6 Reasons Why You Should Eat Your Placenta

Would you like your placenta in a pill or in a smoothie?

Now I can imagine that you might be wondering what started the topic of placenta eating. Fair enough.

My wife is pregnant with our second baby and she was watching a YouTube video that mentioned eating the placenta. This made me curious to see if there really were benefits from this. I also just needed a topic to fulfill a school assignment. I learned the most with reason #5 though! Additionally, the tradition of a mother eating her placenta after giving birth, has been around since as early as 1578. Most likely even further back, but there is no written proof.

1. Increase Milk Supply

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Simply put, the hormones found in the placenta increase the mother's production of milk which can be a real problem for many.

2. Helps you Heal

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Oxytocin is the natural hormone that is released by the placenta that helps a mother and her baby bond. It is also what naturally helps the uterus contract back down after giving birth.

3. Helps with PostPartum Depression

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Often times mother's struggle with feeling a bond to their baby as they just went through so much pain and sickness to get them here. That same Oxytocin is what helps fend of PostPartum Depression, which up to 10-15% of women suffer from.

4. Est. 1578

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Li She-Zhen, one of the first pharmaceutical and medical experts of China, listed placenta as a medicine in his first Traditional Chinese Medicine Materia Medica which was published in 1578.

5. Increased Understanding from Spouses

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After researching this and looking at one too many pictures of placentas, I genuinely felt VERY nauseous for the rest of the night. I was also able to relate a lot more to my wife and her 20 weeks worth of terrible, morning sickness. Oh and yeah I did end up puking later that night.

6. Scare Your Friends

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There aren't many people who, when they ask you what you did over the weekend, are expecting you to say that you had a placenta smoothie!

*Disclaimer

I am not a medical professional. This list was compiled from other articles found online. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the topic!

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