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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Dietary Fibre from Whole Grains and Their Benefits on Metabolic Health

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Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. on memory performance, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in university students: A randomized clinical trial

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The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Metabolism of Polyphenols as Characterized by Gnotobiotic Mice

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Ferulic Acid: A Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy from Plants

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Cinnamon: a multifaceted medicinal plant

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Long-term dietary supplementation of pomegranates, figs and dates alleviate neuroinflammation in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

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Polyphenols-gut microbiota interplay and brain neuromodulation

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Cherries and health: a review

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Can coffee consumption lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease? A literature review

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Enhanced neural activation with blueberry supplementation in mild cognitive impairment

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