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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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    • General FAQ’s about The School
    • Diversity Bread™
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    • Training Bakers & Healthcare Professionals
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    • A Social Enterprise
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    • The Diploma – January 2027
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    • BALM & Bread in The Blue Zone
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  • Personalised Bread
    • Personalising Bread Using Nutrigenetics
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IBS

Contemporary Perspectives on the Role of Vitamin D in Enhancing Gut Health and Its Implications for Preventing and Managing Intestinal Diseases

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

Fennel_Botanical Blends

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

Effectiveness of Anise Oil for Treatment of Mild to Moderate Depression in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Active and Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

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Pilot Study: Comparison of Sourdough Wheat Bread and Yeast-Fermented Wheat Bread in Individuals with Wheat Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Effect of fibre, antispasmodics, and peppermint oil in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Potential prebiotics and their transmission mechanisms: Recent approaches

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The Bidirectional Interactions between Resveratrol and Gut Microbiota: An Insight into Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy

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Influence of diet on the gut microbiome and implications for human health

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Beneficial Effect of Intestinal Fermentation of Natural Polysaccharides

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