PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® Cindy Hobbs did an interview on ABC News in Australia. They covered the story in response to growing concerns regarding the practice of placenta ingestion. They interviewed Dr. Bryony McNeill, a reproductive biology expert from Deakin University. “There’s been one research paper looking at heavy metals in the placenta […]
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Celebrity Placenta Capsule Fans
Not all of our famous clients prefer to have their name associated with placentophagy, but fortunately some celebrity moms are very open to sharing their little “postpartum secret”. Check out these photos of famous placenta pills: Holly Madison I had the pleasure of preparing the placenta of Holly Madison’s daughter in 2013. Holly was very […]
This Wednesday Oregon Placenta Law Goes Into Effect!
Oregon House Bill 2612 passed 56-0 last April, changing the law regarding placenta release from medical facilities. The bill, which goes into effect Wednesday, gives all Oregon mothers access to their placentas after birth so they may take them home. “Rep. Alissia Keny-Guyer, D-Portland, was the primary sponsor of the bill, approved overwhelmingly by […]
The FDA cracks down on products containing human placenta.
A Georgia-based company, MiMedx Group, Inc., processes and distributes placentas and amniotic tissue to be used in a variety of medical purposes such as healing wounds and eye surgeries. According to the FDA, human cell and tissue products do not have to go through the same safety testing that drugs do under the condition that […]
Placenta capsules are not a scam and here’s why…
Earlier this week, placenta encapsulation was discussed in the Yahoo article, Are Placenta Pills a Miracle Cure or Just a Scam? The article discussed one mother’s amazing testimony that placenta capsules helped her postpartum recovery significantly. In the article, the mom states that she recovered from birth more quickly, had energy, and an overall feeling […]
Las Vegas SUN Highlights UNLV Research
The Las Vegas Sun has published a series of articles highlighting our newest placentophagy research out of UNLV. In this first article, my client Lisa Stark describes her recent experience using placenta capsules for her postpartum recovery. Lisa gave birth to her second baby in January. She wanted to try placenta capsules to help […]