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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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Metabolic syndrome

Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

weight loss

Health, not weight loss, focused programmes versus conventional weight loss programmes for cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Whole grain-rich diet reduces body weight and systemic low-grade inflammation without inducing major changes of the gut microbiome: a randomised cross-over trial

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study

Diet and CVD

Adherence to international dietary recommendations in association with all-cause mortality and fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease risk: a prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants

Fermented Soy_Longevity

Association of soy and fermented soy product intake with total and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study

Omega 3_Heart Health

Omega-3 PUFAs improved endothelial function and arterial stiffness with a parallel antiinflammatory effect in adults with metabolic syndrome

Potassium

Oral potassium supplementation for management of essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Olive Oil and Metabolic Syndrome

Olive Polyphenols and the Metabolic Syndrome

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

Black Kidney Beans_Botanical Blends

White and dark kidney beans reduce colonic mucosal damage and inflammation in response to dextran sodium sulfate

Blue Corn_Botanical Blends

Blue Maize Extract Improves Blood Pressure, Lipid Profiles, and Adipose Tissue in High-Sucrose Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rats

Pumpkin polysaccharide modifies the gut microbiota during alleviation of type 2 diabetes in rats

Acute Effects of Three Cooked Non-Cereal Starchy Foods on Postprandial Glycemic Responses and in Vitro Carbohydrate Digestion in Comparison with Whole Grains: A Randomized Trial

Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.): Bioactive Polyphenols, Polysaccharides, Peptides, and Health Benefits

Peas_Botanical Blends

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

Chickpea_Blends

Effects of a-Galactooligosaccharides from Chickpeas on High-Fat-Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Mice

Red Onion Skin_Red Ferment Polyphenols

Effects of a quercetin-rich onion skin extract on 24 h ambulatory blood pressure and endothelial function in overweight-to-obese patients with (pre-)hypertension: a randomised double-blinded placebo-controlled cross-over trial

Red Mung Beans (Adzuki Bean) in Red Ferment_Polyphenols

Influence of altitudinal variation on the antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of azuki bean (Vigna angularis)

Hibiscus flowers_Red Ferment_Polyphenols

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

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Potential Role for the Gut Microbiota in Modulating Host Circadian Rhythms and Metabolic Health

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Effects of Arabinoxylan and Resistant Starch on Intestinal Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomised Crossover Study

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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome

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