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6 Mins Read Vitamins including B12 and D are critical for health. But they’re most often sourced from animals, which is not ideal if you follow a vegan diet. Here’s how to get them from alternative sources. A growing body of research suggests that following a whole-food, plant-based diet is one of the healthiest ways to live. This […]
3 Mins Read When it comes to natural beauty advice, how about implementing the same approach with our self-care and beauty routine as we do with our food? In a time when we find ourselves more glued to screens than ever, not to mention, getting more anxious from the incessant news cycle, putting on a homemade face mask […]
7 Mins Read It’s unbelievable how much one teaspoon of baking soda can do for our bodies and households! Baking soda is an indispensable item in any zero-waste arsenal and the ultimate multi-purpose home ingredient. The fine white powder has innumerable applications not only in the kitchen and bathroom but also in helping to cure some skin irritations, […]
4 Mins Read Should you drink from a copper water bottle? What are the benefits to your health? What about the side effects?
12 Mins Read It’s that time of the year again, a new dawn, or in 2021’s case, a better dawn, because hey, what can be worse than 2020? New year = new set of Green Queen trend predictions (proud to share that we still haven’t been wrong yet). This year, for the first time, we have two separate […]
5 Mins Read Over the years, diet trends and wellness fads have come and gone. You might have heard a few of your friends hailing intermittent fasting as “super effective” or the ketogenic diet as the “best thing they’ve done all year” for their health. And you may have wondered, why didn’t it work for me? Turns out, […]
6 Mins Read There’s a huge chance you will be stopping by Ho Chi Minh City if you’re travelling in Vietnam. Still called Saigon by some locals, the country has a never-ending stream of vegan and vegetarian options. While many travellers might use the city as a stopover for their next Vietnamese adventures, we’d say there is a […]
6 Mins Read We recently visited the three-day Natural & Organic Asia (NOA) fair, which was held from 3rd – 5th September at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wanchai. The fair is the region’s official sourcing and trading platform connecting the global natural and organic industry. At this year’s edition, which featured 250 brands from […]
2 Mins Read Tomorrow marks the start of the three-day Natural & Organic Asia (NOA) fair, to be held from 3rd – 5th September at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wanchai. The trade show is the region’s most established sourcing and trading platform in the global natural and organic products industry. This year, which […]
2 Mins Read As part of my Healing Energies column, I will be spotlighting various types of energy healing modalities and exploring them in more depth. Up first is Reiki, arguably the most popular form of energy healing, which has been around for almost a century though it has yet to find worldwide acceptance as a standard healing […]
5 Mins Read Dubai is exploding with plant-based eateries and vegan options! Tons of restaurants are getting on board with the vegan trend, making the UAE capital bustling a truly vibing vegan food scene. Below are Green Queen’s top picks not to be missed – from thalis to raw courgetti and doughnuts – there is truly something for […]
3 Mins Read Asia’s health and fitness industry has shown steady growth in recent years. Sales of fitness and wellness businesses and health-oriented companies have increased year on year as Asian consumers become increasingly attuned to healthy lifestyles. Riding on this trend, which appears to be a mainstay, brands are innovating to continue their appeal to the changing […]
4 Mins Read In his third Green Queen column, plant-based fitness & nutrition expert Paul Sandburg takes one of the wellness world’s new obsessions: prolonged fasting. Find out everything you need to know to get started. No, this isn’t another article about intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is so 2015. If you aren’t already doing at least a 12 […]
7 Mins Read Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Denise Tam, the enlightened founder of Hong Kong’s premier CBD destination Heavens Please and the city’s resident expert on all things CBD, where we talk about dosing, how to get started, why CBD skincare is taking off and how Denise discovered the magic of cannabidiol. Missed Part […]
4 Mins Read Fivelements Habitat, the city’s new 15,000 sq.ft. integrated wellness destination in Causeway Bay, will give Hong Kongers an opportunity to refocus on their physical and mental health through different pathways, including yoga, sacred arts and plant-based dining. Habitat’s highlights include a 55-seat plant-based dining area, private spa treatments rooms and a private steam, a dedicated mediation […]
2 Mins Read Hong Kong meal delivery startup NOSH has recently announced the launch of a rebranded corporate-focused delivery brand called Spoonful available now in their home territory and launching in Singapore next month. In exciting news for those looking to reduce their meat consumption, NOSH shared details of their new partnership with Silicon Valley plant-based meat juggernaut Impossible Foods. Plant-based […]
5 Mins Read You may be surprised to learn that Hong Kong’s newest plant-based dining destination is located in a wellness retreat tucked away in Causeway Bay’s Times Square but we’re here to tell you about it. Fivelements Habitats is offering city-dwellers a relaxing spot to pause, reset and nourish at their Sakti Elixir Bar. The Bar will […]
2 Mins Read The Dawn, a Thailand-based rehabilitation and wellness centre, has pioneered Asia’s first therapeutic retreat catered towards executives experiencing burnout. Located in the depths of Chiang Mai’s countryside, The Dawn’s “Professional Burnout Program” is specifically designed to help overworked executives cope with stressors from the workplace. Burnout has become a global issue. In a recent statement, […]
3 Mins Read In our brand new monthly column Healing Energies, Hong Kong-based energy practitioner and Reiki teacher Corie Chu explains why energy healing is for everyone and how it can help you redefine your relationship with yourself and others. We eat to fuel our energy. We sleep to restore our energy levels. We move to shift our […]
4 Mins Read Small in size but big in impact, JAHMU Tonic isn’t your typical health drink- far from it, in fact. Following last year’s launch of their take on the traditional Balinese healing tonic known as jamu, local wellness startup JAHMU Tonic has expanded their product line to showcase the healing power of plants to health seekers […]
9 Mins Read In this new age of technology, scientific evidence reigns supreme. However, what is coming forward, as though like a backlash, is also a strong tide of solutions that are based on organic, classic lore. There may be much to debate about the powers of crystals – from being a “woo-woo” psychological entrapment for some, or […]