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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Bioactive Compounds and Health-Promoting Properties of Berry Fruits: A Review

health benefits of kefir

Milk kefir: nutritional, microbiological and health benefits

Spelt nutrition

Characteristics of spelt wheat products and nutritional value of spelt wheat-based bread

Khorasan and anti inflammation

Role of Kamut® brand khorasan wheat in the counteraction of non-celiac wheat sensitivity and oxidative damage

sourdough wheat germ

Use of sourdough fermented wheat germ for enhancing the nutritional, texture and sensory characteristics of the white bread

sourdough fermentation

Sourdough Bread

sourdough crust and antioxidants

Structural and Functional Characterization of Pronyl-lysine, a Novel Protein Modification in Bread Crust Melanoidins Showing in Vitro Antioxidative and Phase I/II Enzyme Modulating Activity

Organic flour and sourdough

How organic farming of wheat may affect the sourdough and the nutritional and technological features of leavened goods

Sourdough wheat germ

Use of sourdough fermentation and non-wheat flours for enhancing nutritional and healthy properties of wheat-based foods

Ferulic acid and wheat

Ferulic Acid: Therapeutic potential through its antioxidant property

Antioxidants in sourdough Rye bread

Effect of Lactic Fermentation on Antioxidant Capacity of Rye Sourdough and Bread

Sourdough lactic acid bacteria and antioxidant peptides

Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria synthesize Antioxidant Peptides during Sourdough Fermentation of Cereal Flours

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