The Sourdough School

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BAKING WITH THE HANDS OF AN ARTISAN AND THE MIND OF A CLINICIAN

Discover Baking as Lifestyle Medicine from the walled gardens of Dr Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, where we train healthcare professionals, teach bakers, and support individuals to bake personalised bread using nutrigenetics and gut health assessments.

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Proving it ... the development of Proven Bread and the Baking as Lifestyle Medicine Protocol

Through years of dedicated research and comprehensive case studies, we've lived, worked, and breathed our nourishing approach to thing in my blood in sourdough is just perfect I'm. The evidence is phenomenal: here we share how our methods not only enhance physical health but also improve mental well-being. Discover the real-world impact of our groundbreaking work here.
Our work is evidence-based, (meaning that the insights and teachings we share are grounded in real-life experiences and outcomes.) We have gathered these case studies over the years to illustrate how our approach to baking can have profound effects on health and well-being, particularly for individuals who may have struggled with mental health issues and noncommunicable diseases or digestion issues in the past.

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Welcome to our case studies library—where we prove what we claim.

The BALM Protocol and Proven™ Bread came from years of working with real people and documenting real outcomes. My doctoral research and these case studies are the foundation of everything we do—in fact, it's why we called it Proven Bread. Here's the evidence.

Disclaimer: We've made this library available to see and give you an overview of some of the studies and examples to showcase the work we do at the Sourdough School. However, the full case studies in this category are only accessible to members. If you'd like to learn more about our work, please get in touch.

Case Study: Charlotte Hardie

Case Study: Andrew Weston – small drop in blood pressure & weight & increase in Akkermansia

Case Study Karl: weight loss & positive changes in blood pressure

Case Study: Sourdough Baking & Caring For Someone With Alzheimers

Case study: Sourdough, Improving Social Anxiety & Making Social Connections

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Case Study: BALM protocol & improvement in gut microbiome, stress levels and bloating

IBS Case Study: the longer the fermentation period the better the digestibility

Case Study: Sourdough & Anaemia

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