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To: Ken Benes who wrote (73317)	7/12/2001 12:49:35 PM
From: Alex	Respond to of 116753

Yum Yum............. London’s rich eat gold to keep in health 7/12/01 9:43:39 PM (GMT +2) LONDON — Gold is worn usually as a sign of wealth, but the well-heeled of London and its environs have been eating it for years for health reasons and now believe it has anti-ageing benefits when used in facial treatments. "In the last four or five months there has been an upsurge in what people do with gold," said Bruce Alexander, joint owner of the Archipelago restaurant in London’s West End. "We have been using it for many years here — we try to do something different with food," he added. A lot of the food prepared at Archipelago is geared towards healthy eating — such as kangaroo meat, scorpions and locusts — and gold is used for the same reasons. Alexander said the metal, when consumed regularly, was good for circulation, cleared the blood and enhanced the mind. Among the dishes prepared at Archipelago are melba toast, with shredded foie gras and finished off with 24-carat gold leaf and Japanese plum in a jelly containing real gold flakes. John McClements, chef and proprietor at McClements restaurant — located in London’s outskirts in Twickenham — said he used gold leaf mainly on desserts such as petit fours or ice cream. He said he had used it for the past five to six years, not just for presentation, but for taste. Alexander said higher quality gold had no taste, but McClements said it did, particularly when eaten with chocolate. Some of London’s more expensive bars are selling drinks such as vodka which contain specks of gold, Alexander said. He was trying to source champagne with gold flecks from South Africa. Gold facials were introduced to the British capital last September, having been launched first in India some 18 months ago, according to London-based beauty therapist Pinka Yusupoff. Yusupoff said the benefits of gold facial treatments were numerous, including very powerful anti-ageing properties. The therapy is based on Ayurveda — an ancient science founded on herbal and holistic healing. "Gold helps to counteract the degenerative process caused by environmental pollution and the toxic build-up caused by mental stress," Yusupoff said. The metal’s qualities were used to rejuvenate and revitalise the skin, reverse oxidation damage to collagen and promote cell regeneration, she added. Some skin specialists said they were sceptical about gold’s beauty benefits. "As far as scientific evidence goes, gold or any heavy metal cannot penetrate normal skin," Dr RK Pandhi, head of the skin department at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, said. "Gold has no role in rejuvenation of the skin," he added. Yusupoff said a gold facial, which lasts for an hour and costs about 40-50 pounds (US$50), was better than normal facial treatments because of the metal’s added properties. It felt different, she said, because it did not clog up the skin, but let it breathe. Products — developed by the Delhi-based leading Indian skincare company Shahnaz Husain group — include a gold cream, gel and mask. In addition to 24-carat gold leaf and gold dust, these Ayurvedic formulations include plants, herbs, roots, spices and minerals. Yusupoff said the nicest product was the "pot of gold’’, resembling a foundation and used in conjunction with a moisturiser. "It gives a beautiful finish to skin, a very subtle sheen. For evening wear it glistens." Yusupoff said she did not see the treatment falling victim to the fickleness of fashion. "Gold and everything Eastern has become very fashionable, but it will last. "It’s not faddish because it has therapeutic value. From a medicinal point of view alone it’s factual," she said. Yusupoff added that diamond facial treatments were also under development, but was unsure when they would make it onto the market. — Reuter fingaz.co.zw

To: Ken Benes who wrote (73317)	7/12/2001 1:12:06 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116753

OK, You won. Based only on your investment advice I sold 18K BGO. Address so I can bill for losses please.

To: Ken Benes who wrote (73317)	7/14/2001 11:13:09 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 116753

Poor Richard may be waiting an awfully long time for the scheme to fall apart. That's what happens when folks think Gold should be treated as "money". It simply opens pandora's box with regard to CB intervention and management of exchange rate as they do with every other currency. Of course, maybe they shouldn't complain because if gold wasn't considered "money" and trading freely as an industrial commodity, it could find itself sharing the fate of Silver. Hawk