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I'd hardly call this a trend, I think I read 189 women had reported doing this. And very few people are frying it up with fava beans and a nice chianti, but rather having it dried and placed in capsules along with flavorants.
No benefits have been found, but it's hardly a new fad. Throughout history various cultures have partaken, with varying popularity.
I used to sell Nu Skin skin care. At the time, they boasted about their use of human placental extract in some of their products. I think they've since removed that particular ingredient, but they still make a fine mud clay mask
I don't think I'd be too eager to consume the stuff though.
I think that hehavior is normal for some animals (I saw a deer do it once), but for humans??? Barf!
Animals are said to eat their placenta so the smell doesn't attract predators. Humans don't have this problem, unless they're birthing alone in the middle of the woods, so there's no need to eat the placenta.
Animals are said to eat their placenta so the smell doesn't attract predators. Humans don't have this problem, unless they're birthing alone in the middle of the woods, so there's no need to eat the placenta.
^This^
All the folks saying "well, animals do it" need to realize that animals consume the afterbirth to hide the scent and for the extra nutrition because they don't want to be found by predators and they can't leave the newly born animal to get food.
Those two reasons shouldn't even occur to a human, so there would be no good reason to consume the placenta.
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