In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson shares simple ways to stay healthy while traveling for work, conferences, or vacation. Travel can disrupt sleep, hydration, movement, and meals, leaving you tired, bloated, and off track. This episode focuses on practical strategies to support hormones, blood sugar, and energy while on the go.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson breaks down how exercise impacts hormone balance and why more is not always better. While movement is essential for overall health, the wrong type, intensity, or frequency of exercise can actually disrupt hormones, slow metabolism, and affect fertility.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson discusses environmental and lifestyle endocrine disruptors and how they can influence hormone balance, fertility, and long-term health.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson shares the philosophy behind The Vera Way — a comprehensive, root-cause approach to helping women understand their bodies, balance hormones, and optimize fertility naturally.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson explains how your adrenal glands influence your energy, sleep, stress response, and hormone balance. Many women struggling with fatigue, sleep issues, or fertility challenges may actually be experiencing cortisol dysregulation — often referred to as adrenal fatigue or HPA axis imbalance.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson breaks down one of the most practical skills for hormone health: how to read a nutrition label. With so many foods marketed as “healthy,” it can be difficult to know what actually supports stable blood sugar, hormone balance, and fertility.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson dives into one of the hottest nutrition topics: protein. She explains why protein is essential for hormone balance, fertility, and overall health. Learn how much protein you need, the best sources, where to avoid hidden pitfalls, and practical strategies to incorporate protein throughout your day.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson explains Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a hidden immune condition that can affect hormone balance, ovulation, and fertility. She breaks down the symptoms, triggers, and treatment strategies that can help manage MCAS and optimize long-term health and reproductive outcomes.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson explains how chronic inflammation can quietly interfere with ovulation, implantation, and miscarriage risk. She breaks down the five major sources of inflammation that impact fertility—and exactly how to evaluate and treat each one.
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson explains why the uterine lining (endometrium) is one of the most important—and most overlooked—parts of fertility and women’s health. She breaks down how a healthy lining forms each month, what symptoms signal a problem, how we evaluate it, and the treatments that can restore implantation and reduce miscarriage risk.
