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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Dietary interventions for autism spectrum disorder: New perspectives from the gut-brain axis

Moving Through Spaces – leisure walking and its psycho-social benefits for well-being: a narrative review

Gluten and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Neurotransmitter modulation by the gut microbiota - bread and guts

Neurotransmitter modulation by the gut microbiota

Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

Mouse Strain Affects Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Stress Responses Following Administration of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus JB-1 or Traditional Antidepressant Fluoxetine

Mouse Strain Affects Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Stress Responses Following Administration of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus JB-1 or Traditional Antidepressant Fluoxetine

Probiotic supplementation can positively affect anxiety and depressive symptoms: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Probiotic supplementation can positively affect anxiety and depressive symptoms: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Comparative therapeutic efficacy study of Lactobacilli probiotics and citalopram in treatment of acute stress-induced depression in lab murine models

Comparative therapeutic efficacy study of Lactobacilli probiotics and citalopram in treatment of acute stress-induced depression in lab murine models

Effects of Probiotics on Depressive or Anxiety Variables in Healthy Participants Under Stress Conditions or With a Depressive or Anxiety Diagnosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Effects of Probiotics on Depressive or Anxiety Variables in Healthy Participants Under Stress Conditions or With a Depressive or Anxiety Diagnosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Perturbations in Gut Microbiota Composition in Psychiatric Disorders A Review and Meta-analysis

Low GI and Mood

Does Glycemic Variability Impact Mood and Quality of Life?

Rosemary_Botanical Blends

Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. on memory performance, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in university students: A randomized clinical trial

Fermented Milk + Probiotics

Consumption of Fermented Milk Product With Probiotic Modulates Brain Activity

Nudging children towards whole wheat bread: a field experiment on the influence of fun bread roll shape on breakfast consumption

Ambient odors of orange and lavender reduce anxiety and improve mood in a dental office

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