I probably need a new category for my today’ post – Weird. I was reading through MSN Hotlist(A-list) as usual when I saw placenta in the list of popular searches.
Apparently, there is this new trend amongst birth moms to ingest placenta. Apparently ingesting the placenta helps in allaying postpartum depression!. Here is an excerpt from usatoday
The practice, known as placentophagy, is far from widespread and is received with great skepticism by more traditional medical experts. But among a small but vocal contingent of expectant mothers and proponents, it is strongly believed that the organ created by the woman’s body to pass nutrients between mother and fetus and is expelled after birth is rich in chemicals that can help mitigate fluctuations in hormones believed to cause postpartum depression
BTW, placentophagy is common practice amongst animals