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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Use of Sourdough in Low FODMAP Baking

Effects of Sourdough on FODMAPs in Bread and Potential Outcomes on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients and Healthy Subjects

Leveraging 16S rRNA Microbiome Sequencing Data to Identify Bacterial Signatures for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

LGG Postbiotic

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

Fennel and Curcumin (Turmeric)

Curcumin and Fennel Essential Oil Improve Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS_Peppermint and Caraway

Effectiveness of Menthacarin on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

Symprove

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

Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacteria and Their Role as Members of the Human Gut Microbiota

Dietary Triggers in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Is There a Role for Gluten?

IBS_Bread_Processed

Dietary emulsifiers directly alter human microbiota composition and gene expression ex vivo potentiating intestinal inflammation

IBS_Gluten

The Overlap between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: A Clinical Dilemma.

Industrial Additives

Changes in intestinal tight junction permeability associated with industrial food additives explain the rising incidence of autoimmune disease

Gobbetti_Sourdough Fermentation

Novel insights on the functional/nutritional features of the sourdough fermentation

Sourdough Starter vs Yeast alone

Sourdough Fermented Breads are More Digestible than Those Started with Baker’s Yeast Alone: An In Vivo Challenge Dissecting Distinct Gastrointestinal Responses

Effect of breadmaking process on in vitro gut microbiota parameters in irritable bowel syndrome

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