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
FAM! We are less than 1,500 subscribers away from 100,000 on YouTube, and I need to be honest with you about what that number actually means to me.
When I started, I was not talking to a crowd. I was talking to the version of myself who was up at 2am, clearing her throat for the hundredth time, terrified something was wrong, and being told by every specialist that everything looked "fine." I made this channel for her. For you.
And somehow, thousands of you showed up. You commented. You told me a video finally made you feel understood. You messaged me that you cried in the car because someone finally explained the mechanism instead of handing you another food list. I read every one of those. They are the reason I keep going.
So getting to 100,000 does not feel like hitting a metric. It feels like this thing we built together is real. And if we are going to cross that line, I would love your help doing it.
Two things, if this community has ever meant something to you:
If you have not subscribed yet, please do. It is free, and it genuinely helps this reach the next person who is up at 2am googling their symptoms.
Share my newest video, The Ultimate Guide to Silent Reflux (LPR), with one person you know who is struggling with a throat that will not calm down, a lump that will not go away, or a cough their doctor keeps waving off. One share puts this in front of someone who needs it, and it would mean the world to me.
https://youtu.be/cJV3l6TNHlc
Thank you. Deeply, genuinely, from the bottom of my heart. You have changed my life, not the other way around. Let's get to 100K together.
X, Molly
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Try a reflux-friendly breakfast before your morning caffeine today, overnight oats, a banana with almond butter, or soft-scrambled eggs.
The goal is to give your stomach a gentle base of fiber or protein before introducing anything acidic or stimulating. Think of it as laying down a foundation before you build on it.
What's your current morning routine, are you a "coffee first" or "food first" person? I'd love to hear, and if you have a favorite reflux-friendly breakfast that actually keeps you satisfied, share it in the comments. We can build a recipe bank together. 🌿
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
New clip is up on my clips channel.
There is a single muscle sitting between your esophagus and your stomach, the lower esophageal sphincter, and when it loses its tone, acid moves in the wrong direction. Most people are told to just cut foods. Almost no one gets told the LES is trainable.
In this one I walk through three evidence-based ways to build tone back into that valve, including the LES Lock breathing I use with clients. Go take a look, and subscribe over there if you want the short clips as they drop.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
What I actually eat to prevent reflux. Full day, no restrictions theater.
People ask me all the time what I actually eat. Today I'm showing you, no food fear, no extreme restriction, no flavorless chicken and rice.
This is what a full day of eating looks like for me as a hybrid athlete with a history of GERD.
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_lN...
What's your current go-to reflux-friendly meal? Drop it below 👇
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Many of us reach for coffee first thing in the morning on a completely empty stomach. I see this pattern so often.
Caffeine can relax the LES and increase acid production right when the stomach lining is most exposed, there's no food buffer in there yet. It's not that coffee is "bad" or that you need to give it up. It's that the order of operations matters.
A small stomach-buffering snack before your coffee, something with fiber or protein, can give the stomach lining a protective layer. Often, that one shift changes the entire trajectory of the morning. 🌿
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
If your acid reflux consistently flares in the week before your period, you're not imagining it.
Progesterone, which rises in the second half of your cycle, actually relaxes smooth muscle. Including the lower esophageal sphincter.
This is also why reflux gets significantly worse during pregnancy and perimenopause. The hormonal shifts are the driver here, not food choices.
Full video breaking down exactly what's happening and what you can do about it, Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWOvB...
🙋♀️ if your reflux has a pattern with your cycle.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
New episode is live. I went live with laryngologist Dr. Inna Husain @Drnosethroat to talk about something no one gives you permission to say. Eating with reflux got scary, and it doesn't have to stay that way.
Watch here: youtube.com/live/EExzuUsd7ck?feature=share
Quick poll: what does your LPR show up as most?
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
New clip is up on my clips channel.
If your reflux flares the week before your period, ramps up in pregnancy, or shows up out of nowhere in perimenopause, you are not imagining it. Progesterone and estrogen change how your lower esophageal sphincter behaves, and that is a mechanism, not a coincidence.
I walk through what is actually happening in your body in this one. Go take a look, and subscribe over there if you want the short clips as they come out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVifa...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVifa...
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Have you noticed a difference in how your digestion feels on days when you're active versus days when you're more sedentary?
It doesn't have to be a long walk, even five minutes of standing and moving gently after a meal counts. The body responds to the position and the motion, not the intensity.
I'd love to hear how movement fits into your day and if you've found a post-meal routine that works for you. We can all learn from each other here. 🌿
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
The 5 things triggering your reflux might have nothing to do with what you ate.
Posture after meals. Drinking too much water with food. The way you breathe. The time between eating and lying down.
These are the habits I catch people doing every single week in clinic, and they're the ones no one talks about.
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2iR...
Tell me below: which one are you guilty of?
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