{"id":165337,"date":"2025-06-07T15:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/165337\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:54:10","slug":"what-a-longevity-doctor-eats-to-get-30-to-40-grams-of-fiber-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/165337\/","title":{"rendered":"What a longevity doctor eats to get 30 to 40 grams of fiber a day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drpoonamdesai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poonam Desai<\/a>\u00a0is an ER doctor with two decades of experience who studied and recommended daily practices for a long life to her patients well before it became her main focus.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, she officially started practicing longevity medicine, teaching patients the tools they need to structure their routines with living long and staying healthy in mind.<\/p>\n<p>For her own health and wellness, Desai, who is also a doctor of osteopathic medicine, practices the habits that she typically suggests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything I&#8217;m doing, I want to optimize it,&#8221; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/03\/28\/longevity-doctor-and-mom-my-practices-for-a-long-healthy-life.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC Make It<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n<p>This includes upping her fiber intake: &#8220;Every single day I try to get at least 30 to 40 grams of fiber in my diet,&#8221; Desai says. The average American eats about half of that amount of fiber, if not less,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/should-i-be-eating-more-fiber-2019022115927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> according to Harvard Health Publishing<\/a> which places the typical fiber intake at just 10 to 15 grams daily.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can take a page out of the longevity medicine doctor&#8217;s book and get more fiber in your daily diet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"headline0\"\/>What a longevity doctor eats to get 40 grams of fiber a day<\/p>\n<p>There are certain food groups that are rich in fiber, like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Legumes<\/li>\n<li>Nuts<\/li>\n<li>Whole grains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;One of my favorite ways to get fiber into my diet is to put a tablespoon of chia seeds in 30 ounces of water,&#8221; Desai says.<\/p>\n<p>Desai also makes large bowls of mixed fruits or vegetables daily to eat more fiber. 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