{"id":3871,"date":"2018-08-10T10:16:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T10:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pregnanteve.com\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2018-08-07T13:42:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T13:42:15","slug":"placenta-encapsulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pregnanteve.com\/placenta-encapsulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Placenta Encapsulation: Is It Safe To Eat My Placenta?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The third stage of labor involves the removal of the placenta from your body. Some women get their placenta and baby’s umbilical cord preserved for the presence of stem cells. The latest trend is to eat placenta in the form of capsules. The practice is placenta encapsulation<\/strong>.<\/p>
It is not a theory and rather being done by international celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian, Holly Madison, Mayim Bialik and Alicia Silverstone made news by eating their encapsulate placenta. The benefits of eating placenta include an increase in breast milk production and prevention of postpartum depression.<\/p>
What does it mean to have your placenta encapsulation?<\/h2>
Placentophagy or eating of the placenta is a not so popular but prevalent practice since ages. Animals and both men and women eat placenta for its benefits. The encapsulation of the placenta is its conversion into capsules.<\/p>
Even if you are feeling gross placenta encapsulation is still better. Better, not in terms of its nutritional value but the ease of consumption. People eat the placenta after cooking, or as raw as it comes out of your vagina. They may even blend it in the form of a drink. The manufacture of placenta pills includes processing, sterilizing and then dehydrating it to form a powder.<\/p>
The powder is then converted to a capsule just like any other supplement tablet.<\/p>