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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A comprehensive understanding of the gut mucosal immune system in allergic inflammation

Dietary interventions for autism spectrum disorder: New perspectives from the gut-brain axis

Exopolysaccharides From Streptococcus thermophilus ST538 Modulate the Antiviral Innate Immune Response in Porcine Intestinal Epitheliocytes

Exopolysaccharides From Streptococcus thermophilus ST538 Modulate the Antiviral Innate Immune Response in Porcine Intestinal Epitheliocytes

Antibiotic resistance of Lactobacillus pentosus and Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides isolated from naturally-fermented Aloreña table olives throughout fermentation process

Antibiotic resistance of Lactobacillus pentosus and Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides isolated from naturally-fermented Aloreña table olives throughout fermentation process

Genome Sequence of Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides Strain 4882, Isolated from a Dairy Starter Culture

Genome Sequence of Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides Strain 4882, Isolated from a Dairy Starter Culture

Acid Tolerance of Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus plantarum

Acid Tolerance of Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus plantarum

Effects of Leuconostoc mesenteroides Starter Culture on Fermentation of Cabbage with Reduced Salt Concentrations

Effects of Leuconostoc mesenteroides Starter Culture on Fermentation of Cabbage with Reduced Salt Concentrations

Effects of Leuconostoc mesenteroides starter cultures on microbial communities and metabolites during kimchi fermentation

Effects of Leuconostoc mesenteroides starter cultures on microbial communities and metabolites during kimchi fermentation

Effect of Dahi Containing Lactococcus lactis on the Progression of Diabetes Induced by a High-Fructose Diet in Rats

Effect of Dahi Containing Lactococcus lactis on the Progression of Diabetes Induced by a High-Fructose Diet in Rats

Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris MRS47, a potential probiotic strain isolated from kefir grains, increases cis-9, trans-11-CLA and PUFA contents in fermented milk

Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris MRS47, a potential probiotic strain isolated from kefir grains, increases cis-9, trans-11-CLA and PUFA contents in fermented milk

Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

Mouse Strain Affects Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Stress Responses Following Administration of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus JB-1 or Traditional Antidepressant Fluoxetine

Mouse Strain Affects Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Stress Responses Following Administration of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus JB-1 or Traditional Antidepressant Fluoxetine

Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus acidophilus on bacterial vaginal pathogens

Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus acidophilus on bacterial vaginal pathogens

Effect of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, L. casei 431 on immune response to influenza vaccination and upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adult volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study

Effect of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, L. casei 431 on immune response to influenza vaccination and upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adult volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study

The Exopolysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus paracasei IJH-SONE68 Prevents and Ameliorates Inflammatory Responses in DSS–Induced Ulcerative Colitis

The Exopolysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus paracasei IJH-SONE68 Prevents and Ameliorates Inflammatory Responses in DSS–Induced Ulcerative Colitis

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