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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Nutmeg and Dysmenorrhoea

A randomized comparative study of herbal decoction of Cassia fistula Linn pod’s pericarp and Myristica fragrans Houtt arils vs. mefenamic acid in spasmodic dysmenorrhoea

Citrus Fruit & Flavonoids

Citrus fruits and their flavonoids in inflammatory bowel disease an overview

Peas_Botanical Blends

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

Zingiber officinale: A Potential Plant against Rheumatoid Arthritis

Maca_Red Ferment Polyphenols

Chemical composition and health effects of maca (Lepidium meyenii)

Millet_Red Ferment Polyphenol

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

Hibiscus flowers_Red Ferment_Polyphenols

Multi-Targeted Molecular Effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa Polyphenols: An Opportunity for a Global Approach to Obesity

Rooibos_Red Ferment Polyphenols

Effects of Consumption of Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and a Rooibos-Derived Commercial Supplement on Hepatic Tissue Injury by tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide in Wistar Rats

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Gut Microbiota and Extreme Longevity

Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing?

Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing?

The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Metabolism of Polyphenols as Characterized by Gnotobiotic Mice

The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Metabolism of Polyphenols as Characterized by Gnotobiotic Mice

415. Ferulic Acid- A Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy from Plants

Ferulic Acid: A Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy from Plants

Potential beneficial effects of butyrate in intestinal and extraintestinal diseases

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The ancestral and industrialized gut microbiota and implications for human health

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Dietary intake of Agaricus bisporus white button mushroom accelerates salivary immunoglobulin A secretion in healthy volunteers

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