Personalising Bread at The Sourdough School

In this category we explain more about how the way in which we approach bread means that bread has the potential to do far more than simply feed us — it can nourish, protect, and heal.

Rooted in both tradition and cutting-edge science, our work sits at the intersection of preventative, functional, and lifestyle medicine, reimagining bread as a powerful daily intervention. It is the foundation of your personal health.

Personalise your bread using nutrigenomics to optimise nourishment, supporting conditions such as ADHD, IBS, blood sugar balance, and weight management. By understanding how your unique genetic makeup influences nutrient absorption, inflammation, and microbial health, we teach our students to bake loaves that truly work for the body — delicious, yes, but also deeply therapeutic.

The articles below explain more about the Lifecode reports and how this fits with is the essence of Personalising bread using the BALM Protocol: baking as lifestyle medicine. It’s a system that can be personalised bringing together fermentation, fibre, diversity, and polyphenol-rich blends — tailored to the individual — to support the gut microbiome, stabilise energy, and promote long-term health. Every loaf becomes a story of connection: to your genes, your gut, your heritage, and your future.