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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Germinated grains – Sources of bioactive compounds

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Whole grain-rich diet reduces body weight and systemic low-grade inflammation without inducing major changes of the gut microbiome: a randomised cross-over trial

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Olive tree (Olea europaea) leaves: potential beneficial effects on human health

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Dietary carbohydrate modification enhances insulin secretion in persons with the metabolic syndrome

beta glucan and diabetes

Effects of breakfast cereals containing various amounts of beta-glucan fibers on plasma glucose and insulin responses in NIDDM subjects

Sourdough and einkorn bread

The acute impact of the intake of four types of bread on satiety and blood concentrations of glucose, insulin, free fatty acids, triglyceride and acylated ghrelin- A randomized controlled cross-over trial

Rye bread and effect on CVD

Effects of whole grain rye, with and without resistant starch type 2 supplementation, on glucose tolerance, gut hormones, inflammation and appetite regulation in an 11–14.5 hour perspective; a randomized controlled study in healthy subjects

Sourdough and glycemic response

Effects of breads of varying carbohydrate quality on postprandial glycaemic, incretin and lipidaemic response after first and second meals in adults with diet-controlled type 2 diabetes

Sourdough bread and glycemic response

Sourdough-leavened bread improves postprandial glucose and insulin plasma levels in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance

Gluten Sourdough

The Role of gluten in Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes

Sourdough bread and sprouted grains

The Acute Impact of Ingestion of Sourdough and Whole-Grain Breads on Blood Glucose, Insulin, and Incretins in Overweight and Obese Men

oats beta glucans reduces glucose and insulin levels

Muesli with 4 g oat beta-glucans lowers glucose and insulin responses after a bread meal in healthy subjects

Sourdough and insulin response

Sourdough fermentation of wholemeal wheat bread increases solubility of arabinoxylan and protein and decreases postprandial glucose and insulin responses

Food Order Has a Significant Impact on Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Levels

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