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THAT CROWNING MOMENT
Placenta Encapsulation Benefits

Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation

In the animal kingdom, nearly all mammals are known to consume their afterbirth - even herbivores.  Some say this is simply to keep their
​ nests clean and prevent the scent from bringing in predators.  If this were the case, then predators at the top of the food chain would not consume their placenta and non-nesting mammals would not consume their placenta.  But they do!  Even when the baby has long since been ready to walk or run from the birth site, mammals have often been observed taking their time and spending an hour or two
​consuming the placenta in the same birth site.  
The placenta is most reported to help: 

Increase Energy  * Balance Hormones * Enhance Milk Supply *Quicken Postpartum Healing
Shorten Postpartum Bleeding * Help Mother Feel Happier * Help Mother Get Better Sleep

Replenish Iron, Minerals and Vitamins


Avoid Postpartum Depression or the "Baby Blues"

Many people have heard of women experiencing the "baby blues", but many women also think it won't happen to them. 
In reality, 80% of women experience some form of "baby blues". 
Symptoms include:
Sudden Mood Swings * Weepiness * Increased Irritability * Sadness * Anxiousness * Anger
Constant Fatigue * Disinterest in the Baby


According to a study performed by the National Institutes of Health, "During the last trimester of pregnancy, the placenta secretes so much CRH that the levels in the bloodstream increase threefold.  However, it was also discovered that postpartum women have lower than average levels of CRH, triggering depressive symptoms.  They concluded that the placenta secretes so much CRH that the hypothalamus stopped producing it.....After childbirth, the hypothalamus doesn't immediately receive the signal to begin producing CRH again, which can lead to postpartum depression.  Eating the encapculated placenta will raise a mother's CRH levels therefore, reducing postpartum depression.



Placenta's Ingredients for Healing

Prolactin  
Promotes lactation; increases milk supply; enhances the mothering instinct
Oxytocin  
Decreases pain and increases bonding in mother and infant; counteracts the production
of stress hormones such as cortisol; greatly reduces postpartum bleeding; enhances the breastfeeding let-down reflex 
Placental Opioid Enhancing Factor  
Stimulates the production of your body's natural opioids, including endorphins; reduces pain;
increases well being
Prostaglandins  
Regulates contractions in the uterus after birth; helps uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size
Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone  
Contributes to mammary gland development in preparation for lactation; stabilizes postpartum mood; regulates post-birth uterine cramping
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone  
Regulates the thyroid gland; boosts energy
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH)  
Regulation of CRH help prevent depression
Cortisone 
Reduces inflammation and swelling; promotes healing
Interferon 
Triggers the protective defenses of the immune system to fight infection
Hemoglobin  
Oxygen-carrying molecule which provides a boost in energy
Iron  
Replensishes maternal iron stores to combat anemia; increases energy; decreases fatigue and depression
Immunogloublin G  
Antibody molecules which support the immune system
Human Placental Lactogen  
This hormone has lactogenic and growth-promoting properties; promotes mammary gland growth in preparation for lactation in the mother; regulates maternal glucose, protein and fat levels.


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