After years of record foreclosures and job losses, the Sun Belt is recovering some of its lost appeal as the population begins to grow again in counties from Florida to Arizona.

March 8 is International Women's Day - the perfect time to reflect on the progress women have made, and the challenges they face all over the world. Late last year, Hanna Rosin wrote the book, "The End of Men," but men still dominate politics and business. Sheryl Sandberg's new book challenges women to "Lean In" to their careers, because many young women hold themselves back at work. Do you think that's good advice? Or does it ignore the plight of most working women?

They say it has nutritional value. It doesn't sound delicious. Some new mothers are digesting, often in capsule form, their newborn's placenta.

Placenta encapsulation is a two-day process that converts afterbirth into pills.

The growing practice of women consuming their placenta has caught the attention of two UNLV researchers, who this week published the first experiential study on human placentophagia.

When Lisa Stark gave birth to her second son in January, she decided to save her placenta. In most cases, this organ that nourishes the fetus is discarded after childbirth. In some cultures, the placenta is considered sacred and is buried under a tree. Stark had something else in mind for her placenta. She wanted to eat it.