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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Bee Pollen_Botanical Blends

Antioxidant Potential of Propolis, Bee Pollen, and Royal Jelly: Possible Medical Application

Cardamom_Botantical Blends

Cardamom supplementation improves inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in hyperlipidemic, overweight, and obese pre-diabetic women: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Seweed Lettuce_Botanical Blends

Evaluation of the antidepressant and anxiolytic like effects of a hydrophilic extract from the green seaweed Ulva sp. in rats

Acacia Berry_Botanical Blends

Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and juçara (Euterpe edulis Mart.) juices improved HDL-c levels and antioxidant defense of healthy adults in a 4-week randomized cross-over study

A Phenolic Glycoside from Moringa oleifera Lam. Improves the Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolisms through AMPK in db/db Mice

Nutmeg and Dysmenorrhoea

A randomized comparative study of herbal decoction of Cassia fistula Linn pod’s pericarp and Myristica fragrans Houtt arils vs. mefenamic acid in spasmodic dysmenorrhoea

Dulse Seaweed_Blends

An in-vitro investigation into the prebiotic potential of xylan derived from the edible red seaweed Palmaria palmata

Baobab_Red Ferment Polyphenol

White bread enriched with polyphenol extracts shows no effect on glycemic response or satiety, yet may increase postprandial insulin economy in healthy participants

Maca_Red Ferment Polyphenols

Chemical composition and health effects of maca (Lepidium meyenii)

Hemp_Red Ferment Polyphenols

Effects of Vegetable Proteins on Hypercholesterolemia and Gut Microbiota Modulation

Goji Berry Modulates Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Colitis in IL-10-Deficient Mice

Hibiscus flowers_Red Ferment_Polyphenols

Multi-Targeted Molecular Effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa Polyphenols: An Opportunity for a Global Approach to Obesity

Rooibos_Red Ferment Polyphenols

Effects of Consumption of Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and a Rooibos-Derived Commercial Supplement on Hepatic Tissue Injury by tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide in Wistar Rats

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

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Antioxidant activity and bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds in white, red, blue, purple, yellow and orange edible flowers through a simulated intestinal barrier

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