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Why I Didn't Eat My Placenta- A Biblical Perspective

9/21/2015

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I am writing this post as a follow-up to this article on the historical evidence against placenta consumption. Although I realize that Christians may disagree on this subject, I thought it would be helpful to assemble some of the principles in the Bible that may help an individual Christian to decide if placenta encapsulation or some other way of ingestion is in harmony with that person's conscience. Even if you don't consider yourself to be a Christian, you may find some of these arguments interesting.


The three main points that I feel are relevant to this discussion are these:
  • Placenta is a human organ
  • The placenta's primary purpose is to provide blood and nutrients to the baby, and, as such, it may violate the command to "abstain from blood"
  • The only mention of placenta consumption in the Holy Scriptures is quite negative



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    I look at birth from the perspective that our bodies are wonderfully made, and if we really believe that and work with the birth process and nourish our bodies properly, they will function optimally, most of the time!

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