On Veteran’s Day, unknowncountry.com just wants to say THANKS to everyone who has fought so hard for our country, and to remind you of two of Anne Strieber’s most popular diaries, which she wrote about our Vets. To read them, click here and here.read more

It’s not just what you eat–what you COOK it in can affect your health too. Children and teens with higher blood levels of the chemicals used non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics have elevated total and LDL (bad cholesterol) levels. Other ways they could have been exposed to these chemicals are through drinking water, dust, food packaging, microwave popcorn–and even air. A recent national survey results detected them in almost all} samples of human blood.read more

There’s a theory that vegetarians are more peaceful, but new research shows it’s actually meat eaters who are LESS aggressive. What about our images of a grunting or growling animal snarling at anyone who dares take their meat away from them–Wouldn’t that go for humans, too? Football coaches feed their players big hunks of red meat before a game in hopes of pumping them up. The idea that meat would illicit aggressive behavior makes sense, as it would have helped our primate ancestors with hunting, co-opting and protecting their meat resources.read more