Gold is a mystical platinum-group mineral. It is, of course, the most well-known of the platinum-group elements. Researchers are just beginning to understand the role of angstrom-sized gold in nutrition. It seems to have a wide-range of properties including: calming the nervous system, increasing lucid dreaming, balancing the endocrine system, protecting the DNA from free radicals, protecting against cell nuclei damage, increasing the strength of the immune system and improving intelligence.