I loved this conversation with Michelle Heberling, and learned so much about the gut role and how to care for it with fermentation. Michelle shares her very intense story of finding her way to fermenting foods, and she shares many more in her soon to be published book The Guts of Fermentation, along with some of her favorite recipes.We talked a bit about the Germ Theory and the Bristol Chart, calming our gut with mindfulness, BELLY LAUGHS and gratitude. Michelle said something that I had never heard before: dopamine comes from the GUT, not the brain--- she learned that researching after her own chain of health issues found her broken(bones messed up literally), and unusually depressed and anxious. Michelle shares how easy fermenting can be, and has a simple starter kit; she also has a monthly fermentation subscription kit on her website. There's also a free 2 week reset program on the website, if you know that's what you need right now. You can also pre-order The Guts of Fermentation book...Do you have experience with fermentation? I loved learning about all the benefits of fermented foods from Michelle, and will be trying fermenting again.Find all things Michelle here: https://thegutsoffermentation.com/Send me a message!Support the showLike this episode? Send me a message! Please follow the podcast on Instagram here YouTube channel Email me at [email protected] Amy's Garden Jam site (podcast has its own tab on this site!) Amy's email newsletter: How Do I Get There From Here by Jane Bolduc - hear more at https://www.janebolduc.com/Podcast cover by Becca Kofron- follow here on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/skate_cute_but_loud/ and check out her awesome art projects. Grounded in Maine Podcast is hosted by Buzzsprout, the easiest podcast hosting platform with the BEST customer service! Learn more at https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1851361 You can support this podcast one time (or many) with the Buy me a coffee/Hot Chocolate link here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/groundedinmaine Grounded in Maine Podcast is sponsored by ESG Review. Learn more about the good they're doing at https://...