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“You Ate Your WHAT?!”: Placenta Encapsulation
Placenta encapsulation is the steaming and dehydrating of the placenta after birth.
What is a placenta?
A placenta is a temporary organ that your body develops during pregnancy! It attaches to the wall of the uterus and connects to your baby via the umbilical cord. The placenta filters waste and toxins from the blood and supplies nutrients to the baby, including oxygen. It produces hormones necessary for your baby to grow.
The placenta stores gonadotropin, prolactin, oxytocin, thyroid stimulating hormone, cortisone, interferon, prostaglandins, hemoglobin, and gammaglobulin. The following nutrients are found in the placenta: iron, vitamin B6, vitamin E, corticotropin-releasing hormone, and cytocines.
Why encapsulate your placenta?
Benefits of placenta encapsulation include:
· Restores balance of the body
· Decreases risk of “baby blues”
· Increases energy
· Lessens postpartum bleeding
· Replenishes iron lost during childbirth
· Helps uterine involution (shrinking)
What is the process like?
The method I prefer to use is the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) method. This process is a two-step process. The blood is drained from the placenta and the membranes are removed. The placenta is steamed with herbs to enhance the effects. It is the sliced and prepared for dehydration.
After dehydration, the dried placenta is ground into a fine powder and put into tasteless odorless capsules. You can expect to get between 100-200 capsules in a placenta, depending on the size.
I do limit the number of placenta encapsulation clients I take. If you have an interest, please send an inquiry to our front desk and they can help you move forward with the process!
In health + wellness,
Candace