The Hormone Cafe
with Dr. Sarah Pederson
About The Hormone Café:
The Hormone Café is your cozy corner for honest conversations about women’s health, fertility, and hormones. Hosted by Dr. Sarah Pederson, holistic OB-GYN and founder of Vera Health and Fertility, each episode helps you understand your body so you can feel amazing, balance your hormones, and live in sync with your cycle—naturally.
Interested in being a guest on The Hormone Café, or inviting Dr. Sarah Pederson to be a guest on your podcast?
We’d love to connect. Please reach out to us at vera@verafertility.com.

Episode 42: When Exercise Backfires: Balancing Workouts for Hormone Health & Fertility
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.

Episode 41: Endocrine Disruptors Explained: Protecting Your Hormones Without the Overwhelm
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.

Episode 40: The Vera Way: 6 Things Every Woman Should Know About Her Body
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.

Episode 39: How to Support Your Adrenal Glands & Balance Cortisol 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.

Episode 38: How to Read a Nutrition Label for Hormones & Blood Sugar
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.
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