Sarah Baker drew my attention to her recent article, describing her journey toward discovering the benefits of placenta for postpartum recovery. Sarah writes: After struggling through the depths of post-partum depression following the birth of my son 7 years ago, I was curious when I heard that there might actually be a way to prevent […]
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Pregnancy Sex! Hot or not?
I’ve been thinking about sex lately. Namely, pregnancy sex. I have friends who say the sex was incredible, amazing, toe-curlingly wonderful while they were pregnant. They (and thankfully, their partner) couldn’t get enough of their newly goddess-like features. Bigger breasts – yeah, most guys are down with that. However, I also hear from a […]
Placenta: Happy Pills for Postpartum Recovery
This article originally published in Fun & Fit Life Magazine, March 2010 By Jodi Selander The placenta is generally referred to as “after birth”, as though it were merely a remnant of the pregnancy. In this view, it completes its role of supporting the newborn baby and is rendered useless upon its birth. Simultaneously, […]
PBi announces Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® serving NYC
PBi is pleased to announce that Karen Holmes is now a PBi-trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®! She is thrilled to be serving several boroughs in the New York City area. Karen’s professional career began with a BA in Music/Business and jobs in radio and publishing. In the early 90s, Karen was drawn to natural healing […]
A quest for placenta – for dinner
Cynthia Mitchell, in her article The Afterlife of Afterbirth: Notes on eating human placenta, has a clever and humorous take on eating placenta. Apparently placenta was the hopeful entree for an Adventures in Dining group. Even though their plans were thwarted by formaldehyde, her curiosity is sparked and she decides to learn more about placentophagy. Including […]
A new specialist in Greensboro, NC
A big congratulations to Rebecca Lischke, PBi’s newest professional Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® serving Greensboro, North Carolina! Rebecca is a wife, mother of three, and expecting number four at the beginning of July 2010. She’s a software development project manager with a degree in Political Science from James Madison University; she also has an immense […]
