Evaluna and Camilo have been very careful not to make public the image of the face of Indigo, their first daughter. Still, they constantly record moments they share as a family. Camilo recently surprised fans with some revelations he made on a Spanish talk show: Evaluna ate the placenta after giving birth.
while speaking in The resistanceCamilo shared this particular experience: «My wife was encapsulated [la placenta] and ate it.” Given this, the panelists were surprised and a little confused.
This practice of eating the placenta arises from the popular belief that this organic component can help the woman produce more favorable stem cells for the baby. However, a study by American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reveals that there is no scientific support behind this claim.
Camilo on how Evaluna ate the placenta
Still, Evaluna Montaner is not the only celebrity who admits consuming her placenta. Kim Kardashian also participated in this trend with the product of her pregnancy with Saint, one of her children.
The rumor of the benefits of placentophagy comes from the assumption that if almost all female mammals ate their own placenta, then women can do it too.
The process to convert the placenta into pills it can cost around 275 dollars (1,072,959 Colombian pesos) for 80 to 200 capsules. And depending on the size of the fabric.
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