Dr. Diana Stafford
Board-certified physician in functional and integrative medicine, focused on gut health and environmental exposures. Clients nationwide by video consult. Known online as The Detox Doc, she is one of the most-followed physician voices in environmental health, with 151K+ across five platforms. She explains why a symptom is happening rather than only what to take for it. Author of five books.
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Dr. Diana Stafford, MD is a board-certified physician practicing functional and integrative medicine, with a clinical focus on gut health and environmental exposures. She works with clients nationwide through video consults and structured programs.
Her approach starts with mechanism. Rather than reaching for a protocol, she works to understand why a particular symptom is happening in a particular person, which usually means looking at gut function, sleep, nervous system load, and the diagnoses a standard workup should catch but often does not.
Most of the people she works with were functioning well a year or two ago. Something changed, they are researching hard, and they want an explanation that holds up rather than another supplement to try.
Known online as The Detox Doc, she is one of the most-followed physician voices in environmental health, with more than 151,000 followers across five platforms and a community that saves and shares her work rather than scrolling past it. She hosts The Detox Doc's Report podcast and has appeared on more than thirty podcasts, summits and broadcast segments, including ABC 33/40.
She is the author of five books. Her latest, The Calm Body, is a six-step workbook on stress physiology and nervous system regulation, out September 8, 2026.
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Dr. Diana Stafford, MD is a board-certified physician practicing functional and integrative medicine, with a clinical focus on gut health and environmental exposures. She works with clients nationwide through video consults and structured programs. Her approach starts with mechanism. Rather than reaching for a protocol, she works to understand why a particular symptom is happening in a particular person, which usually means looking at gut function, sleep, nervous system load, and the diagnoses a standard workup should catch but often does not.
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Amazon Bestseller
151K+
Community Across Platforms
5
Published Books on Gut, Nervous System, & Mold
Why Choose Us
A physician, not a protocol.
Board-certified MD. Environmental and gut health has a lot of practitioners and comparatively few physicians. That matters when the answer needs a differential, a referral, or a prescription.
Mechanism before protocol. My first question is why a symptom is happening in you specifically, not which stack to reach for. Two people with the same complaint often need different things.
The findable things first. Ferritin, celiac, sleep apnea, POTS, thyroid. A lot of people arrive convinced they have something rare and leave with something treatable that a standard workup should have caught.
The nervous system piece. Stress physiology is the input most often skipped, and the one you can reach without a prescription or a lab. It is the subject of my latest book.
Nationwide. Video consults and structured programs, so access is not limited by geography.
Straight answers. If something is outside my scope, or if you need a different level of support than I can give, I will say so and point you toward the person who can help.
Amazon #1 Bestselling Author
Mold-Certified Practitioner
Trained under Dr. Jill Crista with advanced certifications from IFM and Evan Brand. Addresses mold from every angle — the home, the body, and the recovery path.
Nationwide Consultation Access
Sees patients across the U.S. and beyond via Zoom. Virginia patients get MD prescribing; all others receive functional wellness coaching with lab ordering and full detox protocols.
Services List
Clinical Services
- Functional Health Consultation ($499/hr)
- Mold Illness Evaluation & Detox
- Candida Overgrowth Protocol
- Gut Health (IBS/SIBO/SIFO/Leaky Gut)
- Hormonal Imbalance Assessment
- POTS & Autonomic Dysfunction
- ADHD — Herbal/Functional Approach
- Lab Ordering & Interpretation
Education & Resources
- Conquering Mold (Book)
- Candida Detox (Book)
- The Inner Journey (Book)
- Fullscript Supplement Store
Dr. Diana Stafford
MD, The Detox Doc
Service Area
Home Base
Virginia Beach, VA
Markets Served
Coverage
Dr. Stafford sees patients nationwide and beyond via telehealth. Virginia residents benefit from full MD prescribing authority; all other patients receive functional wellness coaching with lab ordering, supplement protocols, and video consultations via Zoom.
Credentials
Board Certified
American Board of Pediatrics. Residency at Children's National Hospital (2011-2014).
Medical Degree — University of Virginia
UVA School of Medicine, Class of 2011.
Mold Certified Practitioner
Trained under Dr. Jill Crista, a leading authority on mold illness and mycotoxin recovery.
FAAP — Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Licensed Physician — Virginia
Active medical license in the Commonwealth of Virginia (2021-2026).
Platinum Member
Healthy Building Alliance
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