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The Plantiva property in May is an amazing sight with flowers everywhere. To celebrate Wildflower Week (May 1-7) we're having a huge sale and benefit drive. All bottles are 15% off, plus 10% of proceeds go to the Bee Girl Organization!

For Earth Day, we'll be donating 10% of all our sales to the Bee Girl Organization in Southern Oregon. This amazing nonprofit is doing wonderful work to support bee habitat conservation from Oregon through the Great Basin and into Montana and the Great Plains.

Sourdough is perhaps the oldest bread known to mankind after flatbread. And whereas modern bread is largely “empty calories,” sourdough is so nutritious that ancient man could survive on a diet consisting largely of bread!

Plantiva is once again proud to sponsor the Rogue Valley Family YMCA's Pear Blossom Run on April 13, 2024! The run has been held for nearly 50 years in connection with the annual Pear Blossom Festival.

Researchers have found a surprising correlation between allergic rhinitis (hayfever) and constipation. In a study of over 100,000 patients, scientists found that people with constipation are more than twice as likely to suffer from allergic rhinitis.

African American herbalists were often the primary healthcare providers in their communities and drew on the medical knowledge of Africa, Europe, and the Americas. But despite their expertise, few African American herbalists were recognized or appreciated by Anglo colonists. Doctor Caesar is one of the exceptions – a talented Black herbalist from the 1700s who is widely credited as being the first African American to have his medical observations published.

There is scientific information indicating that orange-colored foods like carrots may well be the key to long life. Data from one of the largest studies of the health of the American population called "NHANES" are astounding!

Many health complaints we don't think of as "digestive problems" are, in fact, related to issues in the gut - from headaches to muscle spasms to joint conditions and more. Links between the gut and brain, gut and immune system, and gut and inflammation have been scientifically proven. So keeping our gut in shape is critical to good health and longevity! Luckily, there are many simple strategies you can use to improve your gut health - some of which you've probably never heard of before.

Plantiva formulas evolved from a system Dr. Stephen Morrissey O.M.D. and Jenny Morrissey L.Ac. developed to optimize natural health products for their patients. Not satisfied with the results from many of the products on the market, they used their system to create a variety of effective, well tolerated formulas for targeted health conditions.

The digestive system can have many problems, from gas and bloating to constipation, diarrhea, leaky gut, and worse. Grocery stores carry a variety of products to address these various complaints. Plantiva Digestiv takes a different approach by strengthening digestive organs and thereby stopping a wide range of digestive complaints with just one product.

Plantiva will have a booth next weekend at the Southern Oregon Home Show. We’ll have free samples and great show deals available. Come see us there!

We’ve planted the property around the Plantiva office with a wide variety of native and medicinal plants. Many of them begin to bloom in April, providing a beautiful display as well as important early-season food for native pollinators.