Kim Kardashian: What it's like to eat placenta

Kim Kardashian West says eating her placenta pills leaves her feeling energised. Photo / Getty

Following the birth of her son, Saint West, Kim Kardashian West has revealed she turned her placenta into pills to treat depression.

The 35-year-old mother-of-two shared a photo of her freeze-dried purple supplements on her website.

In her blog post, entitled "Eating My Placenta", she notes how the tablets have "energised" her.

"So, I'm really not this holistic person or someone who would have ever considered eating my placenta...

"I actually thought Kourtney would have soooo done this, but I don't think she did. And when I say 'eat my placenta,' I mean that I'm having it freeze-dried and made into a pill form - not actually fry it like a steak and eat it (which some people do, BTW)."

Horror stories about post-partum depression prompted her to try placenta supplements, she wrote.

"I heard so many stories when I was pregnant with North of mums who never ate their placenta with their first baby and then had post-partum depression, but then when they took the pills with their second baby, they did not suffer from depression! So I thought, why not try it? What do I have to lose?"

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Writing that she "really didn't want the baby blues", she decided taking a pill made of her own hormones had to be safe.

"I started researching and read about so many mums who felt this same way and said the overall healing process was so much easier."

And she says the pills are working for her.

"I had great results and felt so energised and didn't have any signs of depression!

"I definitely had to do it again. Every time I take a pill, I feel a surge of energy and feel really healthy and good. I totally recommend it for anyone considering it!"

Kim Kardashian West has endured two difficult pregnancies. Photo / Getty

But it looks like this will be the first and last time the Kardashian takes placenta pills after reports she has been advised against having more children.

- nzherald.co.nz