The Truth About Sourdough: Gut Health, Gluten & Postbiotics

THIS EPISODE COMES WITH A HUNGER WARNING FOR YOU AND YOUR MICROBES....

Gut a feeling sourdough is better for your gut? Is it the fermentation that makes bread easier to digest? And is that supermarket sourdough something your guts actually happy to see? All gut qs ...

And ones we're answering on this weeks Chatting Sh*t! Join us - Alana and Lisa Macfarlane and our special guest Dr Vanessa Kimbell, sourdough expert, researcher and founder of the Sourdough School, to digest the science behind sourdough, fermentation and gut health.

Over a seriously delicious, gut-loving lunch, Vanessa explains how the bread we eat can influence our gut microbiome, why fibre and plant diversity matter, and how traditional sourdough fermentation transforms the ingredients in our daily loaf.

From gluten and bloating to probiotics, prebiotics and the gut-brain connection, we're getting to the bottom (quite literally) of what makes bread good for our guts — and why not all sourdough is created equal.

In this episode, we get stuck into:

Sourdough vs regular bread: What's the difference, and why does fermentation matter?

Gut health and the microbiome: How fibre, whole grains and plant diversity help nourish our gut bacteria.

Gluten, bloating and digestion: Why some people struggle with bread and how to approach increasing fibre gradually.

Real vs supermarket sourdough: What to look for when choosing a loaf.

Fermented foods, probiotics and prebiotics: What happens to beneficial bacteria when sourdough is baked?

Bread and mental wellbeing: The surprising connection between baking, sharing food and the gut-brain connection.

Making sourdough at home: Vanessa's practical tips for beginners, including sourdough starters and getting fermentation right.

Plus, we discover why Vanessa's famously fibre-packed bread has earned a rather cheeky nickname, and why making and sharing a loaf might be about so much more than what we eat.

Whether you're a sourdough obsessive, a fermentation beginner or simply wondering how to improve your gut health without giving up bread, this episode is for you.

Because good gut health doesn't have to mean giving up the foods you love.

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