On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates welcomes Dr. Julie Gatza, founder of the Florida Wellness Institute, to discuss how certain foods may be triggering stress and anxiety, and what you can eat to feel calmer and more at ease.

Anxiety isn't just emotional, it's biological. Your gut produces 90% of your serotonin, the neurotransmitter regulating your mood. What you feed your gut helps support or sabotage your mental health.

In addition to founding the Florida Wellness Institute, Dr. Gatza also serves as a spokeswoman for Nature's Sources - makers of AbsorbAid digestive enzymes. She shares how your gut health and nutrition impact anxiety, and what you can do about it.

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On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates welcomes Jay Reifel, co-author of A History Of The World In 10 Dinners: 2,000 Years, 100 Recipes. Published by Rizzoli Books, this cookbook combines narrative history and food anthropology with hands-on cooking - designed to be accessible and scholarly for home cooks doubling as curious historians.

A History of the World is a beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched cookbook combining historical storytelling with adapted recipes from key eras from across the globe, such as Renaissance Italy and 19th-century New York City.

Reifel is a classically trained chef, author, and food historian known for recreating historical dishes using modern techniques and ingredients.

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On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates explores generational recipes and the cultural roots they preserve. Joining the show is Frank Iovine and Mariano Graus.

A retired NYPD officer turned mindfulness coach, Iovine will share his cookbook-memoir Ricette e Ricordi di Nonno (Meals and Memories with Nonno) inspired by his grandfather Angelo, Iovine's guiding light, who lived to 101 years of age by eating fresh and simple Mediterranean meals.

Graus is a Senior Editor at Naples-based Graus Edizioni, and he joins the show to share insights on publishing across cultures, tradition through literature, and how Italy's publishing vastly contrasts to America's.

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