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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Enhancing the fatty acid profile of milk through forage?based rations, with nutrition modeling of diet outcomes

Enhancing the fatty acid profile of milk through forage?based rations, with nutrition modeling of diet outcomes

The Origins of Lactase Persistence in Europe

The Origins of Lactase Persistence in Europe

Probiotics and Depression

The effects of probiotics on depressive symptoms in humans: a systematic review

Strain Specific LGG

Towards a better understanding of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG – host interactions

Fermented Milk + Probiotics

Consumption of Fermented Milk Product With Probiotic Modulates Brain Activity

Lactis and Milk

Synbiotic Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-3446 and Bovine Milk-Derived Oligosaccharides on Infant Gut Microbiota

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Probiotic bacteria in fermented foods: product characteristics and starter organisms

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The Effects of Unfermented and Fermented Cow and Sheep Milk on the Gut Microbiota

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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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Association between mental health status and bone mineral density: Analysis of the 2008-2010 Korea national health and nutrition examination survey

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Saturated fat does not clog the arteries: coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions

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