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Vanessa Kimbell's Guide to Sourdough Bread

Understanding Bread's Influence on Health and Environment

Baking as Lifestyle Medicine is a transformative and systemic approach to systems change; because bread that nourishes is the foundation of good health, social justice, and a sustainable future
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Nutritional psychiatry

Tempting as it might be to eat junk food when you are feeling low, Studies show there is a link between food and mental health.

Studies show there is a link between food and mental health. A diet lacking in some essential nutrients can contribute to poor mental health, including anxiety and depression. Nutritional psychiatry treats mental health issues through food and dietary supplements to rebalance and support mental wellbeing.

This is a relatively new field of research, but one which is now being applied in the treatment of some mental health conditions. The importance of nutrition and the role of the gut microbiome in supporting good mental health is becoming clearer , and why we place such an emphasis on the way we teach Baking as Lifestyle Medicine, (BALM) as being about the wear you bake, cook and eat your your bread and baked goods. Our Symbiotic eating recipes are full of amazing recipes with foods that nourish you to enjoy your bread with.  We also have lectures in The Club from some of the worlds leading experts in Nutritional Psychiatry Professor Felice Jacka.

 

Further reading:

The Food Mood Connection by Dr Uma Naidoo

Happy Gut, Happy Mind: How to Feel Good From Within by Eve Kalinik

Brain Changer: How diet can save your mental health – cutting-edge science from an expert by Professor Felice Jacka

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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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