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Saturday, 21 April 2012

Would you like a side of placenta with that?

It would seem there are a lot of women out there eating their own placenta. Check out this YouTube video of a young mother who defrosts her placenta, seasons it and then has her husband BBQ grill it before serving it to friends - *shudder*.



I Googled it - 'placenta eating' otherwise known as 'Placentophagia'.

Placentophagia is said to have a number of health benefits for women including the prevention of post-partum depression, the promotion of milk production and the shrinking or 'çleaning' of the uterus. Sites refer to unnamed studies that provide evidence of the benefits, yet critics say there is no conclusive evidence to date. In all honesty, I don't care. If eating a placenta meant I could sprout wings and fly - I ain't doin' it!


If watching this video didn't gross me out enough, reading recipes for placenta certainly did. Fancy a placenta smoothie to wash down your placenta lasagne, spaghetti, pizza or stew? Oh yes, this is happening people and I suspect those for which it is happening will not like the tone of this post. I am thinking of the Las Vegas woman, Anne Swanson, who after a month of giving birth was battling the Sunrise Hospital for the return of her placenta. Ms Swanson went so far as to stage a protest outside the hospital with placards reading "Free the placenta". Do you really want a month old placenta back?!


I am the first to be in awe of this marvellous endocrine organ. It is life giving. I even thanked mine when they took it away. Seriously, I did. I remember doing it in my post delivery euphoria and morphine haze. But eating it? It's all one step too far for me, even if you can dehydrate and encapsulate it for easy consumption.


It might be nutrient rich, but so is a glass of vegetable juice - and I'm sure it tastes better.


So back to that placenta smoothie...


Placenta smoothie featured on babble.com
 Bottom's up peeps!

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posted by Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye @ 20:41   12 Comments

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At Saturday, 21 April, 2012 , Anonymous Lisa Wood said...

I have heard that you can get placenta taken away by a herbal service, who returns it in a capsule form so that you can pop a pill everyday until they are all used up...can you imagine how many tablets that would make!!!
Not keen, and have never tried it, nor thought about eating my placenta but if it helps with keeping healthy, and keeps away post-natal depression then it must be good!

 
At Saturday, 21 April, 2012 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Yes, I've read about that too. There are also a lot of other things that can help prevent PND. I think I would be trying that first. Capsules are certainly a lot less confronting than BBQing that's for sure!

 
At Saturday, 21 April, 2012 , Anonymous Renee said...

OMG! I was trying to be open minded and have a good look at this ...... but I couldn't even watch it past 41 seconds!! Ewww

 
At Saturday, 21 April, 2012 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

I wanted to stop it then too but I couldn't post it here without having watched the whole thing!

 
At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger MsMandie said...

I used to think it was full-on to even take your placenta home and plant it under a tree... But that's tame compared to this! I think the capsule idea sounds the most palatable. As for the smoothie - I couldn't to it. It's just looks so deep pink and thick!

 
At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger Kel said...

Oh man, I couldn't even bring myself to watch - this pregnancy has me gagging at the sight of raw meat in the supermarket, but placenta BBQ almost made me catatonic!! As someone who has experienced PND, even if it was a 100% cure, I still couldn't do it.

 
At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger Kel said...

Oh man, I couldn't even bring myself to watch - this pregnancy has me gagging at the sight of raw meat in the supermarket, but placenta BBQ almost made me catatonic!! As someone who has experienced PND, even if it was a 100% cure, I still couldn't do it.

 
At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Oh I'm so sorry I even made you to contemplate it! You poor thing. I hope your pregnancy isn't too tough and that bloody PND doesn't raise its head again. I have also experienced severe depression, the only good thing is you learn so much the first time, you can see it coming and you can do things to prevent or manage it - other than eat placenta that is! I wish you all the best Kel.

 
At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Close your eyes, pinch your nose and down she goes!

 
At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger Joyce Lansky said...

I don't care how healthy it is... YUK!


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At Sunday, 22 April, 2012 , Blogger miss ellie said...

food for thought lol

 
At Monday, 23 April, 2012 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Apparently it is that!

 

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