Michelle Heberling Media Kit
I’m Michelle Heberling, author of The Guts of Fermentation. We removed microbes from food and blamed our bodies and I outline a clear, practical way back through fermentation, nourishment, and biological common sense.
Author of The Guts of Fermentation
As an author and fermentation educator, she examines why modern food stopped supporting the body and what happens when microbes are removed from the food system. Her work connects gut health, soil health, and mental health, challenging the idea that chronic digestive issues require supplements, hacks, or restriction.
Gut Health, Fermentation & Food Systems Expert
Michelle speaks at the intersection of food culture, biology, and lived experience. Her perspective bridges ancestral food practices with modern health realities, offering a grounded and practical lens on digestion, resilience, and nourishment in a highly processed world.
Why This Matters Now
Digestive disorders, anxiety, and metabolic illness continue to rise alongside record consumption of ultra-processed foods. As cities, regulators, and researchers increasingly scrutinize modern food systems, fermentation highlights a missing biological process—one that once helped humans digest food before the body had to compensate.
The Book
The Guts of Fermentation
Where Ancient Traditions, Wild Microbes, and Modern Tastebuds Converge for Deeper Flavor and Better Health
A grounded, science-informed exploration of fermentation as both a practical food process and a cultural reset. The book weaves together personal narrative, microbiome science, and food system critique to reframe gut health as nourishment, not self-discipline.
Topics for Media & Speaking
- Why gut health is a food system problem, not a supplement problem
- What happens when microbes are removed from food
- Fermentation as a biological process, not a wellness trend
- The connection between gut health, mental health, and resilience
- Why modern bodies are inflamed, fatigued, and disconnected from food
Delivery Style
Michelle is known for clear, high-engagement conversations that balance grounded science with humor and lived experience. Podcast hosts frequently note her ability to make complex topics accessible, energizing, and memorable—without sensationalism or oversimplification.
Audience Takeaways
Audiences leave with:
- A clearer understanding of digestion without jargon, shame, or extremes
- A reframed view of gut symptoms as biological feedback, not failure
- Practical insight into fermented foods and everyday nourishment
- Language to question supplement-driven wellness culture
- Renewed trust in the body’s signals and capacity to adapt
Sample Media Headlines
- We Removed Microbes from Food—and Blamed Our Bodies
- Fermentation Isn’t Trendy. It’s Biological
- Your Gut Isn’t Broken. It’s Underfed
- Why Food Used to Do the Work Before Our Bodies Had To
Media, Keynotes & Speaking
Michelle Heberling is available for keynote talks, conference sessions, panels, workshops, and podcast interviews. She speaks to general audiences, wellness professionals, educators, and food system leaders on gut health, fermentation, and modern food systems—offering practical, science-informed guidance without supplements, gimmicks, or restriction.
Contact & Press Inquiries
Michelle Heberling
Email: michelle@thegutsoffermentation.com
Website: https://thegutsoffermentation.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heberling/
Instagram: @TheGutsOfFermentation