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YOU WANT ME TO EAT MY PLACENTA ?
Well , not really . I wouldn ’ t call it eating ....
I ’ m sure by now you ’ ve heard of Mad Men star , January Jones , who was recently in the spotlight for choosing to consume her own placenta capsules after the birth of her baby . Why ? To beat the baby blues , heal faster after childbirth and to have a happier postpartum overall . Many women worldwide are turning to placenta encapsulation for its postpartum benefits for these exact reasons .
Placental encapsulation and ingestion has been used in Chinese Medicine for hundreds of years . The Traditional Chinese Method consists of steaming , dehydrating and grinding the placenta into powder form . The powder is then put into capsules and is to be taken on a schedule , much like a vitamin . There are a brave few out there who choose to consume the placenta raw by blending it up in a smoothie , or baking it in to their favorite casserole - but let ’ s face it - that would make most people a tad squeamish . Swallowing
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While many of the benefits of placenta encapsulation are anecdotal , there is an increasing amount of research explaining why it works so well . The placenta plays an important role in endocrine functioning during pregnancy . The hormones contained within the placenta at the time of birth may still be beneficial to mothers during their postpartum recovery . Research has shown the placenta contains many hormones , vitamins and minerals such as progesterone , CHR , cortisol , estrogens , endorphins , vitamin B , iron and many more . Deficiencies in many of these listed have been linked to postpartum depression .
In addition to hormone balancing , placenta capsules have also been shown to :
• increase breast milk production
• lessen postnatal bleeding
• hasten uterus to pre-pregnancy state
• increase energy levels
• increase the ‘ natural high ’ feeling after giving birth
By re-introducing these nutrients back into the body , a woman has a better chance of avoiding the hormonal ‘ crash ’ or the ‘ baby blues ’ that is so common after childbirth . It is reported that 80 % of mothers suffer from the baby blues ; 12-16 % of mothers are diagnosed with postpartum depression – that ’ s about one in every seven mothers . Anyone who has suffered from postpartum depression knows that it is a very serious condition which may require medication . Your placenta has already been created perfectly for you and baby so there are essentially no side effects .
This service has helped thousands of women throughout North America and I can assure you this is not just for the crunchy folk out there !
Contributed by Karalyn Lockhart of Instinctive Birth .
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