Yep - I knew it. Eating your placenta post-birth is not only disgusting, it's pointless and possibly harmful too.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1009&sid=34933022
Not long ago, I was part of a conversation wherein the women I was with asked if I'd be eating mine.
I said, "Um, NO."
They asked why.
I explained that it seemed utterly revolting to me, to which they said, "Well you can take it in pill form."
But why would you? The placenta is there to house your growing baby, provide it with select nutrients and filter out the harmful components. Why would you eat the filter? That CAN'T be good for you.
In any case, I suspected it was a bad idea and as it turns out, I was right, or so finds a group of researchers at Northwestern University anyway.
Just because something is trendy doesn't mean it's good.
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