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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Barley Grass_Botanical Blends

Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Functional Ingredients of Barley Grass for Chronic Diseases in Human Beings

Black Kidney Beans_Botanical Blends

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

Brown Seaweed_Botanical Blends

Gastrointestinal modifications and bioavailability of brown seaweed phlorotannins and effects on inflammatory markers

Blue Corn_Botanical Blends

Blue Maize Extract Improves Blood Pressure, Lipid Profiles, and Adipose Tissue in High-Sucrose Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rats

Black Rice_Botanical Blends

Metabolism and prebiotics activity of anthocyanins from black rice (Oryza sativa L.) in vitro

Butterfly Pea Flowers_Botanical Blends

Influence of Clitoria ternatea Flower Extract on the In Vitro Enzymatic Digestibility of Starch and Its Application in Bread

Mallow Flowers_Botanical Blends

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

Pumpkin polysaccharide modifies the gut microbiota during alleviation of type 2 diabetes in rats

Sweet Potato_Botanical Blends

Promotion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Increased Vitamin A Intakes and Reduced the Odds of Low Retinol-Binding Protein among Postpartum Kenyan Women

Seaweed_Prebiotic_Botanical Blends

Potential Use of Marine Seaweeds as Prebiotics: A Review

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

Black-eyed Pea and Gut Health

Additional Common Bean in the Diet of Malawian Children Does Not Affect Linear Growth, but Reduces Intestinal Permeability

Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.): Bioactive Polyphenols, Polysaccharides, Peptides, and Health Benefits

citrus peel, waste free

Citrus peel as a source of functional ingredient: a review

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