<p class="ql-block">不管你是否能忍受这种想法，食胎盘是一种日益增长的趋势。胎盘专家分享吃胎盘的原因和方式。</p><p class="ql-block">食用自己的胎盘的行为越来越流行，主要是出于文化、宗教或医学原因。</p><p class="ql-block">胎盘专家梅丽莎·雅各布斯告诉702/CapeTalk的Azania Mosaka and Africa Melane，在许多古代文化中，胎盘被认为是婴儿出生过程的重要组成部分。</p><p class="ql-block">许多听众表示，这个想法让他们难以接受，但雅各布斯说，食胎盘是一种现代观点，有着古老的应用。</p><p class="ql-block">这是你自己的身体，你自己的激素和酶；这对你的身体绝对完美。你的身体可以吸收胎盘中的营养。</p><p class="ql-block">食胎盘可能带来的五个好处：</p><p class="ql-block">1.降低产后抑郁症的风险；</p><p class="ql-block">2.出生失血后补充铁，预防贫血；</p><p class="ql-block">3.补充催产素和B族维生素，提高能量水平；</p><p class="ql-block">4.增加或改善牛奶供应；</p><p class="ql-block">5.防止感染和出血。</p><p class="ql-block">一些女性将胎盘炖熟，混合成冰沙，甚至生吃，以最大限度地发挥其效果。幸运的是，对于那些感到恶心的人来说，还有另一种选择：制成胶囊。</p><p class="ql-block"><b>胎盘胶囊</b></p><p class="ql-block">雅各布斯说，50%的客户将胎盘制成胶囊，这是许多人的首选方法。这可以通过从原料中制备维生素、矿物质和酶来实现；或者是中国传统的将其与草药混合的方法。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">作者：AMby Qama Qukula</p><p class="ql-block">发布时间：2015年3月7日9:47</p><p class="ql-block"><b>原文</b>：</p><p class="ql-block"><b>Five reasons why some women eat their own placenta</b></p><p class="ql-block">7 March 2015 9:47 </p><p class="ql-block">AMby Qama Qukula</p><p class="ql-block">Whether you can stomach the thought or not, placentophagy is a growing trend. Placenta specialist shares why and how it's eaten.</p><p class="ql-block">The act of consuming one’s own placenta is increasingly popular and mostly cited for cultural, religious or medicinal reasons.</p><p class="ql-block">Placenta specialist Melissa Jacobs told 702/CapeTalk’s Azania Mosaka and Africa Melane that in many ancient cultures the placenta was considered an important part of the child birth process.</p><p class="ql-block">Many listeners expressed that the idea was hard for them to swallow, but Jacobs says that placentophagy is a modern view point with an ancient application.</p><p class="ql-block">This is your own body, your own hormones and enzymes; it’s absolutely perfect for your body. Your body can assimilate the nourishment in your placenta.</p><p class="ql-block">5 possible benefits of placentophagy</p><p class="ql-block">1.Lessening the risk of postpartum depression</p><p class="ql-block">2.Replenishing iron after blood loss of birth and preventing anemia</p><p class="ql-block">3.Higher energy levels by replenishing Oxytocin and B-vitamins</p><p class="ql-block">4.Increased or improved milk supply</p><p class="ql-block">5.Protection from infection and bleeding</p><p class="ql-block">Some women have cooked the placenta in a stew, mixed it into a smoothie, or even taken it raw to maximize its effects. Fortunately for those who feel squeamish there is another option: encapsulation.</p><p class="ql-block"><b>Placenta encapsulation</b></p><p class="ql-block">Jacobs says that 50% of her clients encapsulate their placenta and that it is the preferred method for many. This is either done by preparing it from raw to maintain vitamins, minerals and enzymes; or the traditional Chinese method of mixing it with herbs.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p>