Hong Kong Health Food Store Spotlight – Green Common: A Vegan Shopping Paradise
The minute you enter Green Common, the new vegetarian concept store by the Green Monday team on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai, you feel as if you have been transported into an alternative universe of safe, ethical and healthy choices.…
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Green Queen’s Guide To Holistic Health Practices & Centers In Hong Kong
Holistic health and integrated medicine are wide and varying fields that covers many types treatments from massage to homeopathy to energy work. For those looking to approach their health issues the holistic way, we have pulled together a…
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Hong Kong’s Zero Waste Revolution: A Day With Eco Thought Leaders At Ecozine’s Zero Waste Global Summit
If you had to guess how much waste Hong Kong produces a day, what would be your estimate? Probably nothing close to the sobering figure of 9, 000 tonnes, which is the actual number of solid municipal waste (SMW) that is sent to the…
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Green Queen Recipes: Baked Zucchini Boats That The Kiddos Will Love (Plus They Are Gluten-Free!)
We were inspired to create this recipe from a friend who whipped this up within 30 minutes as part of a Christmas starter. It’s healthy, refreshing and light. However, with a little creativity, you can make it as a meal on its own.…
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Hong Kong’s Best Under The Radar Local + Organic Fruit & Veg Delivery – Part 2
What a great time to live in Hong Kong with so many wonderful new healthy companies launching every day! In fact, there are now so many new organic fruit and vegetable delivery services, we thought it was time for round two of our previous…
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Traveling To London & Want To Stay Fit? Try Well Aware, Your Bespoke Wellness Concierge
It’s the classic modern traveler’s dilemma: how do you keep healthy on the road? You’ve just gotten off a long-haul flight. You’re jetlagged and waking up at 3am local time in strange surroundings. Room service may not be available and you…
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Q & A With Organic Beauty Expert Daniela Pelonara, Founder Of Native Essentials: How To Choose Sunscreen & Anti-Pollution Skincare
We are huge fans of Native Essentials, a full range luxury personal care line handcrafted right here in Hong Kong, all of whose products are made with organic essential oils that the founder extracts from plants herself. Daniela…
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Green Queen’s Guide to Great Coffee Online, Find The Best Without Ever Leaving Your Flat
Here at Green Queen we REALLY love our coffee. But finding quality sustainable beans in Hong Kong can be a bit of a challenge and sometimes it feels like the only way to get a good cup-o-Joe is to head out to an artisanal coffee shop. Which…
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Plant-Based Cooking Hacks: One Pot Quinoa & Mushroom Risotto
Here’s another great quinoa idea for you to create in the kitchen. By substituting the heavy, carb-laden risotto rice with quinoa, a traditionally heavy dish is transformed into a lighter, healthier and more nourishing meal. What we…
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Be A Waste-Conscious Hong Konger: 10 Things You Can Do To Lessen Your Eco Load On Our City…And The Planet
In honor of Zero Waste Week June 7th through 14th 2015, the incredible campaign spearheaded by our friends at Ecozine and HK Cleanup which invites Hong Kongers to commit to one week of sending NOTHING to the landfill in order to raise…
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Our Complete Guide To Aerial Yoga In Hong Kong (Including Flyoga & AntiGravity® Yoga)
Aerial yoga, AntiGravity® yoga, aerial yoga, fly yoga or Flyoga®- this new fitness craze has many names. Each class is slightly different but in a nutshell aerial yoga combines yoga, pilates and aerial acrobatics, all done using a large…
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Green Queen Giving: Plastic Free Seas – On A Mission To Rid The Ocean Of Humanity’s C-R-A-P
How was Plastic Free Seas (PFS) started?
Having been organizing beach cleanups for years in Discovery Bay, and speaking at more and more schools about doing beach cleanups, volunteering and the general issue of plastic marine…
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6 Global Health Food Trends You Need To Know About From Sea Spaghetti To Cricket Flour
The Rise Of Insect Protein
Food supply is a controversial topic these days on the global world stage with pundits worried about how we are going to feed what some experts say will be 20 billion people by the year 2050. Humans can't live…
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Green Queen Does South Lantau – Our Guide To Where To Shop, Eat & Relax The Sustainable Way
When you find yourself stuck in the hustle-and-bustle of Central, it can be easy to forget that Hong Kong is actually a sub-tropical paradise complete with lush jungles and beach island getaways. One such getaway is South Lantau, a…
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Green Queen Exclusive: Christian Mongendre, The Man Behind Hong Kong’s MANA Revolution + MANA’s New Opening
The story of how Christian Gerard Mongendre came to co-found Hong Kong's most loved healthy lunch spot is a testament to the many serendipitous moments that make life so crazy and incredible. We sat down with the man behind MANA over a…
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Gourmet Plant-Based Dinner: Lentil Bolognese with Zucchini Pappardelle AKA Vegan Spag Bol
Bolognese sauce is comfort food at its best. In our pre-health conscious days, a bowl of spag bol was a staple dinner option, especially when we were uni students. Traditionally made with beef, veal or pork mince, this Italian…
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Green Queen’s Paleo Primer: Your Ultimate Guide To Living The Paleo Lifestyle in Hong Kong
What is Paleo, Anyway?
The paleo diet, also know as the paleolithic diet, the stone-age diet and the caveman diet, was founded on the concept that we would be better off if we stuck to the diet that was available to our ancestors…
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Zero Noise Pollution + Handcrafted Vegan Food + Private Beach + No Plane Ride = Sommer’s Life – The Perfect Hong Kong Retreat
2017 Update: Nathalie no longer takes overnight guests but still does day retreats and workshops.
To really get away, to quiet the mind and feel a million miles from all the hustle and bustle, to take a proper body-and-mind break, the…
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The Pros & Cons Of Choosing Organic – Part 2 Of Our Organic Food Series
Debates about whether organic foods are worth it continue to rage on. On one hand you have those that believe all all foods should be grown naturally and promote buying organic as the healthier and safer option. On the other hand, you have…
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Green Queen Does Wan Chai – Our Guide To The Neighbourhood That Never Sleeps
Wan Chai has been one of the most popular neighborhoods in Hong Kong for quite some time now. While it is known for its Convention Center, as well as for being home to some of Hong Kong's seedier evening destinations, Wan Chai has in…
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Green Queen Loves: Body Awakening One Month Cleansing Program- The Easiest, Gentlest & Most Effective Cleanse Out There
These days, the word “cleansing” often brings to mind a (cold-pressed) juice fast, not to mention the inevitable cravings for sugary and fatty foods that tend to follow so we were pretty excited to trial a cleanse with a different…
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