Placenta
In a Nutshell
Some people today are choosing to ingest their placenta after birth (called placentophagy). Usually the placenta is dehydrated, ground, and put into pill form, but some families also make smoothies, tinctures, and homeopathics. Benefits claimed are: balancing your system, replenishing iron in the blood, helps milk come in, and prevents postpartum depression. Other experts say it could lead to milk supply issues and failure-to-thrive babies.
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How are the placentas consumed?
- Most commonly it’s dehydrated and encapsulated in pill form
- Walnut sized chunk eaten raw in smoothies
- Cooked in a stew or stir fry
- Made into a tincture
- Made into a homeopathic
- Dehydrated and ground up, then added to smoothies
What are the studies behind placentophagy?
There really aren't any good studies. Good studies
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