Matthew McConaughey is weird.I know he's nice to look at - you know, when he's walking around with his shirt off. Still, this dude is beginning to creep me out. First, I think he looks like a guy who's probably very sweaty, and since he's said he doesn't wear deodorant, he might be a little bit funky. There's also the whole naked bongo incident. But I thought he could be somewhat normal. Until I saw this interview with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
GUPTA: And you kept the placenta?It's true. People from all over the world use the placenta (ick) for all kinds of reasons. FYI, this is the second time this weekend I've thrown up a little bit in my mouth.
MCCONAUGHEY: Yes.
GUPTA: So what's the story there?
MCCONAUGHEY: Well, it's going to be. That's fertile ground, so to speak... we're going to plant -- it's going to be in the orchards and it's going to bear some wonderful fruit.... when I was in Australia, they had a placenta tree that was on the river and it was for the women and it was the most fertile land and fertile river and all the placentas of all that tribe, all that clan, whatever aboriginal tribe that was, all the placentas went under that one tree and it was this huge behemoth of just health and strength. And this tree was just growing taller and stronger above the rest of Mother Nature around it. It was gorgeous.
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It does seem strange to plant a placenta because it's not something people in the US regularly do. However if you take a look at any given fridge or freezer, you'll see a lot of organs and muscle. From different animals. That people eat. TELL me that's not more strange when you look at it objectively!
The ick factor is that it came from a human. To make a connection between planting something that came out of one's body with animal parts that are eaten is unfair.
I was not talking about eating the placenta, just planting it. The idea of carrying that around grosses me out.
Besides, if you're reading MY blog, you're reading my thoughts. I don't need to be objective.
I understand how it might seem very strange... But I know many people who have done this - and it is a really neat thing- the placenta acts as a fertilizer, and when you plant a tree/bush whatever with it, it grows... 20 years from now, it will still be there, growing. It is a very organic thing, and yes, somewhat crunchy granola... but kind of special.
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