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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Could capsaicinoids help to support weight management? A systematic review and meta-analysis of energy intake data

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Association of soy and fermented soy product intake with total and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study

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Quality Control of Gamma Irradiated Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta Wallr.) Based on Color, Organic Acids, Total Phenolics and Antioxidant Parameters

Citrus Fruit & Flavonoids

Citrus fruits and their flavonoids in inflammatory bowel disease an overview

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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 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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Resistant starch and “the butyrate revolution”

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

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A review of nutritional and nutraceutical components of buckwheat

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Biological Activities and Safety of Citrus spp. Essential Oils

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Apple phytochemicals and their health benefits

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Acute neurocognitive effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)

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Chamomile: A herbal medicine of the past with bright future

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Resveratrol, in its natural combination in whole grape, for health promotion and disease management

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