Have you struck GOLD?
The new fad of wrapping your food with gold is not a new trend. Initially started in 3000 B.C. by the Egyptians as they considered it skin and flesh of God and consumed it for mental, body and spiritual purification. It was also popular in India and southeast Asia especially with silver and gold wrapped sweetmeats. Europeans also joined the bandwagon around the renaissance period. It was believed to strengthen the heart and protect againts rheumatism.
Well actually not much, it can definitely feed your eyes but not your body. Also edible gold is 24k pure gold or 23k which might also contain some silver which is also inert so causing no harm. Any less purity of gold has other metals which can be toxic if consumed so don't go around eating your gold coins 😂.
Pure 24k gold will pass through your digestive system without causing any harm, it won't get digested and it won't give you any nutritional benefits. Edible gold leaf has no taste, texture, calories, or expiration date. It might make your poo glow😉, if you fancy that!
The new fad of wrapping your food with gold is not a new trend. Initially started in 3000 B.C. by the Egyptians as they considered it skin and flesh of God and consumed it for mental, body and spiritual purification. It was also popular in India and southeast Asia especially with silver and gold wrapped sweetmeats. Europeans also joined the bandwagon around the renaissance period. It was believed to strengthen the heart and protect againts rheumatism.
Gold in medicine has shown some promises but for obvious reasons there are not much studies to prove it.
In 1929, a French doctor discovered gold did indeed have anti-inflammatory properties; since then gold compounds have been used in drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis. (Studies also have been made on the efficacy of gold to treat or ease the symptoms of cervical cancer, prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s, nerve sensitivity restoration, and aging.) Gold in suspension was swallowed for various medical problems since the 1500’s when Paracelsus, the “father of toxicology,” pioneered the use of minerals in medicine. By the middle of the 16th century, gold leaf on food became so common in some European countries that it had to be limited to two dishes per meal so as not to exhaust the gold supply. Radioactive gold particles also have been used in cancer treatment. They are used to apply careful amounts of radiation to targeted areas of cancer treatment. One study found that it could be used on prostate cancer but without the typical side-effects of normal radiation.
Source- Gold.org
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