Meet William
William Siff is a licensed acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, ethnobotanist, and health educator who practices Ayurvedic, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He holds a Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine and is certified by the NCCAOM in Chinese Herbology. William has over 20 years experience working with thousands of individuals and groups to successfully incorporate plant-based medicine into their lives. His mission is to connect people with the power of plants and ensure that the cultures who cultivate these amazing plants continue to thrive for generations to come.
By William Siff, L.Ac
A groundbreaking protocol for boosting energy, building immunity, improving digestion, minimizing inflammation and so much more—with the extraordinary power of medicinal plants. In this book, clinical herbalist William Siff offers readers the key to unlocking optimal health. The secret? Saturating each and every day with medicinal plants. The design of the Whole Plant Protocol closely mirrors the methodology Siff uses with his patients. The simple, step-by-step process helps readers find their preferred ways to incorporate medicinal plants into their daily routines, and includes both recipes and readymade preparations. As they move through the steps, readers build up routines and a stable of go-to preparations and recipes until their days are naturally saturated with medicinal plants. It’s really that easy—and the results are both immediate and cumulative.
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"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
~ Voltaire
Natural medicine developed out of necessity, as a commonsense, practical way to maintain health by cultures contending with the challenges of living intimately within nature. Over time, the knowledge and practices coalesced into systems that were passed down, continuously evolving over centuries of use into the world’s great natural medicine traditions.
Why Medicinal Plants?
Nature is the source of our health, and incorporating medicinal plants into our daily routines is a powerful way to stay connected to the natural world. At the heart of natural medicine is the understanding that our bodies have the innate ability to heal themselves, given the right support... Medicinal plants correctly applied have extraordinary health giving powers. Every culture with enviable health and longevity around the world invariably consumes these plants every day.
Medicinal plants contain a host of vital nutrients and unique phytochemicals that accelerate healing and repair while encouraging essential body systems and cellular mechanisms to function better. Enhancing digestion, calming the nervous system, increasing energy, improving sleep, promoting resilience to stress, reducing inflammation, elevating mood and cognition, increasing libido and fertility, boosting immunity, supporting detoxification, nourishing the microbiome, and rehydrating the system are some of their many benefits. These are necessary prerequisites both for feeling good now and generating health in the long term.