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30Jul / 2017

PLACENTA: 3 WAYS TO MAXIMISE ITS EFFICACY

Placenta has proven to be a source of good health as well as beauty treatments. It is a well-known fact that world famous beauty product manufacturers and high-class beauty clinics value placenta very highly. Placenta comes in 3 different ways to maximise its results: Consumption, application and injection. Let us look at each of them.

·       Consumption: Placenta products can come into the form of capsules and drinks. The products are mostly tested and undergone meticulous and stringent quality control. Placenta capsules are the most common form available in the market. Nevertheless, placenta drinks have emerged and was first established in Japan. Its active ingredients are sourced from pig to horse placentas. It is also available in blended drink, jelly drink and smoothies. Compared to injection, consumption of placenta is lower in risk while compared to application, placenta consumption is higher in efficacy rate.
 
·       Application: Placenta is used as skincare and cosmetics in the form of cream, serum and facial mask. As skincare, placenta is an effective skin firmer, lifter and hydrator. It also helps treat damaged skins from over-exfoliation. And the stem cells from the sheep is used as anti-aging properties. While placenta cream helps treat damaged skins from the sun, aging and dry skin, placenta serum especially from sheep placenta is normally applied topically as a skin restorative. As facial mask, it boosts collagen and firming of skin using stem cells from sheep placentas.
 
·       Injection: This form of placenta use is probably the most effective to enhance beauty. The placenta is injected to a human host especially on large muscle groups, such as gluteus maximus or fat area. The injection acts like a collagen that cushion the skin texture and firming of the skin, making one more youthful looking. Injection of placenta is most common in aesthetic surgical treatment.
 
In short, whether you choose to consume, apply or inject placenta, you will still get to enjoy the benefits of placenta inside out. 

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20Jul / 2017

COLOSTRUM VERSUS PLACENTA

 

Colostrum is a special milk which is produced during pregnancy and continue through the early days of breastfeeding while placenta is an organ attached to the lining of the womb during pregnancy and keeps the unborn baby’s blood supply.

While many people know the wholesome goodness of both colostrum and placenta, they may not understand the rich nutrients or what makes them different from each other. Which is better as a supplement to human?

 

 

Let us look at some key points:
· Active ingredients: Both have active ingredients which are considered as transfer factors or immune messenger molecules. These molecules contain antigen which boost and maintain the balance of the immune system against harmful agents. Placentas especially sheep placenta has more advantages with transfer factors, amino acids, growth factors, hyaluronic acid, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and antibodies.

· Benefits: Both colostrum carries the same benefit of helping to balance the immune system of the body. However, sheep placentas have more than that. It helps balance hormone, improve energy and stamina, lubricate joints and rejuvenate the skin, making it more youthful looking.

· Function: One of the most distinct differences between colostrum and placenta is the key functions. Colostrum focuses on protecting and repairing the body only but placenta is able to protect, repair and regenerate the body cells. In short, it can help create, regenerate cells that are vital to our body.

· Key people who benefited most: Everyone can take colostrum and placenta products. While colostrum is highly recommended for people with immune disorder, placenta is more extensive, extending the benefits to people with all kinds of health problems as well as for premature aging (health and beauty).

All in all, both colostrum and placenta have wholesome goodness and rich nutrients for our body. It all depends on individual needs and those who truly appreciate its benefits.

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10Jul / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 10:  Alleviate Stress

Did you know that 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress? And did you know that 75% to 90% of all doctor visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints?
 
Stress is a normal part of our life. However, if we don’t handle it well, it can spell trouble. Your stress level will differ based on your personality and how well you responded to the situation. Stress happens can be due to work and family. Stress hormones affect your respiratory and cardiovascular systems, muscles and joints, immune system, digestive and reproductive system.
 
However, placenta has lots of rich nutrients which can help reduce the stress level. For instance, oxytocin helps decrease pain, increase bonding, reduce bleeding and stabilises moods and placental opioid-enhancing factor helps the release of endorphins, reduces pain and increases a sense of well being.
It also contains thyroid stimulating hormone which helps boost energy and aid recovering from stress and corticotropin releasing hormone to help prevent post partum depression, cortisone to reduce inflammation and promotes healing, interferon to help stimulate the immune system; and iron to increase energy and decreases anemia/fatigue.
 
Overall, placenta helps reduce stress level and ultimately, soothe the senses and calm the body, mind and soul.

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30Jun / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 9:  Ease of Maternity

During maternity, women are very particular about their diet. Some cultures even have many taboos to follow. In Chinese traditional medicine, placenta products are considered as a good supplement for women in maternity.
 
In their own body, placenta produces hormones that help their baby grow and develop. The placenta also gives some protection against infection for your baby while it’s in the womb, protecting it against most bacteria.
 
Now how do placenta products ease women during maternity?
·       Balancing of hormones. Women with irregular periods are able to return to their normal menstrual cycle easily.
·       Help uterus to return to pre-pregnancy state. It strengthen the skin elasticity and hence put the body back in shape especially the uterus to its normal state faster.
·       Lessen post-natal bleeding. Placenta reduces inflammation and redness of skin apart from excessive bleeding after birth.
·       Replenish depleted iron levels. Lack of iron in pregnant women can be harmful to the unborn child. Women in maternity needs sufficient irons to stay healthy.
·       Boost breast milk production. Breasts are firmer and milk is more for the babies and indirectly boost women’s confidence after birth.
·       Increase energy in women. Pregnant women normally experience loss of appetite, tired easily and fatigue at times. Placenta helps boost back their energy.
·       Develop a joyful post-natal period. Placenta creates a healthy body which directly makes women lead a happier life during and after maternity.
 
All in all, placenta with its rich nutrients is perfect for women in maternity and eases their problems normally faced by women at this phase of life.

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20Jun / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 8:  Better Blood Circulation


We all always take blood circulation for granted, ignoring the fact that poor blood circulation in our body can affect the entire body system and determine the blood pressure in us. And when we start to experience new symptoms, we become worried.  
 
Edema, dizziness, exhaustion, hypertension and preeclampsia are some of the symptoms we may face due to either high or low blood pressure. And if the blood circulation continues to be weak, it can lead to more serious illnesses.
 
As a super-potent ingredient with the wholesome goodness of key vitamins and minerals, placenta can help boost vessel integrity of artery and veins structure. This is even more helpful as we age because our blood circulation may not be as strong as before.
 
With improved blood circulation, it also helps keep the cholesterol within a normal range, improve physical vitality and skin elasticity that reduces wrinkles. Placenta efficacy also includes treating inflammatory diseases of the circulatory system include atherosclerosis and preventing heart diseases. In short, placenta is truly beneficial in improving the blood circulation of our body system.

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10Jun / 2017

The Black Market Of Human Placentas

The value of placentas can be seen from the desperate attempt to sell placentas in black market. Placentas are valued since ages and consumption of human placentas to get nutritional benefits are well known in China.
 
China has not been able to curb a thriving black market for human placentas which are often illegally sourced from hospitals and established network of traders. Although trading of human placentas is illegal, the black market is still alive and can easily fetch US$14,500 a month, according to The Beijing News. In some places like Hong Kong, human placentas are even made into biscuits for consumption.
 
The health benefits of placentas are proven to enrich their blood, or even be used to treat burns or infertility. This practice is popular around the world, and endorsed by celebrities including Kim Kardashian and January Jones.
But why indulge in desperate measures of illegally getting human placentas when sheep placentas are equally or better? Illegally produced placentas from unauthorized channel could potentially carry health or safety risks as it may contain viruses and bacteria due to poor processes. On the contrary, authorized and certified placenta producer provides good placenta products full of nutrients. 

 

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30May / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 7:  Balanced Diet

The placenta is a rich source of vitamins, minerals, iron and protein and has long been thought to have medical, even mystical, properties. It provides a balanced diet which is important for good health and beauty. This includes promoting the active substance human growth and tissue regeneration (growth factor).
 
It has also been proven that placenta is a rich source of CD34+ protein stem cells which is good for the heart and vascular disease treatment. It also has among other nutritional properties like nucleic acids, amino acids, mucopolysaccharides and multivitamins include Vitamin A, B, E, K.
The health benefits of Vitamin K include a reduced risk of blood clotting, prevention of osteoporosis, relief from menstrual pain, protection from internal bleeding, prevention of biliary obstruction and reduced menstrual flow.  Vitamin B helps ease stress and aid memory while Vitamin A is a fat-soluble property good for healthy vision, skin, bones and other tissues in the body. It often works as an antioxidant and fighting cell damage and more. Similarly, vitamin E also has antioxidant properties to remove free radicals, the unstable compounds that damage the cell structure. Immunity levels improve when vitamin E is consumed.
All in all, placenta provides a healthy balanced diet that is best to be consumed as a great health supplement.

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20May / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 6: Improve Beauty 


Placenta with its nourishing ingredients and rich nutrients acts as a powerful anti-aging therapy and beauty treatments. It is well-known that many world renowned brands and premium beauty clinics utilise the goodness of placenta a lot.
This is because placenta is an effective skin-firmer, lifter and hydrator. It helps treat acne and skins that are demaged from over-exfoliation. The stem cells derived from placenta are also used for their anti-aging properties as they promote collagen production and increase the elasticity of the skin.
As a beauty product, placenta works in three steps – enhance, repair and regenerate new cells. Hence, it reduces appearance of wrinkles and sagging skins by adding skin-quenching hydration. Placenta also helps reduce redness and inflammation associated with rosacea. It also contains skin whitening and moisturizing function. There are a few ways placenta acts as beauty agent – through consumption of placenta products, injection of placenta stem cell and application of placenta on skin surfaces.

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10May / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 5: Sexual Libido

An estimated 50% of males aged 40 to 70 years old are estimated to suffer from erectile dysfunction or impotence at some point in time. This has caused them embarrassment. The reasons behind impotency include stress, hormonal imbalance, diabetes, stroke, hypertension, injuries, Cushing’s disease, multiple sclerosis and many more.
 
Is there any natural way to cure erectile dysfunction? While some are permanent, the temporary ones can be treated with the right remedies based on the symptoms present in them. One of the natural remedies is placenta consumption.
 
With high antioxidants and nutrients for overall wellbeing, the nutritional support can help decrease the risk of impotence. Placenta contains key vitamins and minerals that enhance vessel integrity of artery and veins structure. As we age, our blood circulation may not be as strong as before. Placenta helps improve blood circulation, providing the wholesome goodness of the nutrients to the body.
 
Hence, it helps stimulate the erectile tissues, repair or regenerate cell damages that help boost the sexual libido. With rich nutrients like protein and other minerals, placenta keeps the sexual drive going in both men and women. 

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30Apr / 2017

“Placenta Perfect 10” Series 4: Hormonal Balance


Our hormones which are secreted by our endocrine glands are chemical messengers which dictate how we respond to the happenings around us. These hormones once produced will travel in the bloodstream and stimulate the organs or tissues performing their functions.

Thus, it is important to maintain a state of hormonal balance or equilibrium so that the hormones will not affect the way these organs work. These include our growth and development, metabolism of various nutrients, sexual function, reproduction system and our mood and temperaments. In short, hormonal balance supports the metabolism of our body system.

Placenta with its gonadotropins rich nutrients like oestrogen and progesterone helps restore hormonal balance, improve sexual energy and function. It reduces contraction of the uterus during pregnancy while providing laxity to the uterine tissues.
Women with irregular periods may find their hormones balance itself and their menstrual cycle returns to normal easily. Men on the other hand, will get a greater boost in their hormone level and stamina especially for those who experience a drop in their testosterone production.

All in all, whether it is boosting our growth hormone, testosterone, oestrogen, tyroid hormones, insulin or glucagon, placenta helps in creating a hormonal balance which our body needs in every stage of our life.

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