Gaby Hoffmann eats her placenta, but doctors say proceed with caution
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Add one more celebrity to the list of new moms eating their placentas — a practice that inspires plenty of disgust and curiosity, but which some women swear by as a health booster after childbirth.The latest to extol its effects is actress Gaby Hoffmann, star of the HBO show “Girls,” who gave birth in November and said consuming her placenta gave her energy and increased her milk supply.“P
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Gaby Hoffmann ate her placenta. Well, drank it.