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Sourdough for Health

Internationally recognised as a leading authority on bread nutrition and digestibility, Dr Vanessa Kimbell holds a doctorate in Baking as Lifestyle Medicine and preventative healthcare.

Have you ever wondered why some breads make you feel tired, foggy and achy — or been puzzled that some leave you bloated while others don’t? If you can eat sourdough but not other bread, these articles and recipes are a great place to spark curiosity: learn how bread interacts with the gut microbiome, discover how your unique nutrigenetics shape your response, and read practical, evidence-based guidance. Cutting through the nonsense with clear, useful explanations, Vanessa shares tips, information, advice, recipes and methods to bake, eat and share healthy bread to support digestion and overall health. You can read more about training in personalising bread at The Sourdough School, or book a 1:1 meeting to get your bread personalised.

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Heath Care Providers: Training In Prescribing Baking As Lifestyle Medicine

JUNE COMPETITION: WIN A 1:1 TUTORIAL WITH VANESSA & MORE WORTH OVER £700

1 May 2020 by Dr Vanessa Kimbell

Sourdough Bread Making

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED

WIN A 1:1 TUTORIAL WITH VANESSA, 2 x 12-MONTH CLUB MEMBERSHIPS & THE SOURDOUGH SCHOOL: SWEET BAKING BOOK WORTH OVER £700

Have you dreamt of attending The Sourdough School in person and learning directly from Vanessa Kimbell?

We have now added a way that you can bring Vanessa into your kitchen, wherever you are in the world. We have launched a limited number of online personal 1:1 tuition slots with Vanessa and to celebrate, we are giving away one of these limited spaces worth £499!

Want to learn what your 1:1 sourdough tutorial with Vanessa includes?

  • A 1 year Gold Sourdough Club Membership (RRP £199)
  • A 20 minute Skype introduction session
  • 3 Skype sessions over 3 consecutive days at intervals as you bake with Vanessa

Learn more about this online private tutorial with Vanessa Kimbell.

On top of that, we’re giving away an additional 12-month club membership for you to give to a friend and a copy of The Sourdough School: Sweet Baking once it is released in September.

THE PRIZES WORTH OVER £700

  • A Online Private 1:1 Tutorial with Vanessa Kimbell (which includes a 12-month Sourdough Club membership) worth £499
  • An additional 12-month Sourdough Club membership for you to gift to a loved one worth £199
  • A signed copy of The Sourdough School: Sweet Baking when it is released in September worth £25

TO ENTER

  1. Please complete the form below and sign up to our newsletters.

The competition closes at midnight 30th June 2020.

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED

 

 

All competitions are subject to our terms and conditions.

ADDITIONAL TERMS:

  • This competition is hosted by The Sourdough School Moulton Rd, Pitsford, Northampton NN6 9AU in collaboration with The Sourdough Club.
  • This competition is open worldwide but any physical items that require shipping are limited to the 60 countries we ship to and the winner is required to pay the postage costs.
  • This competition is open to over 18’s only.
  • Entrants cannot be an employee of the competition host.
  • Entries must be received by midnight 30th June 2020.
  • The winner will be chosen by random and announced within a week of the competition closing. We will contact all entrants.
  • The Sourdough Club will be provided with winners details in order to fulfil the prizes.
  • We reserve the right to offer an alternative price or amend the rules of the competition if necessary.
  • The prize is non-transferable and has no cash alternative.

All reasonable care is taken when writing about health aspects of bread, but the information it contains is not intended to take the place of treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. You must seek professional advice if you are in any doubt about any medical condition. Any application of the ideas and information contained on this website is at the reader's sole discretion and risk.

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About Dr Vanessa Kimbell

Dr. Vanessa Kimbell is a leading expert in nutrition and the digestibility of bread. Her doctorate focuses on Baking as Lifestyle Medicine and preventative health, specialising in personalising bread for gut health and genetics. She is the Course Director at The Sourdough School, a world-renowned centre of research and education in bread, the gut microbiome, and the impact of bread on health, based in Northamptonshire. She is currently writing her 6th book and is a best-selling international author.

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  1. Black goat bakery

    30 June 2020 at 8:34 pm

    Happy baking folks

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  2. Elena

    30 June 2020 at 7:12 am

    So excited! Good luck ??

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  3. Ian Fell

    29 June 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Goood luck to everybody !

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    Good luck everyone ?

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In their 6pm live session, we help keep our students on track with the syllabus and discuss the application of Baking As Lifestyle Medicine to the 6 pillars of Lifestyle medicine, applying the research papers, application of the Research, and how this ties into prescribing, along with guest lecturers, discussions and sharing knowledge.

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📆 The Sourdough School Clinic - Thursdays 8pm - for students of The Sourdough School 

✏️ In this weekly live session, we cover technical baking questions. Students can submit their Baking Record Sheets in advance of the session.

📋 We look at the details of our student's bakes - the specifics of the flour, timings and temperatures. Using our sourdough record sheets Vanessa will make suggestions on how they might modify, or recalibrate the next time they bake.

Follow the link in the bio to learn more about becoming a student at The Sourdough School 👆

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IBS AWARENESS MONTH Do you suffer from irritable IBS AWARENESS MONTH

Do you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? It can be tough to deal with the uncomfortable symptoms of stomach cramps, constipation, diarrhoea and bloating. But did you know that making dietary changes, such as incorporating sourdough bread into your diet, could help alleviate some of those symptoms?

Studies have shown that sourdough's long, slow fermentation process can reduce IBS symptoms. Plus, during #ibsawarenessmonth, we're exploring how adding different herbs and spices to your sourdough can further improve both the flavour and the digestion of your bread.

Let's talk about gut health, fermentation, and how sourdough can be a delicious and healthy addition to your diet. Join the conversation and share your experiences with IBS and sourdough.

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THE SOURDOUGH SCHOOL – HAND CARVED WOODEN LAME THE SOURDOUGH SCHOOL – HAND CARVED WOODEN LAME

One of the biggest issues around using a plastic lame to score sourdough, of course, is that eventually the blade will become blunt and the lame could end up in landfill.  So several years ago I talked to my dear friend EJ about developing a lame with a replaceable blade. And he came up with this very beautiful hand carved wooden lame.

Very sadly EJ is no longer with us. Recently a friend of EJ’s who is also a wood turner and carver offered to make these again for us in remembrance of our dear friend.

Follow the link in the bio to our shop where you can find our full selection of wooden sourdough tools 👆

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The Baking As Lifestyle Medicine (BALM) Protocol The Baking As Lifestyle Medicine (BALM) Protocol

The current food system is broken at multiple levels, from the pesticides used in our soils to the emulsifiers and additives adulterating industrially-processed foods. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the bread we eat.  The figures reported by the UK Flour Millers say that bread is bought by a staggering “99.8% of British households” and that “the equivalent of nearly 11 million loaves are sold each day. Approximately 60-70% of the bread we eat is white and sandwiches are thought to account for 50% of overall bread consumption. Average bread purchases are the equivalent of 60.3 loaves per person per year.” 

Most bread sold is made by modern processing methods that strip heart-healthy whole grains of their nutrient contents, resulting in low-fibre bread with a high glycemic index. Over time, white processed bread can increase a person’s risk of insulin resistance alongside other lifestyle diseases.

We’re on a mission to revolutionise the bread making process at every level – from soil to slice. The rules governing this are laid out in our Baking As Lifestyle Medicine protocol. 

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