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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Sourdough Resources

 

Sourdough ResourcesA list of my favourite Sourdough resources

There are so many amazing people in sourdough. My Favourie community however is on Instagram. Mostly the bakers & millers listed are friends and colleagues, they are also great resource for ideas and inspiration, and I love browsing through the beautiful photos they post.

@alicequillet – Alice is a wonderful baker, determinedly showing up the French and making really great bread and coffee- co-owner of Ten Belles in Paris

@boncipane – Good friend and brilliant Pannetone and pizza baked by Bonci Gabriele

@campbell2664 – A creator of baking equipment and fabulous bread

@ceorbread – Guy Frenkel is a baker from Los Angeles, posting beautiful photos of his bread

@danlepard – Dan has mentored me for almost a decade. He is amazing and is well-known for his baking and writing. Without Dan I wouldn’t be teaching.

@emsbread – Dear Friend, award winning baker, author and Sourdough School tutor, Emmanuel Hadjiandreou

@gilchesters – Farmers and millers in the north east of England. Growing organic, heritage grains

@illebrod – Baking with principles. Norwegian baker and Sourdough School Tutor, Martin Fjeld posts photos of his bakes.

@katesbread – Kate Pepper is a Californian baker who posts inspiring photos of her work

@maurizio – Maurizio Leo is a sourdough baker and writer at theperfectloaf.com

@michaeljames77 – Baker, author and owner of the Tivoli Road Bakery

@mjjtightlines – Matthew is a really great friend, and just an amazing baker. His bread is divine and he bakes at Outerlands in San Francisco

@mulinomarino – Photos from my favourite Italian mill, and long time friends.

@richardhartbaker – Base in Copenhagen Richard is one of the best bakers in the world, sharing inspiring photos he is the most instinctive and brilliant baker I have ever met.

@season_adam – Adam is a tutor at the School and the baker who baked all the bread in the photos of this book . He is a fantastic sourdough baker with a superb technical and practical knowledge of sourdough.

@smallfoodbakery – Photos one of the most inspiring women and bakers I know – Kimberley Bell

@sourdoughschool – Lots of photos of bread and events here at the school

@vanessakimbell – Of course my own account, with plenty of pictures of the breads I bake

@white_crystals – I love Crystal White she is an incredible baker and is based in San Diego, California

@yohanferrant – Half French and half Spanish meet my friend and extraordinary baker in Spain