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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Potential Use of Marine Seaweeds as Prebiotics: A Review

Acacia Berry_Botanical Blends

Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and juçara (Euterpe edulis Mart.) juices improved HDL-c levels and antioxidant defense of healthy adults in a 4-week randomized cross-over study

Black-eyed Pea and Gut Health

Additional Common Bean in the Diet of Malawian Children Does Not Affect Linear Growth, but Reduces Intestinal Permeability

Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.): Bioactive Polyphenols, Polysaccharides, Peptides, and Health Benefits

Citrus Fruit & Flavonoids

Citrus fruits and their flavonoids in inflammatory bowel disease an overview

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Review of the health benefits of peas (Pisum sativum L.)

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Gut microbiota composition reflects disease severity and dysfunctional immune responses in patients with COVID-19

Evidence for Two Main Domestication Trajectories in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Linked to Distinct Bread Making Processes

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Acacia Gum is a Bifidogenic Dietary Fibre with High Digestive Tolerance in Healthy Humans

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An in-vitro investigation into the prebiotic potential of xylan derived from the edible red seaweed Palmaria palmata

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Effects of a-Galactooligosaccharides from Chickpeas on High-Fat-Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Mice

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Effects of Vegetable Proteins on Hypercholesterolemia and Gut Microbiota Modulation

Goji Berry Modulates Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Colitis in IL-10-Deficient Mice

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Health benefits of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) polyphenols and dietary fiber: a review

Quinoa: Red Ferment_Polyphenol

Quinoa whole grain diet compromises the changes of gut microbiota and colonic colitis induced by dextran Sulfate sodium in C57BL/6 mice

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