Proven: Baking as Lifestyle medicine (BALM) follows the journey of how Vanessa developed and evident based approach to nourishing bread. guest have been part of the work at The Sourdough School, and support the Baking as Lifestyle Medicine Protocol sharing how good bread is the foundation to good gut health and mental health. Presented and Produced by Dr Vanessa Kimbell, (https://www.sourdough.co.uk/about-vanessa-kimbell/) Founder of The Sourdough School. From soil to slice, this podcast explores how bread – when made properly – can nourish both body and mind. With a focus on mental health, we dive into the science of fermentation, the gut microbiome, and nutrigenetics,. Guests span the entire bread-making system – from wheat breeders, farmers, millers, and bakers to doctors, nutritional psychiatrists, and gut health specialists – brought together to explore the impact of bread in depth. This is a multidisciplinary, evidence-based, and unapologetically disruptive podcast, featuring some of the world’s leading experts sharing their insights. A knead-to-know conversation, grounded in science, this podcast redefines bread as lifestyle medicine – transforming the way we approach our most fundamental food. What you’ll learn, as you listen in, is that your daily bread isn’t the problem. When done right, it’s a delicious and powerful part of the solution.