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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Triggering Akkermansia with dietary polyphenols: A new weapon to combat the metabolic syndrome?

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Causative role of gut microbiota in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesis

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Low gut microbiota diversity in early infancy precedes asthma at school age

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Low diversity of the gut microbiota in infants with atopic eczema

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Formation of propionate and butyrate by the human colonic microbiota

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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Bread Affects Clinical Parameters and Induces Gut Microbiome-Associated Personal Glycemic Responses

Consumption of a diet rich in Brassica vegetables is associated with a reduced abundance of sulphate-reducing bacteria: A randomised crossover study

Prebiotic evaluation of cocoa-derived flavanols in healthy humans by using a randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover intervention study

Walnut Consumption Alters the Gastrointestinal Microbiota, Microbially Derived Secondary Bile Acids, and Health Markers in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Psychobiotics: A Novel Class of Psychotropic

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Regulation of the stress response by the gut microbiota: Implications for psychoneuroendocrinology

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Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behavior

Gut brain axis

From gut dysbiosis to altered brain function and mental illness: mechanisms and pathways

stress and IBS

Stress and the gut: pathophysiology, clinical consequences, diagnostic approach and treatment options

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