Sam Faiers recently shared the news that she had her placenta made into pills after giving birth to her third child. The practice has been popular amongst new mums with Rebekah Vardy and Danielle Lloyd previously explaining that they kept theirs after birth and had them made into capsules.The placenta is an organ that forms in a woman’s uterus after conception.
Its duties include delivering oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the growing baby while filtering out toxins and waste.The idea behind consuming the placenta after birth is that it comes with a host of health benefits including helping a woman’s body rebound post birth.
The placenta is reportedly loaded with vitamins and minerals like vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and iron. It’s also rich in reproductive hormones like oestrogen and progesterone that drop after you give birth.Those who opt for turning their placenta into pills say that they can help prevent anaemia, boost milk supply, balance hormones and even lower chances of having postpartum depression.
Placenta encapsulation is one way to eat the placenta. It is also sometimes consumed raw, cooked, roasted, dehydrated.Though, it’s to be noted that the practice does come with risks such as infection if the placenta gets contaminated.
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