Five reasons why some women eat their own placenta
一些產(chǎn)婦吃自己胎盤的五個原因
作者：AMby Qama Qukula
發(fā)布時間：7 March 2015 9:47
Whether you can stomach the thought or not, placentophagy is a growing trend. Placenta specialist shares why and how it's eaten.
不管你是否能忍受這種想法，食胎盤是一種日益增長的趨勢。胎盤專家分享為什么和怎樣吃胎盤。
The act of consuming one’s own placenta is increasingly popular and mostly cited for cultural, religious or medicinal reasons.
食用自己的胎盤的行為越來越流行，主要是出于文化、宗教或醫(yī)學原因。
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.
胎盤專家梅麗莎·雅各布斯告訴702/CapeTalk的Azania Mosaka and Africa Melane，在許多古代文化中，胎盤被認為是嬰兒出生過程的重要組成部分。
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.
許多聽眾表示，這個想法讓他們難以接受，但雅各布斯說，食胎盤是一種現(xiàn)代觀點，有著古老的應用。
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.
這是你自己的身體，你自己的激素和酶；這對你的身體絕對完美。你的身體可以吸收胎盤中的營養(yǎng)。
5 possible benefits of placentophagy
食胎盤的5個可能的益處
1.Lessening the risk of postpartum depression
1.降低產(chǎn)后抑郁癥的風險
2.Replenishing iron after blood loss of birth and preventing anemia
2.出生失血后補充鐵，預防貧血
3.Higher energy levels by replenishing Oxytocin and B-vitamins
3.補充催產(chǎn)素和B族維生素，提高能量水平
4.Increased or improved milk supply
4.增加或改善牛奶供應
5.Protection from infection and bleeding
5.防止感染和出血
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.
一些女性將胎盤燉熟，混合成冰沙，甚至生吃，以最大限度地發(fā)揮其效果。幸運的是，對于那些感到惡心的人來說，還有另一種選擇：制成膠囊。
Placenta encapsulation
胎盤膠囊
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.
雅各布斯說，50%的客戶將胎盤制成膠囊，這是許多人的首選方法。這可以通過從原料中制備維生素、礦物質(zhì)和酶來實現(xiàn)；或者是中國傳統(tǒng)的將其與草藥混合的方法。
