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.
Our graduation process is designed to rigorously assess your' the application of interdisciplinary knowledge from both the 'Personalisation of Bread Module' and the 'Bake for Health Module'. The graduation task involves:
This comprehensive approach ensures a holistic assessment of their understanding and practical application of the course content.
You will consolidate your knowledge, and share it. Bread and baking is about sharing, and this task is a wonderful way to graduate and apply the principles of the course to a recipe.
It also enables me to apply the personalised teaching with you and pick up on anything that is missing, as I will be assessing and approving each recipe. If there are any gaps in your knowledge, then I will have the chance to talk this through with you.
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All reasonable care is taken when advising about health aspects of bread, but the information that we share is not intended to take the place of treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. You must seek professional advice if you are in any doubt about any medical condition. Any application of the ideas and information contained on this website is at the reader's sole discretion and risk.
