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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
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Gut Microbiome - Creating Healthier Bread to Support Optimal Gut Health

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

Mental health and gut health

The intestinal microbiome, probiotics and prebiotics in neurogastroenterology.

gut and mental health

The Microbiome in Mental Health: Potential Contribution of Gut Microbiota in Disease and Pharmacotherapy Management

Gut brain axis

Nutritional Modulation of the Intestinal Microbiota; Future Opportunities for the Prevention and Treatment of Neuroimmune and Neuroinflammatory Disease

Inter-relationship of the Intestinal Microbiome, Diet, and Mental Health

Inter-relationship of the Intestinal Microbiome, Diet, and Mental Health

Neonatal development of gut microbiota

Priming for health: gut microbiota acquired in early life regulates physiology, brain and behaviour

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Targeting the Microbiota, from Irritable Bowel Syndrome to Mood Disorders: Focus on Probiotics and Prebiotics

Autism and gut microbiota

Gut to brain interaction in Autism Spectrum Disorders: a randomized controlled trial on the role of probiotics on clinical, biochemical and neurophysiological parameters

Gut Microbiome Feelings of the Brain

The Gut Microbiome Feelings of the Brain: A Perspective for Non-Microbiologists

Psychobiotics

Finding the needle in the haystack: systematic identification of psychobiotics

Stress & the gut-brain axis

Stress & the gut-brain axis: Regulation by the microbiome

Depression and gut microbiome

The gut microbiome and diet in psychiatry: focus on depression

The Central Nervous System and the Gut Microbiome

The Central Nervous System and the Gut Microbiome

Anxiety and gut microbiome

Gut–brain axis: how the microbiome influences anxiety and depression

Gut microbiome and mental health

Mental Health: Thinking from the Gut

Gut microbiome and health

Gut microbiome-host interactions in health and disease

Bioactive Compounds and Health-Promoting Properties of Berry Fruits: A Review

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