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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Prebiotic Effect of Lycopene and Dark Chocolate on Gut Microbiome with Systemic Changes in Liver Metabolism, Skeletal Muscles and Skin in Moderately Obese Persons

Potential beneficial effects of butyrate in intestinal and extraintestinal diseases

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

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Resistant Starch: Promise for Improving Human Health

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Human genetics shape the gut microbiome

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The Effects of Intact Cereal Grain Fibers, Including Wheat Bran on the Gut Microbiota Composition of Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review

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Milk and dairy products: good or bad for human health? An assessment of the totality of scientific evidence

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Green tea: potential health benefits

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

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Effect of barley supplementation on the fecal microbiota, caecal biochemistry, and key biomarkers of obesity and inflammation in obese db/db mice

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Resistant starch – a review

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Germinated grains – Sources of bioactive compounds

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Health benefits of fermented foods: microbiota and beyond

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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

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Triggering Akkermansia with dietary polyphenols: A new weapon to combat the metabolic syndrome?

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