April 2017 Green Queen Scoop: Your Global Health News Roundup

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By Sonalie Figueiras Published on Apr 11, 2017 Last updated May 31, 2018

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Study Suggests Vegans Really Are Saving The World

Having a vegan friend may make it harder for you to choose a weekly brunch spot, but according to a new study, the small vegan population might just have the right idea…

huffingtonpost.com

HKU bans sales of disposable bottled water to help planet

The measure takes effect on Pok Fu Lam campus from July 1 – and plastic bags and takeaway boxes could be next. All single-use bottles measuring one litre or less…

scmp.com

Sweden Opens World’s First Mall For Repaired And Recycled Goods…

A new generation of recycling has now gone from local drop-off centers to a shopping mall that sells only repaired or upcycled products. The new recycling establishment, ReTuna Återbruksgalleria…

goodnewsnetwork.org

What Is ‘Rainforest-Free’ Clothing, And Why Should You Care?

On a night before Valentine’s Day, the Victoria’s Secret in Manhattan’s Herald Square was dressed up in pink Cupid’s arrows. Visitors from around the world were shopping for holiday…

racked.com

Salmon Farming In Crisis: ‘We are seeing a chemical arms race in the seas’

Every day, salmon farmers across the world walk into steel cages – in the seas off Scotland or Norway or Iceland – and throw in food. Lots of food; they must feed tens of thousands of fish…

theguardian.com

Marathons May Be Bad For The Kidneys

Even with proper hydration, it might be best to run fewer than 26 miles at a time.

Six years ago, a study from Michigan’s William Beaumont Hospital found that about 40 percent of runners suffer acute kidney injury after marathons…

theatlantic.com

The First-Ever Green Carpet Fashion Awards Is Coming

The first-ever celebration of sustainable fashion will take place this year in the form of the Green Carpet Fashion Awards. On 24 September, during Milan Fashion Week, major brands such as…

harpersbazaar.co.uk

With Arrival Of Avocado Bar, Brooklyn Has It All

This innovative bar is the place for avocado everything: smoothies, salads and, yes, toast. Francesco Brachetti, a native of Florence, Italy, fell for avocados while living in Mexico….

nytimes.com

Which One Is It: Is Fat Killing You, or Is Sugar?

In the early nineteen-sixties, when cholesterol was declared an enemy of health, my parents quickly enlisted in the war on fat. Onion rolls slathered with butter, herring in thick cream…

newyorker.com

No More Carageenan In Organic Food?

What do So Delicious ice cream, Publix yogurt, and Pacific Foods almond milk all have in common? They are just three of the many brands with the emulsifying agent carrageenan, a common food…

wellandgood.com

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Sonalie Figueiras

2021 Women of Power, 2019 GEN T Honoree, V Label Global Hero, 2 x TEDx Speaker: Serial social entrepreneur & trends forecaster Sonalie Figueiras is a sustainability expert, food futurist and eco-powerhouse who has been inspiring global audiences for over a decade with practical steps on how to fight climate change. Known as the Green Queen of Asia, she is the founder and Editor in Chief of the award-winning Green Queen - the region’s first impact media platform that educates millions of readers on the connection between health, sustainability and the environment and showcases future solutions. She is also the co-founder and CEO of organic sourcing platform Ekowarehouse and climate tech SaaS Source Green, which helps consumer brands quit plastic packaging thanks to proprietary plastic reduction software. In addition, Sonalie is a global keynote speaker and an advisor to multiple mission-driven startups and NGOs, and a venture partner to several VC funds.
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