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Nourished with Dr. Anikó

On Nourished with Dr. Anikó, you’ll discover a refreshing, integrative approach to whole-person wellness, motherhood, and authentic living. Hosted by Dr. Anikó Gréger, a double board-certified Integrative Pediatrician and Postpartum specialist trained in perinatal mental health, this podcast is a po

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 36 min
Latest: 14 Oct 2026
Language: English

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14 Oct 2026 · 26 minNew

75. Warm Presence: Responding to Your Kids From the Present Moment

In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó shares a parenting technique that sounds simple but can be really hard to practice: staying warm and present when a child is acting out to get a reaction. The episode builds on the Nurtured Heart Approach. Parents give a calm, low-energy boring response to behavior that doesn't serve the child or the family, and save their high-energy warmth and praise for behavior that does. Dr. Anikó adds a twist she has been thinking about lately: flat...

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S1 · E74 · 7 Oct 2026 · 21 min
74. Self-Worth Beyond Achievement: Returning to the Heart
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó explores what it means to live and lead from the heart, in a culture that constantly measures our worth by the wrong metrics. The episode was inspired by a recent conversation with acupuncturist Michelle Oravitz, who discussed the idea of the heart's energetic field, the extensive communication between the heart and the brain, and the biofeedback practice known as HeartMath. That conversation, paired with two stories about how often we me...
S1 · E73 · 30 Sep 2026 · 51 min
73. IVF, Fertility, and the Mind-Body Connection with Michelle Oravitz (Part 2)
In part two of this conversation on Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó and Michelle Oravitz go deeper into IVF specifically and the mind-body connection that runs through every part of the fertility journey. Michelle explains how acupuncture works best alongside IVF when started at least three months before egg retrieval, supporting egg quality, sperm health, and later, uterine lining and blood building ahead of embryo transfer, all rooted in the Chinese medicine understanding that digestion...
S1 · E72 · 23 Sep 2026 · 47 min
72. Acupuncture, Fertility, and the Wisdom of the Body with Michelle Oravitz (Part 1)
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó sits down with Michelle Oravitz, an acupuncturist specializing in fertility health, host of the Wholesome Fertility podcast and author of The Way of Fertility. Before finding acupuncture, Michelle was an architect, and this conversation traces how her own health story led her to a completely different path. Michelle breaks down what acupuncture actually is: one of the pillars of Chinese medicine alongside herbal formulas, working through ...
S1 · E71 · 16 Sep 2026 · 23 min
71. The Magnesium Guide You Didn't Know You Needed
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó answers a listener request and breaks down everything you need to know about magnesium: one of the most commonly used supplements, and one of the most misunderstood. Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and plays a role in over 300 enzymatic reactions, from energy metabolism and blood sugar balance to neurotransmitter production and mitochondrial function. It even helps protect the blood-brain barrier. And yet, Dr. An...
S1 · E70 · 9 Sep 2026 · 26 min
70. How Laughter Yoga Can Improve Your Health
In this uplifting episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó explores the science behind laughter and how laughter yoga can support both physical and emotional well-being. While most of us have heard that laughter is the best medicine, research suggests that sustained laughter may help reduce stress, improve mood and sleep, strengthen social connection, support immune function, and even lower blood pressure. The greatest benefits may come from laughing deeply and continuously for 10 to 15...
S1 · E69 · 2 Sep 2026 · 21 min
69. Lessons in Grief, Music, and Community
In this reflective episode, Dr. Anikó explores what happens when several seemingly separate threads converge into one larger truth. Following last week's conversation on the expansiveness of medicine, she connects the recent passing of Dolly Parton, the writing of sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom, and the ongoing thread of grief work into a single meditation on art, humanity, and healing. Dr. Anikó reflects on Dolly Parton's legacy, from founding the Imagination Library to the way her musi...
S1 · E68 · 26 Aug 2026 · 20 min
68. The Politics of Health: Why Your Wellbeing Goes Beyond Medicine
In this thought-provoking episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó challenges one of our culture's most persistent taboos: talking about politics. Inspired by the book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Dr. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel, and by recent news of protections being stripped from sacred lands, she makes the case that politics isn't separate from medicine it is medicine, on a grand scale. Dr. Anikó unpacks the concept of the exposome - the full environmental "s...
S1 · E67 · 19 Aug 2026 · 57 min
67. Create More, Play More, Find Your Joy with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó sits down with award-winning author and 2026 Guggenheim Fellow Maurice Carlos Ruffin for an inspiring conversation about creativity, self-expression, and why making art is an essential part of being human. Together, they explore how creativity supports mental health, reduces anxiety, builds self-esteem, and helps both children and adults process their emotions. Maurice shares how play, storytelling, and imagination shaped his childhood an...
S1 · E66 · 12 Aug 2026 · 17 min
66. Chasing Happiness vs. Finding Contentment: A Walking Meditation on Presence
In this intimate, unscripted episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó trades the studio for the sidewalk. Recorded live on a walk, this episode is a candid meditation on something she's been chasing for years: not happiness, but quiet, peaceful contentment. She reflects on how her fifteen-year-old self, who craved big emotions and dramatic highs and lows, would be shocked to see who she's become someone who actively seeks the "boring," sustainable middle instead of the intensity of life...
S1 · E65 · 5 Aug 2026 · 22 min
65. Micronutrients for Teen Irritability, Aggression, and Suicidal Ideation: Inside the BEAM Study with Julia Rucklidge, PhD (Part 3)
Can nutrition change the trajectory of a suicidal, aggressive teenager faster and more safely than psychiatric medication? In this final installment of our three-part conversation, Dr. Anikó and Professor Julia Rucklidge unpack the newly published BEAM study, a randomized controlled trial testing broad-spectrum micronutrients in adolescents with severe irritability and emotional dysregulation. The results are striking: teens who met criteria for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) s...
S1 · E64 · 29 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
64. Micronutrients for ADHD, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Depression: What the Research Shows with Julia Rucklidge, PhD (Part 2)
If micronutrients can help with severe psychiatric conditions, why isn't everyone doing this already? In Part 2, Dr. Anikó and Professor Julia Rucklidge unpack the real controversy and institutional resistance behind this research, from patients deemed "incompetent to consent" for wanting to try micronutrients over medication, to a clinical trial disrupted by an earthquake. Their shared message: this isn't about rejecting medication, it's about expanding the menu of options available to patie...
S1 · E63 · 22 Jul 2026 · 34 min
63. Nutrition & the Brain: How Vitamins and Minerals Are Changing Mental Health Treatment with Julia Rucklidge, PhD (Part 1)
For most of us, mental health treatment begins and ends with medication. But tucked into the history of modern psychiatry is a quieter story: of two grieving fathers, a skeptical scientist, and a connection to animal nutrition that would eventually reshape how we think about the brain. In Part 1 of this special two-part conversation, Dr. Anikó sits down with Professor Julia Rucklidge, clinical psychologist and director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab at the Uni...
S1 · E62 · 15 Jul 2026 · 14 min
62. Why Community Matters: Prioritizing Human Connection for a Healthier Life
In this enriching episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó explores one of the most powerful yet overlooked foundations of health: human connection. Fresh from a week spent surrounded by people she loves, she reflects on how deeply nourishing it is to share space, conversation, laughter, and meaningful experiences with others. That experience becomes a reminder that while technology has made communication easier than ever, it cannot replace genuine, face-to-face connection. Dr. Anikó di...
S1 · E61 · 8 Jul 2026 · 34 min
61. Herbal First Aid: Natural Remedies for Cuts, Burns, Bruises & Bug Bites with Roy Upton, RH, DipAyu (Part 3)
What if everyday plants could treat your family's cuts, burns, bruises, and bug bites better than anything in your medicine cabinet? In Part 3 of this special three-part conversation, Dr. Anikó concludes her discussion with renowned herbalist and founder of the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Roy Upton, exploring how trusting our common sense, reconnecting with cultural knowledge of herbs, and understanding evidence-based botanical medicine can help families make informed, individualized healt...
S1 · E60 · 1 Jul 2026 · 46 min
60. Herbal Medicine for Kids, ADHD, and Cold & Flu Support with Roy Upton, RH, DipAyu (Part 2)
What if some of the safest and most effective tools for supporting your family's health have been hiding in plain sight for centuries? In Part 2 of this special three-part conversation, Dr. Anikó continues her discussion with renowned herbalist and founder of the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Roy Upton, exploring how herbal medicine can complement modern healthcare through evidence-based botanical therapies, lifestyle medicine, and individualized care. Together, they discuss common misconcep...
S1 · E59 · 24 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
59. Herbal Medicine, Integrative Health & How Western Medicine Took Over with Roy Upton, RH, DipAyu (Part 1)
What if the way we think about medicine in the United States isn't just incomplete but has actually been shaped by a specific historical moment that left behind centuries of wisdom about how to keep people truly well? For most of us, Western medicine is the only medicine we've ever known. But for thousands of years, and still today in much of the world, healing has meant something very different: supporting the whole person, preventing disease before it starts, and working with the intelligen...
S1 · E58 · 17 Jun 2026 · 34 min
58. Why You Can't Sleep: Insomnia, Melatonin, Sleep Anxiety, and Healthy Sleep Habits with Dr. Caroline Okorie (Part 2)
What if the reason you're struggling to sleep has less to do with willpower and more to do with how your brain, body, and nervous system are responding to stress, habits, and modern life? In Part 2 of this special conversation, Dr. Anikó continues her discussion with Stanford sleep medicine specialist Dr. Caroline Okorie, diving deeper into insomnia, melatonin, sleep anxiety, and the powerful mindset shifts that can transform your relationship with rest. Together, they explore why sleep medic...
S1 · E57 · 10 Jun 2026 · 52 min
57. Why Sleep Matters More Than You Think: Sleep, Growth, Mental Health, and ADHD with Dr. Caroline Okorie (Part 1)
What if one of the most powerful tools for improving your mood, immune system, metabolism, learning, and overall health was something you do every night? Sleep impacts nearly every aspect of our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing, yet it's often one of the first things we sacrifice in our busy lives. In Part 1 of this special two-part conversation, Dr. Anikó sits down with Stanford sleep medicine specialist Dr. Caroline Okorie to explore why sleep is far more than simply rest. Together...
S1 · E56 · 3 Jun 2026 · 20 min
56. Why You're So Exhausted: Reconnecting with Your Human Rhythms
Do you ever feel like you're constantly moving but never truly catching up? In today's fast-paced world, many of us are living as human doings instead of human beings, running on stress, productivity, and endless to-do lists while feeling increasingly disconnected from ourselves. In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó explores why so many of us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck in a cycle of constant doing. Drawing from integrative medicine, mindfulness, Ayurveda, and per...
S1 · E55 · 27 May 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
55. Heal Faster Naturally: Integrative Medicine with Dr. Victoria Maizes
What if your body already knows how to heal and you just need to support it the right way? In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó sits down with internationally recognized integrative medicine expert Victoria Maizes, author of Heal Faster: Unlock Your Body’s Rapid Recovery Reflex, to explore evidence-based strategies for healing, resilience, menopause, chronic pain, surgery recovery, sleep, and whole-person wellness. Together, they discuss how integrative medicine blends conve...
S1 · E54 · 20 May 2026 · 40 min
54. Fibroids, Hysterectomy Alternatives & the Maternal Health Crisis with Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell (Part 2)
Did you know that 80% of Black women and 70% of white women will develop fibroids by age 50 and that hysterectomy is not the only treatment option? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Anikó sits down with Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, OBGYN, fibroid specialist, and one of the country's leading voices on maternal mortality to break down everything you've never been told about fibroid care, the U.S. maternal health crisis, and what the post-Dobbs landscape means for the future of women's he...
S1 · E53 · 13 May 2026 · 31 min
53. Reclaiming Women’s Health Conversations with Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell (Part 1)
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Anikó Gréger sits down with nationally recognized OB-GYN, women’s health expert, and public health leader Veronica Gillispie-Bell for an honest and deeply important conversation about menstrual health, fibroids, medical mistrust, and the ways women’s pain continues to be overlooked in healthcare. Together, they explore why menstrual cycles should be considered a vital sign, how heavy periods and pain are often normalized instead of investigated, an...
S1 · E52 · 6 May 2026 · 36 min
52. Postpartum Psychosis: The Hallucinations and Delusions You Don't Want to Ignore (Part 2)
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó continues her conversation with postpartum psychosis awareness advocate, writer, and author Aaisha Alvi together, they explore why postpartum psychosis is missed so often because of the widely repeated idea that "if you're disturbed by your thoughts, you're not psychotic". This is dangerous misinformation that has cost lives. This conversation also share the power of this knowledge and how anyone can spot postpartum psychosis. ...
S1 · E51 · 29 Apr 2026 · 46 min
51. Postpartum Psychosis: The Signs Five Doctors Missed (Part 1)
A Terrifying Lived Experience with Aaisha Alvi In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó sits down with postpartum psychosis awareness advocate, writer, and author Aaisha Alvi for a powerful and deeply personal conversation about lived experience, advocacy, and the gaps in maternal mental health care that nearly cost Aaisha her life and her daughter's life. Together, they explore what postpartum psychosis actually looks like from the inside, why it is so often missed by hea...
S1 · E50 · 22 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
50. Why Every Birthing Parent Needs a Doula
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó sits down with full-spectrum doula, nurse, and reproductive justice advocate Latona Giwa for a powerful and deeply personal conversation about birth, advocacy, and the maternal health crisis in the United States. Together, they explore what doulas actually do, why their role is more important than ever, and how systemic failures in healthcare are impacting birthing parents, especially Black and marginalized communities. This convers...
S1 · E49 · 15 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
49. Reproductive Psychiatry & Birth Trauma with Dr. Kara Brown
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó continues her perinatal and postpartum series with an in-depth, empowering conversation on reproductive psychiatry, birth trauma, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). Joined by reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Kara Brown, this episode brings clarity to one of the most under-discussed areas of maternal health: the intersection of hormones, mental health, and pregnancy and postpartum care. Together, they explore what reproductive ...
S1 · E48 · 8 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
48. Postpartum Truths with Dr. Michelle Haggerty, The Fourth Trimester & Maternal Mental Health
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó continues her special perinatal and postpartum series with a deeply honest and compassionate conversation on the realities of the fourth trimester, maternal mental health, and what true support actually looks like. Joined by Dr. Michelle Haggerty, a physician specializing in family, integrative, and lactation medicine, this episode explores the often unspoken emotional and physical challenges of postpartum life, including pregnancy loss, ...
S1 · E47 · 1 Apr 2026 · 32 min
47. Postpartum Support & the Fourth Trimester
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó Gréger opens a deeply important conversation as she begins a special series on perinatal and postpartum health. Drawing from both her professional expertise and personal experience, she explores the emotional, physical, and logistical realities of the postpartum period, often called the “fourth trimester.” If you are preparing for motherhood, supporting someone who is, or reflecting on your own experience, this episode offers a grounded a...
S1 · E46 · 25 Mar 2026 · 59 min
46. Food Allergies vs Sensitivities, The Truth About Elimination Diets, Eczema & Allergy Testing with Dr. Gary Soffer
In this episode of Nourished with Dr. Anikó, Dr. Anikó Gréger sits down with integrative allergist and pediatric specialist Dr. Gary Soffer to break down one of the most confusing topics in wellness today: food allergies, sensitivities, and elimination diets. If you’ve ever wondered whether your symptoms are caused by food or if eliminating certain foods is actually helping or harming your health, this conversation brings clarity. Together, they explore the critical differences between food a...

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