Hi, I'm Molly, MS, RD. I specialize in acid reflux (GERD), LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux / silent reflux), and IBS. I founded FLORA Nutrition because I've lived this — chronic reflux and IBS were what pulled me into this field — and because I kept seeing the same pattern in my practice: people who had eliminated everything, tried the PPIs, seen the specialists, and were still symptomatic.
Restriction alone doesn't rebuild the mechanisms that are failing. On this channel, I explain the physiology your GI doctor often doesn't have time to cover — your LES, your nervous system, your barrier mechanics — and I back every recommendation with peer-reviewed research. If you want to understand why your body is doing what it's doing, not just what to stop eating, you're in the right place.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
New video is up: 13 reflux-friendly snacks I eat myself and recommend to our clients, from dry roasted edamame to the pretzel question I get all the time. I explain why protein, fiber, and eating to 80% fullness keep pressure on your LES lower between meals, and how to check labels for citric acid and garlic or onion powder. Which snack are you adding to your list first?
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Going live tomorrow (Fri) at 11am PT / 2pm ET 🔴
Hiatal hernia reflux is about pressure. Here's how to lower it.
I'm walking through what a hiatal hernia actually does to your reflux barrier, the everyday things that raise the pressure, and what helps. Bring your questions, I'll answer them live.
Tap "Notify me" here so you get the reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrMN...
Which one do you notice most with your reflux? 👇
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
That lump in your throat that never clears? It has a name: globus. 🌿
It is one of the most common silent reflux symptoms, and one of the least likely to change on a PPI alone. Pepsin keeps throat tissue irritated, irritated tissue makes the nerves there more sensitive, and a sensitized throat reads normal swallowing and stress as a lump.
Breaking that loop takes tissue support and nervous system support at the same time. A gut-directed meditation is a good place to start, and one is in the video below.
GUT HEALING Meditation | Heal Digestive Issues & Decrease Anxiety with Gut-Directed Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sopc7...
Have you ever been told it was just anxiety?
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
What would you tell yourself on the day this all started? ❤️
Mine would be: your LES is a muscle you can train, and you are auditing one contributor while six others go unexamined.
The nine things I wish I had known from the start are in the video below.
9 Acid Reflux/GERD Secrets I Wish I Knew From the Start | Tips that Healed My GERD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWQi4...
Drop yours below. Someone reading this is on day one right now.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Had a cough for more than 8 weeks, a clear chest X-ray, and no heartburn?
Silent reflux can trigger a chronic cough even when you never feel the burn. In today’s video I cover:
• The two ways reflux causes a cough: reflux reaching your voice box, and a nerve reflex through the vagus nerve
• Why acid-blocking pills on their own often don’t stop it
• The Cough Swap: a hard swallow plus pursed-lip breathing to get through a coughing fit
• The daily protocol we use with our clients: the LES Lock, the 3-Hour Buffer, alginate therapy and psyllium
Watch here: https://youtu.be/bboZ_oPuN2U
Does your cough get worse after eating or at night? Tell me in the comments 💚
#ChronicCough #SilentReflux #LPR
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Food is typically one of five to seven root contributors to a reflux problem.
It is usually an exacerbator more than the driver.
The other pieces: breathing, nervous system, meal timing, gastric emptying, tissue integrity. More in the video below.
Tried Everything for Your Reflux? Do These 10 Things Before You Quit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ8nw...
Comment below with the one you suspect you have been ignoring.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Her endoscopy was normal. The ENT told her to see a therapist.
Kristen was taking rabeprazole twice a day and still felt like a hand was around her throat after every breakfast. Swallowing was hard. A Bravo pH capsule landed her in the ER, and her GI doctor said there was nothing else he could do.
By the end of 3 months with Emily, one of the reflux Dietitians on our team, she had “pretty much no symptoms.” Today she’s off rabeprazole.
What she changed, one small step at a time:
• Diaphragmatic breathing before and after meals
• A morning walk on the treadmill
• An iron supplement and timing she could actually tolerate, plus vitamin D with breakfast
• More plant variety, aiming for 30 different plant foods a week
📚 A 2012 review in the International Journal of Otolaryngology (Bardhan, PMID 22242022) covers why acid suppression often falls short for throat symptoms: pepsin can still irritate throat tissue when acid is lowered.
If you’ve been told your scope is normal and there’s nothing left to try, listen to Kristen’s episode: https://youtu.be/PG8ZE97WfO4
Subscribe and hit the bell for new episodes every week.
#LPR #SilentReflux #RefluxPodcast #PPI
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Your lower esophageal sphincter is a muscle. Muscles can be trained. 💪
Your crural diaphragm wraps around the same junction, which is why diaphragmatic breathing after meals raises LES pressure in randomized trials.
One to five minutes after every meal. You can do it at your desk, and nobody has to know. The full walkthrough is in the video below.
3 Ways to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) & Stop GERD/Acid Reflux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMN6i...
Save this and try it after dinner tonight.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
How long does it really take to find relief from reflux, GERD, or LPR? Let's chat about it. new video on my clips channel below. @MollyPelletierClips
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
🔴 LIVE TOMORROW (Friday 10/30) at 12:30pm PT / 3:30pm ET
Reflux broke my trust in my body. Here’s how I rebuilt it.
If you’ve ever stood in your kitchen wondering whether a meal is going to cost you the rest of your night, this one is for you.
When reflux goes on long enough, you start treating your own body like something to manage around. You second-guess foods you used to love, you check for symptoms after every bite, and a good day can feel a little suspicious.
Today I’m sharing how that happened for me and what helped me trust my body again.
We’ll talk about:
• How trust breaks down when your body keeps surprising you
• Why trying to do everything perfectly can keep you on high alert
• The small, kept promises that slowly rebuild trust
• What it feels like to enjoy a good day without waiting for it to end
This is a personal one, more conversation than lesson. Comment below: when was the last time you ate something without worrying about what it would do to you? I’ll read your answers live.
See you right here tomorrow at 12:30pm PT / 3:30pm ET 💚
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