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

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Anti-inflammatory and immunological effects of Centaurea cyanus flower-heads

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Chemical composition and health effects of maca (Lepidium meyenii)

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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

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Formation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Excretion of Anthocyanins, and Microbial Diversity in Rats Fed Blackcurrants, Blackberries, and Raspberries

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Metabolite profiling of grape: Flavonols and anthocyanins

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Antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of blackberry after gastrointestinal digestion and human gut microbiota fermentation

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Polyphenols of mulberry fruits as multifaceted compounds: Compositions, metabolism, health benefits, and stability—A structural review

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Antioxidant activities and anthocyanin content of fresh fruits of common fig (Ficus carica L.)

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A Systematic Review on the Health Effects of Plums (Prunus domestica and Prunus salicina)

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Cherries and health: a review

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Consumption of Cherries as a Strategy to Attenuate Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Inflammation in Humans

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A review of the health benefits of cherries

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Berries: emerging impact on cardiovascular health

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Phytochemicals of cranberries and cranberry products: characterization, potential health effects, and processing stability

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