Baltic Amber Fossil, Tertiary Age, Russia

Amber is fossilized plant resin. As the name implies, Baltic Amber is abundant along the shores of the Baltic Sea, particularly around the Samland Promontory of Russia.

In the early Tertiary age, forests of the estinct tree pinus succinifera flourished on a land mass south of the Samland region. During the middle Tertiary age the area was flooded and the resin from the trees was washed out and redeposited in marine sediments in the Samland area. These sediments have been reworked and the Amber was subsequently redeposited in areas along the shores of the Baltic Sea.

As Amber has a low density, it can be carried by water in suspension and is generally deposited in low energy environments such as lakes, submarine basins, and estuaries.

Around 98 percent of the Baltic Amber biota were flying insects (as the image above - a butterfly species). Diptera, two-winged flying insects, dominated the fauna of the Baltic Amber, accounting for approximately half of the organisms. Extremely rare mammal hairs, an almost complete lizard, snails, and bird feathers account for the remaining 2 percent.

The Baltic Amber fossils are important as they show the morphology and Paleontology in extremely fine detail and also provide information, development and climate conditions of ancient organisms in which they once lived.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli is a stone of the kind that might have come straight out of the Arabian Nights: a deep blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like starts.

This opaque, deep blue gemstone has a grand past. It was among the first gemstones to be worn as jewelry and worked on. At excavations in the ancient centers of culture around the Mediterranean, archaeologists have again and again found among the grave furnishings, decorative chains and figures made of Lapis Lazuli ~ clear indications that the deep blue stone was already popular thousands of years ago among the people of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome.

It is said that the legendary city of Ur on the Euphrates plied a keen Lapis Lazuli trade as long ago as the fourth millennium B.C., the material coming to the land of the two great rivers from the famous deposits in Afghanistan. In other cultures, Lapis Lazuli was regarded as a holy stone. Particularly in the Middle East, it was thought to have healing powers. Countless signet rings, scarabs and figures were wrought from the blue stone which Alexander the Great brought to Europe. There, the color was referred to as 'ultramarine', which means something like "from beyond the sea".

Metal & Mineral Warning

Aluminum ~

Aluminum, the most widespread metal in the earth's crust., It is a trace mineral that is also found in food and natural food supplements. However, it is liable to cause harm and toxicity in the body.

Large quantities of Aluminum have been found in the brain of people who died from Altzeimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and researchers believe that this is directly linked to the diseases (as other toxicities),  as a result of the absorption of Aluminum into the tissue.

Aluminum is found in antacids, which also cause a shortage of vitamins A and B1, and other medications (alumina/magnesia), which also cause a shortage of Iron and Phosphates. When you take these medications (and you should always avoid doing so), you should also take Brewer's Yeast, (live) yogurt, and acidophilus with digestive enzymes.

Aluminum is also found in aluminum salts of Fluorine, which are enemies of Fluorine itself! It is found in processed cheese, in aluminum pots and pans, and products such as foil. The use of these objects causes Aluminum to penetrate into the body. The use of cooking utensils and others made of Aluminum should be avoided entirely, especially in heating or cooking. Use stainless steel, glass, etc., instead. Consider this a warning!


Cadmium ~

Cadmium is a soft, gray-white metal. In nature, it is linked to minerals with Zinc. In industry, it regulates the operation of atomic reactors. Cadmium salts are used for manufacturing yellow paints. this metal is a toxic substance that is found in pesticides and enamel coating. It reaches human beings by means of vegetables and grains, mainly, as well as water that has been softened by chemicals, or mulluscs and oysters.

The signs of Cadmium toxicity include: ateroschlorosis, emphysemia, and chronic bronchitis, high blood pressure; heart disease; and anemia due to a shortage of  Iron.

You can protect yourself against Cadmium toxicity by eating foods that are rich in Zinc (such as: pumpkin seeds, nuts, etc.), because Zinc is a Cadmium antagonist; taking vitamin C, which is the specific defense; by avoiding using utensils with enamel coatings (use glass or stainless steel instead); by avoiding white flour products from which Zinc has been extracted (during the whitening process), and only the Cadmium remains; if possible, by drinking filtered water or mineral/natural water, and not water from the faucet; by decreasing your consumption of coffee and black tea, as Cadmium is found in both of them; and by totally avoiding decaf coffee!


Stronium ~

This element is metallic where proportions resemble those of Calcium. It is found in the earth and in spring water. Stratium salts are used for fireworks (they produce a red fire). Nuclear experiments around the world caused the spread of the radioactive substance, Stronium-90, and scientists claim that every human being has already absorbed quantites of it. This dangerous radioactive substance accumulates in bones during the person's lifetime, and operates like an x-ray in the body.

Stronium-90 has the following signs of toxicity: anemia and lukemia, bone cancer, and other forms of cancer.

You can protect yourself against toxicity by consuming the following: seawead and fruit pectin. - Which binds to the toxins in the intestines and prevents them from being absorbed; Calcium and Magnesium; yogurt and other fermented dairy products; vitamin B complex; lecithin; and other anti-oxidant vitamins.


Sulphur ~

Sulphur is used for the production of Sulphuric acid. The chemical and pharmaceutical industries, the rubber and paper industries consume large quantities of Sulphuric acid. Native Sulphur frequently occurs in volcanic areas originating from gases and thermal springs.

Sulphur is the raw material for the production of Sulphuric acid and is the basic material for the manufacture of insecticides.


Arsenic ~

Arsenic is an ore mineral that is used for pest control, in tanning, in pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics. Some Arsenic compounds are very poisonous.