PHOTOSHilary Duff Drank A ‘Delightful’ Placenta Smoothie After Giving Birth
Nov. 9 2018, Published 1:22 p.m. ET
Hilary Duff was willing to try anything to keep herself healthy after giving birth to her daughter Banks Violet on Oct. 25 — even if it meant having a smoothie blended with her placenta.
During an interview with Dr. Elliot Berlin on the podcast , Hilary confessed to consuming the unusual concoction. “I was a little wigged out, to be honest with you,” Hilary admitted of the initial idea.
However, theories that it could help prevent post-partum depression and stop post-birth bleeding encouraged her to go for it. With a little juice and fruit added, Hilary said the final product was “delicious.”
“It was the most delightful smoothie I’ve ever had. I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was ten,” Hilary revealed. “It was calorie-filled with juice and fruit and everything delicious.”
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That wasn’t the end of Hilary’s placenta consumption. She now eats it in ice cube form, as opposed to having it made into pills. “I heard something weird about pills. I heard placenta burps are not ideal,” she said.
One person not thrilled with Hilary’s foray into placenta consumption? Her six-year-old son, Luca. When Hilary informed him that the item was in the freezer, he replied, “I wish I hadn’t have asked.”
Hilary opted to go the all-natural route with her pregnancy from the beginning. She gave birth at home with a “natural, drug-free” water birth with her boyfriend Matthew Koma by her side. In the end, Banks arrived after “like, five pushes,” the actress revealed.
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