Placenta Power

22,00 €

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Dieses Produkt erscheint am 16. Juni 2025

Produktnummer: 8606

Dr. med. Sophia K. Johnson
Dipl.-Biol. Jana Pastuschek, M. sc.

Placenta Power

A multifaceted review of its function, its significance for the mother and its integrative use in the postpartum period.

Everything about the miracle organ: function during pregnancy, importance for the mother and integrative use as a remedy.

The placenta is a true “all-rounder”: it does amazing things for the child and mother during pregnancy. After birth it is used in many ways, including as a postnatal remedy.

But how exactly does the placenta work?
How does she care for and protect the child in the womb?
And can it help with maternal mood swings or milk production problems after birth?

The doctor Sophia Johnson and the biologist Jana Pastuschek are scientifically working on this complex miracle organ. They examined hormones, trace elements and microorganisms in the human placenta to get to the bottom of the question: Is this the miracle pill for the postpartum period?
In this book, the authors present the latest research results. They introduce the placenta universe in an entertaining and understandable way and name medical, historical and curious facts. They address the topic of placentophagy (placenta consumption) in detail and provide practical tips and recipe suggestions from placenta capsules to smoothies. From a medical-scientific perspective, this presentation is supplemented by reports from women who have used their placenta as a medicine.

The authors

Dr. med. Sophia Johnson

Sophia Johnson studied human medicine at the University of Witten/Herdecke with study visits and internships in Tanzania, Russia, USA, Scotland, Austria and Italy. During her studies, she expanded her training and took part in the university curriculum for Chinese medicine and anthroposophic medicine. This was followed at short intervals by the birth of three children. She used the time in between for scientific work and a doctorate at the Placenta Laboratory at Jena University Hospital, training in classical homeopathy and various clinical rotations for specialist training. Sophia Johnson lives with her family in Weimar and works there, specialising in integrative general medicine.

Jana Pastuschek

Jana Pastuschek studied biology with a focus on microbiology, botany, genetics and anthropology at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, supplemented by a study visit of several months on the prehistory and early history of humans in Siena, Italy. She later expanded her knowledge with a Master of Science in “Molecular Medicine” at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. After several years of scientific work at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the Institute for Forensic Medicine, both based in Jena, she has now been conducting research in the placenta laboratory of the Clinic for Obstetric Medicine at the University Hospital Jena for over twelve years.

-> Instagram: www.instagram.com/placenta.universe The Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/placenta.universe/ is maintained by the authors of the book, Dr. Sophia Johnson and Jana Pastuschek.

A new look at the placenta

The photographs inside the book by Trevor Johnson and Manuel Nagel take a new and aesthetic look at the placenta. They approach it visually, sometimes in soft, deep tones, sometimes in pastel nuances, like a tentative introduction. They arouse curiosity to look closer and longer at this unknown organ. Some sections look like landscapes, others like delicate fabrics that float in front of the eye in flowing movement or are reminiscent of dance scenes. In the end, we are left with a reverent impression and the question of why we didn't take a closer look at this miraculous organ much earlier.

-> You may order prints of the photos

»The photos of the placenta in the book approaches the placenta with an aesthetic approach and takes a look at an organ that we have never dared to look at before. The images develop, like a careful introduction. We see vague excerpts in soft, dark colors, some of which are reminiscent of landscapes. Bit by bit we discover more details in the motifs and get an increasingly precise picture. Until we end up with the complete representation of the placenta, which floats delicately and gracefully in front of the eye, as if we were looking at a dance scene. The pictures radiate intimacy and peace and so you dare to look for a moment longer and quickly notice that you are very curious to take a closer look at this unknown structure. In the end, we are not only left with a reverent impression, because we have encountered the origin of life, but also with the big question of why we didn't take a closer look at it much earlier.« Nis Namdar

ISBN 978-3-96914-037-6
184 pages

-> Available also in an e-book version