The Sourdough School

BALM – Proven as one of the healthiest approaches to bread in the world.

Based in the walled gardens of Dr. Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, UK, we tutor individuals and train bakers and healthcare professionals in Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM). Personalising bread to your lifestyle, gut microbiome, and unique genetics for optimal health—tailoring fermentation, fibre, and diversity so that your daily bread becomes the foundation of your health.

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When you first begin baking there is a lot of knowledge about baking, but as you get your rhythm, and you start to get into the groove it is lovely to learn more whilst you bake.  This is where you can find the conversations with friends, colleagues and our team members about the science, the passion, the knowledge.

In these webinars, you can listen to some of the world's leading experts – wheat growers, millers, artisan bakers, nutritionists, neuroscientists, GPs, gut health experts and farmers – discussing bread, diet, lifestyle, the gut microbiome, physical health, mental health and everything in between.

This is about understanding. It is applied knowledge. This is priceless. You don't need to sit and watch  - just hit play and listen whist you bake.

 

Max Blachman-Gentile

Max Blachman-Gentile In Conversation

Dr Nitu Bajekal

Dr Nitu Bajekal In Conversation

Maurizio Leo Perfect Loaf

Maurizio Leo In Conversation

Mary Thompson

Mary Thompson In Conversation

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In Conversation: Heart Health & Wholegrain with Venetia Mitchell

Peter Reinhart In Conversation

Daniel Leader In Conversation

Eve Kalinik

Eve Kalinik In Conversation

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In Conversation: Phytochemicals with Venetia Mitchell

Eve Kalinik

In Conversation: Sourdough & IBS with Eve Kalinik

Dr Alex Davidson in-house GP

Dr Alex Davidson in Conversation

Rob Penn

Rob Penn In Conversation

Venetia Mitchell

In Conversation: Minerals in Wholegrain with Venetia Mitchell

David Zilber In Conversation | Research Level

Dr Michael Mosley and Dr Clare Bailey in Conversation

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