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New moms eating their placentas in attempt to beat post-partum depression
National Post ^
| April 12, 2013
| Jen Gerson
Posted on 04/12/2013 6:07:33 AM PDT by Loyalist
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Would it not go better with fava beans and a nice Chianti?
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:07:33 AM PDT
by
Loyalist
To: Loyalist
"dang.....I wish they would flush"
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:09:12 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Loyalist
WTF???Was chocolate not enough to help them get over their depression???
To: Loyalist
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:21:46 AM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: BigCinBigD
Being a male, I can’t make claims one way or the other on this, but other mammals eat the placentae after birth. Regardless of the verity of these claims, it seems to be something that’s natural from an animal nature perspective.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:26:06 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Loyalist
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:27:26 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(You never see a massacre at a gun show.)
To: rarestia
I think that it is keep predators from knowing there is a newborn around.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:27:54 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(You never see a massacre at a gun show.)
To: Loyalist
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:28:33 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: rarestia
other mammals eat the placentae after birth. Regardless of the verity of these claims, it seems to be something thats natural from an animal nature perspective.One thing that separates humans from animals is that humans resist doing many of the things that come naturally to animals.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:29:02 AM PDT
by
fso301
To: AppyPappy
There has to be some sort of nutritional value to it as well. I’d have to imagine it helps to re-energize the birth mother after labor or at least help to replace some of the vitamins, minerals, and fluids lost during birth.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:29:59 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Loyalist
Man I was there to catch our son when he came out.
You gots to be one sicko to eat that mess.
To: Loyalist
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:31:29 AM PDT
by
mardi59
(IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
To: fso301
resist doing many of the things that come naturally to animals. We ARE still animals when you consider it biologically. I'm not saying it palatable or comfortable to think about, but it's as natural as any other thing we get from the body.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:32:55 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Loyalist
Needs A Barf Alert!
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:42:37 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(The most insidious power the news media has, is the power to ignore.)
To: Loyalist
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:44:18 AM PDT
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: JoeProBono
Bwahahahahahahahaha! Just laughed my Marlboro right out of my mouth into my lap. Ouch!
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:45:21 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(The most insidious power the news media has, is the power to ignore.)
To: rarestia
dog eat their own vomit too
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:45:21 AM PDT
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: rarestia
We ARE still animals when you consider it biologically. I'm not saying it palatable or comfortable to think about, but it's as natural as any other thing we get from the body.From the article:
Not only are mothers not attracted to the placenta, theyre pretty much revolted by it Otherwise, human mammals, along with dolphins and some higher primates, are alone in rejecting the habit.
We stopped doing it before recorded history, apparently. And we would have to conclude that there was something about it that was not only not beneficial, but somehow deleterious, or somehow maladaptive or harmful, he said.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:47:05 AM PDT
by
fso301
To: yldstrk
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:48:01 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Loyalist; Larry Lucido; F15Eagle
The placenta comes flying out. At least I didn’t drop the camera.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:49:18 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
("Ultimately, Jesus died to save us from the wrath of God." —R.C. Sproul)
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