Are you interested in the health benefits of  your placenta but the thought of cooking it up for meal makes you queasy? Then a placenta encapsulation service could be right up your street.

As hormones go from feast to famine in just 3 days post partum it’s no surprise that many women experience baby blues and  worse still post natal depression.

As mentioned in our PND post, studies have shown that placentophagia (the practice of eating placenta), can help prevent postnatal depression. The placenta contains high levels of various vitamins, such as B6, which can help curb PND. Eating the placenta enables the mother to “reclaim” these vitamins and put them to use in her own body. Placentophagia may also increase a mother’s blood levels of hormones such as oxytocin and  CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone), a known stress-reducer.

Koala Therapies, the UK’s 1st placenta encapsulation service can turn your placenta into a pill using a traditional chinese medicine technique. They can collect your placenta within 48 hours after the birth from home or hospital.

Benefits of placentophagia

• Increase production of breast milk
• Replenish depleted iron
• Increase general energy
• Decrease likelihood of baby blues and post natal depression
• Support physical recovery post birth

To find a placenta encapsulation specialist near you (UK) click here

For a specialist in the US and for more information on placenta encapsulation click here.