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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Effect of increased consumption of whole-grain foods on blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk markers in healthy middle-aged persons: a randomized controlled trial

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Oral potassium supplementation for management of essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Antihypertensive and cardioprotective effects of pumpkin seed oil

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Antihypertensive and cardioprotective effects of pumpkin seed oil

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Can sesame consumption improve blood pressure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Effect of High Beta-Glucan Barley on Serum Cholesterol Concentrations and Visceral Fat Area in Japanese Men—A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Trial

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Acute effects of coffee consumption on self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms, blood pressure and stress indices in healthy individuals

Increased Whole Grain Consumption Does Not Affect Blood Biochemistry, Body Composition,or Gut Microbiology in Healthy, Low-Habitual Whole Grain Consumers

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Active Components and Clinical Applications of Olive Oil

EINKORN

Nutritional properties of einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum L.)

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Milk kefir: nutritional, microbiological and health benefits

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