Social prescribing, including integrating Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM), has shown promising results in improving health and well-being outcomes. Our case studies have demonstrated improvements in quality of life, emotional well-being, mental and general well-being, and significantly reduced levels of depression and anxiety. We’ve been teaching for over two decades, and while so many positive outcomes have been reported, we’re the first to admit that our studies are modest and small-scale. However, the changes we saw in the gut microbiome of our participants were significant and reflected positive outcomes.
