27 February, 2016

Fancy eating your placenta?

As bizarre (and gross) as this sounds, a number of celebrities in the West have been claiming that eating the placenta after they give birth actually helps lower symptoms of postpartum depression.

Coleen Rooney , wife of international football star, Wayne Rooney is the latest in line to follow this unusual trend after celebs like Kim Kardashian West, Alicia Silverstone, January Jones, Kourtney Kardashian, Holly Madison did the same thing.Don't assume though that eating the placenta literally means eating it the moment you give birth. The placenta is collected by the midwife and later converted into pills, which the woman can consume in the days after she gives birth.

At the time of giving birth to her second child, Saint West, Kim had reportedly said, "I'm having it freeze-dried and made into a pill form -not actually fry it like a steak and eat it. I had great results and felt so full of energy and didn't have any signs of depression. I definitely had to do it again. Every time I take a pill, I feel a surge of energy and feel really healthy and good. I totally recommend it for anyone considering it!" While there is no scientific proof that this has any real benefits, several women swear by it and say that it has greatly helped them battle mood swings that are a part of postpartum depression and even feel more energetic.

Experts, however, say that little is known about what type of hormones are found in placentae, how they help a woman and that it simply works as a placebo at best.

Source: www.timesofindia.com

27.02.2016

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