, the water has a characteristic greenish tint. The leader in the content of this metal is the Caribbean (15-18 mg per ton of sea water). However, it is extremely difficult to synthesize it in this way.
Interesting fact. During the Second World War, the Nazis tried to engage in similar fishing, but very soon they realized that the game was not worth the candle: to extract 100 grams of gold, it is necessary to process about 100 tons of sea water.
It is water that is the main conductor of the noble metal, making its extraction possible. Transported by groundwater, particles of this substance settle in river beds and rocks, forming quartz gold-bearing veins.
The gold content on the surface of the sun is many times higher than its reserves on our planet, so the metaphorical name of this element fully justifies itself.
