In this week’s episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, host Dr. Anikó Gréger explores the tender, universal experience of grief and the deeper truths it reveals about love, control, and what it means to be fully alive. Through reflective storytelling and compassionate insight, she invites listeners to consider how healing and acceptance can unfold even when those we’ve lost are no longer here, reminding us that peace and integration are found within ourselves. Dr. Anikó shares how our desi...

In this powerful episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó Gréger is joined by integrative medicine physician and mindfulness mentor, Dr. Siri Chand Khalsa, for a deeply honest conversation about burnout, midlife transitions, and the emotional awakening many women experience in the second half of life. Together, they explore the “hard stop” many women reach when years of caregiving, emotional labor, and self-sacrifice catch up with the body, mind, and spirit, especially for those in heal...

In this inspiring episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, host Dr. Anikó Gréger welcomes Dr. Reshma Shah, pediatrician, parent coach, and award-winning co-author of Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families. Together, they explore what it truly means to feed your family in a way that supports both health and happiness without rigidity, guilt, or overwhelm. Dr. Shah shares her personal and professional journey from a traditional vegetarian upbringing to becoming a leading v...

In this week’s episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó concludes her powerful three-part vaccine series with an in-depth look at the devastating diseases vaccines were designed to prevent: polio, pertussis, and measles and why remembering their true impact is essential to protecting future generations. With her signature blend of medical expertise and heartfelt storytelling, Dr. Anikó brings these illnesses to life through vivid history, global context, and real patient stories. From t...

In this week’s episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó continues her powerful three-part series on vaccines, autism, and misinformation this time turning the focus to the diseases themselves. Building on last week’s exploration of scientific truth and the spread of misinformation, this episode dives deep into the devastating illnesses vaccines were created to prevent and why so many in modern society have forgotten their true impact. With her signature mix of compassion, medical expert...

In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó tackles one of the most heated and misunderstood topics in modern medicine: vaccines, autism, and the machinery of misinformation. With honesty and depth, she unpacks how one falsified study in the 1990s fueled decades of fear, why misinformation continues to spread, and what the science actually shows about vaccines and autism. Through clear examples, compassionate perspective, and a call for deeper conversations, Dr. Anikó explores the ...

In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó steps away from her planned topic to dive into one of the most powerful and often misunderstood tools for self-discovery and healing: shadow work. Drawing from Carl Jung’s teachings, the wisdom of psychotherapist Terry Cole, and her own reflections, she unpacks how the parts of ourselves we resist, deny, or even despise hold the keys to our freedom and wholeness. Through honest conversation and practical practices, Dr. Anikó explains why ...

In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó invites you into the power of simple rituals that connect us more deeply to ourselves, to nature, and to one another. Inspired by a recent talk blending shamanic traditions with Western medicine, she explores how practices like welcoming the sun, grounding through the earth, and gentle movements such as Qigong can shift the way we carry ourselves through hard and uncertain times. Through personal stories, dreams that crossed into waking l...

When most of us hear the words PMS or menopause, we think of struggle, discomfort, or even loss. But what if these phases of life were actually sacred transitions, times of heightened perception, honesty, and wisdom? In this episode of Nourished, Dr. Anikó invites you to see PMS and menopause through a radically different lens. Drawing from cultural traditions, ancestral wisdom, and her own integrative practice, she reframes these experiences not as deficits but as doorways into deeper truth ...

Adolescence is one of the sacred stages of development. In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, integrative pediatrician and postpartum consultant Dr. Anikó Gréger explores how parents can best support tween and teen girls as they transition from childhood to adulthood. Dr. Anikó explains why adolescence should be viewed as a sacred window, similar to the postpartum period where young people are “birthing” a new sense of self. She dives into the importance of individuation, the nor...

In this final part (for now) of the anti-inflammatory diet series, Dr. Anikó brings everything together and shows how an anti-inflammatory lifestyle is more than just what’s on your plate; it’s about how you live, connect, and nourish yourself and your family. Instead of focusing on restriction, Dr. Anikó encourages us to start by adding: more whole foods, more vegetables, more community, more rest, and more joy. By adding these elements first, the less supportive foods and habits naturally t...

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Part 2: Real Food, Lifestyle Shifts, and Lasting Health When it comes to inflammation, last week’s episode showed us that it isn’t always the enemy it’s actually one of your body’s greatest tools for healing. But when inflammation becomes chronic, it drives disease and drains vitality. In this second part of Dr. Anikó’s anti-inflammatory series, she explores what the anti-inflammatory diet really looks like in practice and how cultures around the world have been liv...

When most people hear the word “inflammation,” they think of something to fight or avoid. But what if inflammation is actually one of your body’s most powerful healing tools? In this first part of Dr. Anikó’s anti-inflammatory diet series, you’ll learn: Key Takeaways: The difference between acute inflammation (your body’s natural repair process) and chronic inflammation (when things go wrong)How healthy inflammation protects you from infection, injury, and diseaseWhy balancing inflammation ...

In this reflective episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó shares a spontaneous message inspired by a yoga session and the powerful reminder that acceptance is at the root of joy. She explores the human tendency to resist discomfort and attempt to change external circumstances and offers a deeply compassionate perspective on how true healing often arises not from fixing, but from allowing. Drawing from personal experience, clinical insight, and mindfulness-based practices, Dr. An...

In this deeply personal episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó reflects on the emotional transition of changing her clinical practice and what it means to show up as a full human being both in and outside the role of physician. Dr. Anikó opens up about the bittersweet feelings of changing the way she practices, the pressures placed on professionals to compartmentalize their emotions, and the healing power of presence, touch, and shared humanity. This conversation is a heartfelt ...

In this soul-centered episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó returns to the the topic of postpartum health offering a heartfelt guide to understanding what the postpartum period truly is and what birthing parents need to recover, transform, and thrive. Drawing from ancient traditions, modern pediatric insights, and her own personal and professional experience Dr. Anikó unpacks the powerful wisdom behind the fourth trimester and the often-overlooked first 40 days after birth. She explo...

In this deeply personal episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó opens up about the sacred realities of the postpartum period. She shares her honest story from the emotional highs of childbirth to the devastating pain of miscarriage and how these experiences reshaped her understanding of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and mental health. Key Takeaways: The emotional complexity of postpartum recoveryCoping with miscarriage and navigating pregnancy after lossThe mental health ch...

In this empowering and heart-centered episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó introduces a powerful parenting framework that transforms how we connect with our children and ourselves through radical love, clear boundaries, and intentional celebration. Drawing from the Nurtured Heart Approach, Dr. Anikó explores how small but intentional shifts in attention and communication can help children (and adults) feel deeply seen, valued, and empowered. Far beyond traditional discipline, ...

In this uplifting and science-backed episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó explores a deeply nourishing (and surprisingly simple) practice that can shift your entire experience of life: noticing the delights. Dr. Anikó explains how our brains are wired to remember the negative and how we can retrain them to savor the positive. Drawing on her integrative medical expertise and personal life as a mother, physician, and joyful realist, she shares practical ways to reframe your day, enhan...

In this eye-opening and deeply compassionate episode of Nourished, Dr. Anikó dismantles the myths surrounding BMI (Body Mass Index) and challenges us to stop measuring our health solely by a number. Drawing on her expertise as a double board-certified Integrative Pediatrician and Postpartum Specialist, she explores the flawed origins of BMI, how it has been misapplied across populations, and why it often fails to reflect true wellness especially for women, people of color, and those in larger...