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Sister Wives, TLC’s popular show, is frequently in the news and on our collective feeds due to its cast members, which works in its favor. The latest episode of the show lives up to its reputation, with Mykelti Brown Padron discussing the potential benefits of eating placenta. Mykelti gave birth to her twins, Ace and Archer, with her husband, Tony Pardron in November 2022. In 2015, Mykelti and Tony became close. In 2021, she gave birth to her first child, Avalon. According to the reality TV personality, she has been consuming her placenta since the birth of her first child.

Mykelti is Kody Brown’s daughter with his third wife, Christine Brown. Kody had four wives in all. The TLC show follows Kody Brown, his wife Robyn, ex-wives Meri, Janelle , and Christine, as well as their 18 children.

Mykelti Brown Padron’s advice to new moms? Eat your placenta

In the most recent episode of Sister Wives, Brown praised the benefits of consuming one’s own placenta. “I highly recommend every woman just eat your placenta. The placenta is all of the nutrients — It’s all of the really good stuff that helps feed the baby when you’re pregnant, and the placenta is actually encapsulated. It’s very good for you”, she says in the show.

“I think it really helped me through my postpartum with Avalon. It really helped through my recovery, so I was like, ‘I’m going to do it again with my boys,’ And so far it’s helped a lot. It doesn’t have a taste. It’s not like carne asada. I actually have a picture on my phone of my placenta and you can see the bite mark that I took out of it,” she adds. To note, the act of eating one’s placenta is known as placentophagy.

However, the research does not conclusively prove that consuming placenta offers health benefits. “People who support eating the placenta say that it can raise your energy and breast milk quantity. They also say it can level off your hormones, lowering your chances of postpartum depression and insomnia,” per a WebMD article. These benefits, though, are yet to be backed by a scientific study.

Per the show’s official release, viewers this season will continue to follow along with the Brown family’s triumphs, tribulations and unimaginable heartbreak. The show is produced by Puddle Monkey Productions in association with Figure 8 Films for TLC.