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Registered: 07-05-2005 Placenta Consumption Tue, 09-10-2013 -
12:51pm  The supposed benefits of eating your own placenta
include fewer hormone swings, better breastmilk production, more
energy and a decreased risk of postpartum depression. The actual
scientific evidence is minimal, but a lot of alternative-
medicine advocates swear by it.   Of course, the actual prospect
of eating this thing is still hard to swallow. That's why
there's now an entire industry built around turning the fresh
organ into pills by dehydrating it, grinding it up, and putting
it into capsules. It's a commitment, though: a bottle costs
somewhere in the range of $200-$300, and taking your placenta
home involves special arrangements with the hospital. Still,
we're thinking women like Holly and January wouldn't be gushing
about their placentas if they had to eat them with a knife and
fork! The encapsulation process probably has a lot to do with
making placenta-eating trendy.   Read