Benji Marshall's wife Zoe has opened up about her struggles with postnatal depression and one of the ways she is combating it - by consuming her own placenta.
Marshall gave birth to Fox last month and while she and her NRL star husband are enjoying the early days of parenthood, the 33-year-old admitted she has also had struggles.
In an Instagram post, Marshall shared a photo of her with Fox and a friend while also holding her placenta 'shake' with the consumption of the placenta considered a natural way to ease the symptoms of postnatal depression.
Though an unproven practice, Marshall is committed to it.
"This is me with my placenta in a shake.. yes I drank it!" she wrote in a caption with the photo. "Thank you @georgiejhet for bringing it so promptly. Gotta have that fresh placenta.
"I also got Georgie to make me placenta capsules, a tincture and an essence to take post natal. I think this needs a blog post. I will get @georgiejhet to share all the reasons why it’s important to consume your placenta #placenta #postnatal."
Marshall's friend later explained the drink had more in than just placenta.
"Don't freak out everyone! There is a small piece of Placenta in this large drink...the rest is organic banana, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries!" she said.
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