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In parts of Asia, placenta is seen as a folk remedy to help with fatigue, menopausal symptoms, liver diseases and combat aging. Apparently, placental tissue may be good for more than just a gourmet meal! More »
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OK, that headline? It's stolen. But this is the gist of it: Some women believe that one way of dealing with post-partum depression is for a new mom to eat her own placenta. The practice has a name, placentophagy. According to a story on MSNBC today, 80% of new moms have "baby blues" — sad feelings after giving birth. The theory is that devouring the placenta helps them feel better but there are no studies on the efficacy of the practice for humans. "The placenta does produce estrogen and progesterone," says Mavis Schorn, the director of the nurse midwifery program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. "So the theoretical idea is that it may help, but there's absolutely no research on it." The whole placenta-as-food thing reminded us of Harper's magazine, which once published part of a transcript from an English cooking show on which human placenta was on the menu. After the jump, the best bits from the organ-eating Brits. More »
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