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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?
Dr. Sophia Johnson and Jana Pastuschek 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 CONTENTS
Preface to the English translation
Foreword
Introduction to our placenta universe
The placenta: miracle organ and all-rounder
The phylogenetic origin of the placenta
Placenta basics
From the sphere to the disk
The placental metabolism
Protection and defense - placental immunology
Hotly debated: Placenta and Microbiome
The placenta as a hormone factory
At a glance: important hormones produced by the placenta
The birth of the placenta
Pregnancy accomplished
The ritual use of the placenta
History and curiosities
From the Pharmacopoeia by Landamman
The doctorate of Dr. M6slein
"Many world stars swear by it: Hormocenta!"
Placenta as a remedy
The medical perspective: dimensions of healing
The integrative use of the placenta
Placentophagy
A clarification of terms
Placentophagy in the animal kingdom
Maternal placenta ingestion
Drug or food?
... of course, the mother can decide!
The placenta as a research object
Basic research in the placent lab
Hormone withdrawal in the puerperium
The experiments begin ...
Cooked. dehydrated or raw?
So what's inside?
Concentrations of hormones in placental tissue
Progesterone and allopregnanolone - the female mood hormones?
Trace elements in placental tissue
Placenta as a source of energy?
Is it alive? Microorganisms in placental tissue
The toxic placenta
The state of research on placentophagy
The shaky pillars of evidence-based medicine
We 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 corner
Preparation
Now the mother has to decide
Appendix
References
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.
