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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Resistant starch and “the butyrate revolution”

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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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Phenolic compounds within banana peel and their potential uses: A review

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Prebiotic Potential and Chemical Composition of Seven Culinary Spice Extracts

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Cinnamon: a multifaceted medicinal plant

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

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Comparison of Volatiles, Phenolics, Sugars, Antioxidant Vitamins, and Sensory Quality of Different Colored Carrot Varieties

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Release of Free Ferulic Acid and Changes in Antioxidant Properties during the Wheat and Rye Bread Making Process

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Curcumin: A Review of Its Effects on Human Health

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Pharmacology of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.) and its therapeutic potentials

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

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Systematic Review of Pears and Health

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Antioxidant potential of peels and fleshes of peaches from different cultivars

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Multifaceted Health Benefits of Mangifera indica L. (Mango): The Inestimable Value of Orchards Recently Planted in Sicilian Rural Areas

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