The placenta is known for its high contents of stem cells and growth factors which together heal damaged tissue and organs at an incredible rate. Growth factors called cytokines stimulate cell division, the making of new cells, which is essential when healing, repairing and regeneration of damaged tissue. The benefits of having a placenta smoothie soon after birth.
I am sure there are many of you reading this right now thinking, “ewww, grossâ€, and thats understandable, after all we are talking about eating your placenta. A placenta smoothie doesn’t mean whizzing up the whole placenta as many people assume. It is in fact a smoothie with a walnut size piece of placenta added. Once a mother has decided to do this with her placenta there is a visceral longing to drink it. The effects are fairly instant, and the colostrum becomes darker within a few hours. It makes an interesting feeling of excitement both instantly and over the next few hours.
I have made many placenta smoothies with ingredients such as bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries. Sometimes I add water and other times IÂ add fruit juice. It all depends on the ingredients chosen. Below are some of the placenta recipes for you to try. If you prefer you can always book my placenta services. Benefits of raw placenta smoothie
- Helps stop post partum haemorrhaging and trigger the body to quickly heal internal wounds
- Significantly reduces blood loss
- Gives the body an immediate supply of essential vitamins and nutrients
- Provides the body with an immediate boost of hormones to begin healing the body after birth
- Gives the mother an immediate feeling of strength and balance
- Most mothers who have the smoothie report milk ‘comes in’ at day 2 post-partum rather than 3-4 days post-partum
- Eases the hormonal transition to post-partum and helps prevent the ‘baby blues’ around thetime when milk engorges the breasts
Berry Booster Placenta Smoothie
A great placenta smoothie for boosting your immune system weakened by a difficult or long labour and after intervention or c-section births.
- 1 walnut size pieces of placenta
1 cup of organic strawberries - 1 cup of frozen raspberries
- Small handful of rehydrated goji berries (soak berries for 5 minutes in boiled water, then drain)
- 50-150ml of water. Add more or less liquid depending on the consistency you want.
Green Placenta Smoothie
This smoothie is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, iron, manganese, magnesium, and potassium.
- 1 walnut size piece of placenta
- ½ cup chopped cucumber
- 1 cup of frozen strawberries
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 apple, cored
- 2 tightly packed cups spinach
- juice of ½ lemon
- Tablespoon of cha seeds
- 50-150ml of water. Add more or less liquid depending on the consistency you want.
Super Boost Placenta SmoothieÂ
Packed full of goodness this energizing smoothie will set you up for the rest of the day
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 teaspoon of manuka honey
1/2 cup frozen berries of your choice
Half a mango - 1 heaping teaspoon spirulina powder
1 heaping teaspoon flax seed oil (for Omega-3?s) - 50-150ml of water. Add more or less liquid depending on the consistency you want.
- 1 walnut size piece of placenta
Tropical Placenta Smoothie
This is one of my most recent placenta smoothie recipes. It was thoughtfully put together for a client who wanted ground quinoa adding and spinach. She loved it!
- 1 walnut size piece of placenta
- 1/2 cup pineapple
- 1/2 cup mango
- 1/4 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/3 cup spinach
- Juice from one lime
- 1 tbsp flax seed meal (for Omega-3?s)
- 1 tbsp ground dry quinoa
All smoothies should be consumed within 1 hour.
Enjoy!
