Kristen Oganowski, blogger at Birthing Beautiful Ideas is planning to use placenta capsules for her postpartum recovery. As part of the process, she came across PBi Specialist Kelsie Meyers in Columbus OH. Kristen writes a great blog piece on how she came around to the idea of using placenta capsules. So now–only a short time […]
Placenta Love
Is eating placenta cannibalism? And, what about God?
One of the common arguments against placentophagia, or consumption of the placenta, is that it is an act of cannibalism. I disagree for the following reasons: Cannibalism is the eating of human flesh. Flesh is defined as being muscle and fat; placenta is neither. Cannibalism, by definition, is consumption of the flesh of […]
Yes, Big Brother (or Sister) Placenta is Watching…
New research has given a better understanding of the placenta’s important role in pregnancy and brain development as Zoe Corbyn writes in Nature. The placenta was once thought of mostly as a passive organ to filter nutrients to the baby. Now the placenta is being recognized as being an active, dynamic organ contributing to the […]
Healthy Fats for Growing Babies & Placentas… & Mamas too
On June 4, 2011 WWW.TOPNEWS.US published an article by Jason Ramsey, “Food and Nutrition Care-For-Mothers-To-Be” about a recent study that reviews the importance of food and nutrition during pregnancy, with emphasis going to the placenta. In this particular study, a high-fat and oily diet was found to decrease blood flow of the mother to the […]
Really?! "Placentas as widely available as vegetables"
Since my interest in placentophagy was awakened I have heard/read various stories of how the placenta is a recognized remedy in other countries. The idea of both men and women in other countries ingesting placenta as a common remedy has intrigued me. So, when I came across the article titled “Placentas as widely available as […]
The Feminist Breeder eats placenta
The Feminist Breeder is a popular writer and “mommy blogger” who just had her third baby. This time around, she decided to join the growing ranks of mothers who are using placenta capsules for their postpartum recovery. Why? Well, these are my good reasons: I’m choosing a med-free water birth in my living room because the […]
