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Everything about the miracle organ: function during pregnancy, importance for the mother and integrative use as a remedy The placenta is a true "all-rounder": it does amazing things for the child and mother during pregnancy. After birth it is used in many ways, including as a postnatal remedy. But how exactly does the placenta work? How does she care for and protect the child in the womb? And can it help with maternal mood swings or milk production problems after birth? The doctor Sophia Johnson and the biologist Jana Pastuschek are scientifically working on this complex miracle organ. They examined hormones, trace elements and microorganisms in the human placenta to get to the bottom of the question: Is this the miracle pill for the postpartum period? In this book, the authors present the latest research results. They introduce the placenta universe in an entertaining and understandable way and name medical, historical and curious facts. They address the topic of placentophagy (placenta consumption) in detail and provide practical tips and recipe suggestions from placenta capsules to smoothies. From a medical-scientific perspective, this presentation is supplemented by reports from women who have used their placenta as a medicine.
List of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface to the English translationForewordIntroduction to our placenta universeThe placenta: miracle organ and all-rounderThe phylogenetic origin of the placentaPlacenta basicsFrom the sphere to the diskThe placental metabolismProtection and defense - placental immunologyHotly debated: Placenta and MicrobiomeThe placenta as a hormone factoryAt a glance: important hormones produced by the placentaThe birth of the placentaPregnancy accomplishedThe ritual use of the placentaHistory and curiositiesFrom the Pharmacopoeia by LandammanThe doctorate of Dr. M6slein"Many world stars swear by it: Hormocenta!"Placenta as a remedyThe medical perspective: dimensions of healingThe integrative use of the placentaPlacentophagyA clarification of termsPlacentophagy in the animal kingdomMaternal placenta ingestionDrug or food?... of course, the mother can decide!The placenta as a research objectBasic research in the placent labHormone withdrawal in the puerperiumThe experiments begin ...Cooked. dehydrated or raw?So what's inside?Concentrations of hormones in placental tissueProgesterone and allopregnanolone - the female mood hormones?Trace elements in placental tissuePlacenta as a source of energy?Is it alive? Microorganisms in placental tissueThe toxic placentaThe state of research on placentophagyThe shaky pillars of evidence-based medicineWe love questioning science!Where are the female questions in science?And now once again in plain language - IS the whole thing supposed to achieve something?For new fathers: the recipe cornerPreparationNow the mother has to decideAppendixReferences
About the author
Dr. Sophia Johnson and biologist Jana Pastuschek have written a scientific book about the fascinating organ of pregnancy. They have analyzed hormones, trace elements and microorganisms in the human placenta to find answers to the question: Is encapsulated placenta the "miracle pill" for the postpartum period?
In this book, the authors present their latest research findings from the placenta lab at Jena University hospital. They give an entertaining and easy-to-understand introduction to the placenta universe and provide medical, historical and curious facts. They discuss placentophagy (placenta consumption) in detail including practical tips and recipe suggestions, from placenta capsules to smoothies. The book is supplemented by field reports from women who have used their placenta as a remedy to recover after childbirth.
Summary
Everything about the miracle organ: function during pregnancy, importance for the mother and integrative use as a remedy
The placenta is a true “all-rounder”: it does amazing things for the child and mother during pregnancy. After birth it is used in many ways, including as a postnatal remedy. But how exactly does the placenta work? How does she care for and protect the child in the womb? And can it help with maternal mood swings or milk production problems after birth? The doctor Sophia Johnson and the biologist Jana Pastuschek are scientifically working on this complex miracle organ. They examined hormones, trace elements and microorganisms in the human placenta to get to the bottom of the question: Is this the miracle pill for the postpartum period? In this book, the authors present the latest research results. They introduce the placenta universe in an entertaining and understandable way and name medical, historical and curious facts. They address the topic of placentophagy (placenta consumption) in detail and provide practical tips and recipe suggestions from placenta capsules to smoothies. From a medical-scientific perspective, this presentation is supplemented by reports from women who have used their placenta as a medicine.
