Shilpa Sayana, MDTriple Board Certified Functional Medicine MD.

importance of fiber

Name: importance of fiber
Uploaded: 2026-04-27T22:00:53+00:00
Duration: 23 s
Channel: Shilpa Sayana, MD
Description: In this brief segment, Dr. Shilpa Sayana, MD emphasizes a set of practical health actions: lifting heavier weights, supplementing with creatine…

27 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief segment, Dr. Shilpa Sayana, MD emphasizes a set of practical health actions: lifting heavier weights, supplementing with creatine, increasing protein intake, walking more, and most importantly boosting dietary fiber. She points out a common misconception that broccoli provides sufficient fiber, noting its relatively low fiber content, and she lists higher‑fiber foods such as avocados, beans, lentils, raspberries, hemp seeds, and chia seeds as better sources to meet daily fiber needs.

I need to lift heavier weights. I need to take creatine. I need to increase my protein. I need to walk more. I need to increase my fiber. I see this all the time where people think they're eating enough fiber by just eating broccoli, but broccoli is actually pretty low in fiber. Fiber is super critical for you, and you need them from other sources such as avocados, beans and lentils, raspberries, hemp, chia. All these things can help really boost your fiber.