I don't want to offend anyone but this is the kind of pseudo-science that has no place in medicine or therapy, mainstream or complimentary.

Gold is completely inert. It is not unsafe to consume in small quantities and is routinely used in the catering trade, typically in high-end restaurants in the form of gold leaf - usually in desserts, cakes and chocolates. It is also added to a few super-premium and ultra-premium alcohol brands - vodka typically, again in the form of gold leaf or flakes.

As it is completely inert, it won't react with your body. It simply passes straight through the whole digestive tract and comes out the other end unchanged. The only thing eating it will do for you is give you very expensive crap!!!

Please if you are considering alternative or complimentary therapies, do your research thoroughly using only highly reputable web-sources. Always compare the advice and information about any particular 'therapy' from multiple, reputable websites so that you build a reliable knowledge base and don't waste your time, energy and money on this kind of thing. There are thousands of snake oil salespeople out there who are only too willing to part the desperate and uninformed from their cash. Eating some gold leaf will not cause you any physiological harm but there are plenty of other things out there that could cause real harm.