Right after I had both of my daughters, I was asked if I wanted to see my placenta and take it home with me. Both times I said, "No, gracias!" It's not my thing, but I live in San Francisco, where I'm sure lots of mothers are into keeping their placenta and doing all sorts of things with. Surely, you've heard that there are health benefits to ingesting placenta? It's all the rage in some circles and quite frankly it doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me is all the things you can do with placenta. I had no idea it was so versatile. Don't believe me? I've got examples for you!
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Here are five things you can make with your placenta, if you want.
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Pill it!
It is believed that ingesting your placenta can help you balance hormones, replenish iron, increase milk production and all sort of other good things. An easy way to have your placenta and take it too is to make it into pills. You can even DIY your own placenta pills if you want to be all crafty about it.
Blend it!
Maybe you want all the benefits of ingesting your placenta, but you don't enjoy popping pills. No worries, you can blend your placenta into a smoothie.
Hang it!
If you'd like to have something meaningful on your walls, you could turn your placenta into art. It would be one of a kind.
Wear it!
You could have your placenta preserved and turned into a keepsake pendant that you wear around your neck.
Cook it!
You could cook meals that your whole family can enjoy using your placenta.
