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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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  • About
    • About The Sourdough School
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Wheat (whole)

barley insulin sensitivity

Increased gut hormones and insulin sensitivity index following a 3-d intervention with a barley kernel-based product: a randomised cross-over study in healthy middle-aged subjects

Moderate decrease of pH by sourdough fermentation is sufficient to reduce phytate content of whole wheat flour through endogenous phytase activity

Moderate decrease of pH by sourdough fermentation is sufficient to reduce phytate content of whole wheat flour through endogenous phytase activity

Feeding with Sustainably Sourdough Bread Has the Potential to Promote the Healthy Microbiota Metabolism at the Colon Level

Bioactive peptides in cereals and legumes

Bioactive peptides in cereals and legumes – agronomical, biochemical and clinical aspects

Ancient Egyptian agriculture and the origins of horticulture

Ancient Egyptian agriculture and the origins of horticulture

whole grain health

Dietary Fibre from Whole Grains and Their Benefits on Metabolic Health

Gluten_IBS_Fermentation

No effects of gluten in patients with self-reported non-celiac gluten sensitivity after dietary reduction of fermentable, poorly absorbed, short-chain carbohydrates

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

Effect of breadmaking process on in vitro gut microbiota parameters in irritable bowel syndrome

Organic_Spelt_Quality

Differences in Processing Quality Traits, Protein Content and Composition between Spelt and Bread Wheat Genotypes Grown under Conventional and Organic Production

Evidence for Two Main Domestication Trajectories in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Linked to Distinct Bread Making Processes

Fermentation Profiles of Wheat Dextrin, Inulin and Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum Using an in Vitro Digestion Pretreatment and in Vitro Batch Fermentation System Model

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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Fiber and prebiotics: mechanisms and health benefits

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Prebiotic and other health-related effects of cereal-derived arabinoxylans, arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides, and xylooligosaccharides

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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

Sourdough and phytic acid

Prolonged Fermentation of Whole Wheat Sourdough Reduces Phytate Level and Increases Soluble Magnesium

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