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"Tree Of Life"

Placenta Services

The postpartum period can be full of challenges. Encapsulating your placenta can give you a head start in your recovery and adjusting to your new life.

 

Consuming your placenta:

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  • Prevents and lessens the risk of postpartum depression, anxiety and the “baby blues”

  • Assists in bringing your hormones back into balance

  • Increases milk supply and helps establish healthy early breastfeeding

  • increases energy and decreases fatigue

  • Increases iron and decreases the likelihood of postpartum anemia

  • Helps the uterus to contract to it’s normal size

  • Assists in managing pain from birth

  • Helps you to recover more quickly from birth

  • Shortens the period of postpartum bleeding

 

Placentas are always processed with the utmost care in a sanitary and safe environment. They are handled only by an MI trained placenta specialist certified in Foodsafe and Blood-Borne Pathogen Safety.

What hormones are in the placenta and what do these hormones do?
 

  • Prolactin: promotes lactation

  • Oxytocin: for pain relief and bonding of mother and infant

  • Cortisone: combats stress and unlocks energy stores

  • Interferon: stimulates the immune system to protect against infections

  • Prostaglandins: anti-inflammatory

  • Hemoglobin: replenishes iron deficiency and anemia

  • Gammaglobulin: immune booster that helps protect against infections

  • Thyroid stimulating hormone: boosts energy and aids in recovery from stressful events

  • Gonadotrophin: the precursor to estrogen, progesterone and testosterone

  • Urokinase inhibiting factor and factor XIII: stops bleeding and enhances wound healing

  • Human Placental Lactogen (HPL): stimulates mammary gland function and milk production

  • Placental Opioid–Enhancing Factor (POEF): stimulates the production of your body’s natural opioids, including endorphins, reduces pain, increases well-being

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Crescent

Placenta Art                                                                   $50

Beautifully colored or simple prints of your placenta can be made using food safe pigments or photographed in unique ways. Your baby's umbilical cord can be dried to create permanent keepsakes.

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Quarter

Encapsulation & Tincture                                             $275

Your placenta is dehydrated either raw or steamed using the traditional Chinese medicine method. The dehydrated placenta is then ground into a fine powder and put in capsules. Capsules can be stored and taken for up to 6 months.

A small piece of your placenta is infused into a high quality alcohol. Tinctures can be stored and used my mother and daughter long into the future. A few drops under the tongue can help with hormonal and emotional regulation during times of physical changes or stress.

3

Gibbous

Encapsulation, Tincture & 1 Art Print                        $300

This package includes all you need in order to feel your best in your postpartum journey, and admire all your body has done for you and your baby!

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