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

Set in the walled gardens of Dr Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire; this is baking tailored to to suit the biology of the person eating it using nutrigenetics and gut health assessments. We train healthcare professionals and bakers to bake Proven Bread.

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So does our approach to baking really change the gut microbiome or the way you feel?

FREE: A DIY Gift Sourdough gift voucher that you can print, fill in and gift.

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Dietary Patterns, Cardiovascular Disease & Mortality in the UK Population lecture by Dr Carmen Piernas-Sanchez

Bread, Mindfulness & Mood tutorial with Pauline Beaumont

Mechanisms: how fermentation makes bread more nutritious

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Mechanisms: how sourdough slows blood sugar

Dan Saladino

Heritage Grains Q&A with Dan Saladino

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Psychobiotics: probiotics and mental health

The Gut Microbiome by Miguel Toribio-Mateas, Director of Research

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Introduction & Orientation

How fermentation increases soluble fibres | Research Level

Could sourdough help with blood sugar response? | Research Level

Key Research papers- Wheat Allergies and intolerances

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