By Victoria Wellman
January Jones has certainly been mysterious about the paternity of her son, but one thing she hasn't been shy to admit is how she ate her own placenta following his birth.
Eating the placenta however, is not an uncommon practice these days, and has become something of a trend among new mothers interested in the much talked about health benefits.
Chinese herbalists among others believe that re-ingesting the protective layer that connects the baby to the wall of the uterus is common sense when it comes to nourishing the body after childbirth.
Ayla Yavin, a Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist specialising in women's health who also used to be a doula told MailOnline: 'You spend nine months building the placenta and then when your baby is born you lose a huge amount of blood.'
The New York-based specialist went on to say: 'Eating the placenta is good for a few reasons.
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