The media is all a buzz over the revelation of
January Jones taking placenta capsules. With the new publicity on placentophagy comes the inevitable "Eeew!" that the collective non-placenta eating folks say just before they loose their lunch.
I am so proud of the women that step forward and say, "Ya, I did it. So what?". My problem is that I just cant seem to find a good argument for those that are just grossed out. So here is what I've come up with:
Everyday items with not so appetizing ingredients:
The hotdog
Ok, you may or may not already know what is in these. This is something that has been getting some attention lately. Mechanically separated meat or "pink slime" according to
Wikipedia is "...a paste-like meat product produced by forcing beef, pork, turkey or chicken, under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue." Picture left over random bits that would not otherwise make it to your dinner table.
Beetle food dye
Ever heard of cochineal or carmine? These are food dyes made from, you guessed it: ground beetles! You could find this in yogurt, lipstick, even your favorite
coffee. I bet your just dying for a pink frappuccino now.
Beauty products
Ambergris in perfume is sperm whale vomit. In your lipstick, eyeshadow and soap could be lurking
tallow, otherwise known as boiled down dead animal fat.
J-E-L-L-O
That wiggly treat that you loved as a kid (or spiked with alcohol as an adult) is made from none other than the connective tissue from animals. Yummy.
So is placenta encapsulation gross? To some, probably. In the grand scheme of things, I'm willing to bet that the majority of us have ingested some questionable things. This is a supplement that many women swear by, myself included. So should it really be so vehemently opposed?
