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The 70th Anniversary Pear Blossom Run and Festival are coming up on April 7-8, and Plantiva is incredibly proud to be a sponsor of the run and a vendor at the street fair! The Pear Blossom Festival is the oldest event in southern Oregon, having started in 1954. This year marks the 70th anniversary, and the charity run provides a large portion of the local YMCA's annual budget.

AllerDx is the fastest acting natural relief available for pollen, dust, dander, and other environmental irritants. Clinical trials show AllerDx works in minutes to provide quick relief, and when taken daily it reduces the body’s tendency to over-react to its environment.

We recently came across a fascinating blog series written by ethnobiologist Marc Williams and posted over at the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine - "African American Herbalism: A Blog Series." We always knew that people in Africa have a deep knowledge of the plants that grow there, but this blog series opened our eyes to the relevance and importance that African botanical knowledge continued to have after enslaved peoples were forcibly relocated to the Americas.

Cytokines are an important class of signaling molecules that play critical roles in fighting infection, repairing injury, and maintaining tissue health. But they can also cause inflammation, pain, headaches, mucus discharge, and worse.

Herbs can be classified based on the continuum hot-warm-neutral-cool-cold. These classes broadly correspond to the physiologic and experiential effects of the herbs. This classification system has been validated by modern science.

From diarrhea or constipation to gas, nausea, and cramps, our digestive tract can cause all kinds of discomfort and embarrassment! But digestive problems don’t stop at the digestive tract – they affect our whole body, from our energy levels to our immune health. Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a unique perspective on digestive issues and how best to formulate a product to optimize digestive health.

Intolerances manifest in a variety of minor health conditions such as aches, pains, nausea, and sleeplessness. When you identify and eliminate the things your body doesn’t tolerate, you’ll be amazed at how much better you feel!

We all experience minor health complaints like headaches, joint pain, and sleeplessness; and our usual response is to run to the store to pick up a product that will make us feel better. But these products only address the symptoms, not the underlying causes of our discomfort.

Only one product provides comprehensive immune support, boosting both innate and adaptive immunity while also guarding against destructive over-activity. It's an immune supplement like no other!

An overactive immune system can cause everything from discomfort to damage to outright diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes.

Your immune system is your body’s own heroic defender, sending troops (immune cells) to the frontline to find and neutralize anything that threatens your body’s integrity. But do you know how it works?

Recently Plantiva had the pleasure of interviewing Kelsey Brennan, a unique health and wellness advocate and Yoga instructor based in Denver, Colorado.  We hope you enjoy our conversation. 

Did you know grass allergies tend to be one of the most prevalent pollen allergies? Even though types differ from the Northern and Southern United States, they all can set off your immune system. With grass being just about everywhere, you might be concerned and ask, “What grasses do I look out for? What can I do about them?” With a little preparation, you will have less worry about grass allergies.