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The Sourdough School

DIVERSITY BREAD® || PERSONALISED BREAD || BAKING AS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

Bake With The Hands Of An Artisan And The Mind Of A Clinician

Set within the walled gardens of Dr Vanessa Kimbell’s beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, The Sourdough School is home to the Proven Bread Programme, teaching the art and science of nutrition, the gut microbiome and fermentation in bread. We train bakers to produce Diversity Bread® and healthcare professionals to personalise bread through Baking as Lifestyle Medicine. Arrange a conversation today.

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  • About
    • About The Sourdough School
    • Priority Access: Join the Waiting List
    • Contact Us & FAQ
    • Reviews
    • General FAQ’s about The School
    • Diversity Bread™
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    • Training Bakers & Healthcare Professionals
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    • A Social Enterprise
    • Contributors & Guest Tutors
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  • Learn
    • The Diploma – January 2027
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  • What is Proven?
    • Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM)
    • Bread as Preventative Health
    • BALM & Bread in The Blue Zone
    • Proven Bread Documentary
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    • Proven: Bread Podcast
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  • Personalised Bread
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Gut Microbiome - Creating Healthier Bread to Support Optimal Gut Health

Postbiotic_LGG

Protective Role of Postbiotic Mediators Secreted by Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Versus Lipopolysaccharide-induced Damage in Human Colonic Smooth Muscle Cells

Postbiotics_Food Safety

Postbiotics produced by lactic acid bacteria: The next frontier in food safety

Postbiotics LAB

Postbiotic metabolites produced by Lactobacillus plantarum strains exert selective cytotoxicity effects on cancer cells

Postbiotic

Postbiotic L. plantarum RG14 improves ruminal epithelium growth, immune status and upregulates the intestinal barrier function in post-weaning lambs

LGG Postbiotic

A Novel Postbiotic From Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG With a Beneficial Effect on Intestinal Barrier Function

Postbiotics

Inhibitory activity of postbiotic produced by strains of Lactobacillus plantarum using reconstituted media supplemented with inulin

Strain Specific LGG

Towards a better understanding of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG – host interactions

Prebiotic Inulin

Prebiotic inulin-type fructans induce specific changes in the human gut microbiota

Fermented Milk + Probiotics

Consumption of Fermented Milk Product With Probiotic Modulates Brain Activity

Symprove

Use of a Water-Based Probiotic to Treat Common Gut Pathogens

Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacteria and Their Role as Members of the Human Gut Microbiota

Lactis and Milk

Synbiotic Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-3446 and Bovine Milk-Derived Oligosaccharides on Infant Gut Microbiota

IBS_Bread_Toxins

Contamination of soil with potentially toxic metals and their bioaccumulation in wheat and associated health risk

Spent Beer Grains_Botanical Blends

Brewer’s Spent Grain as a Functional Ingredient for Breadsticks

Barley Grass_Botanical Blends

Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Functional Ingredients of Barley Grass for Chronic Diseases in Human Beings

Black Kidney Beans_Botanical Blends

White and dark kidney beans reduce colonic mucosal damage and inflammation in response to dextran sodium sulfate

Brown Seaweed_Botanical Blends

Gastrointestinal modifications and bioavailability of brown seaweed phlorotannins and effects on inflammatory markers

Fennel_Botanical Blends

Western Herbal Medicines in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Black Rice_Botanical Blends

Metabolism and prebiotics activity of anthocyanins from black rice (Oryza sativa L.) in vitro

Butterfly Pea Flowers_Botanical Blends

Influence of Clitoria ternatea Flower Extract on the In Vitro Enzymatic Digestibility of Starch and Its Application in Bread

Mallow Flowers_Botanical Blends

Quality Control of Gamma Irradiated Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta Wallr.) Based on Color, Organic Acids, Total Phenolics and Antioxidant Parameters

Pumpkin polysaccharide modifies the gut microbiota during alleviation of type 2 diabetes in rats

Sweet Potato_Botanical Blends

Promotion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Increased Vitamin A Intakes and Reduced the Odds of Low Retinol-Binding Protein among Postpartum Kenyan Women

Seaweed_Prebiotic_Botanical Blends

Potential Use of Marine Seaweeds as Prebiotics: A Review

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