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JUNK 17, 1982
Natural diet aids are
diet drug alternatives
BY J KNNI BURROWS
The American obsession with the slender
body has resulted in the development of an
abundance of diet aids. A large number of
appetite suppressant drugs can be purchased
without a prescription at nearly every drug
store and supermarket.
But for those who would be thinner but
don't like the idea of using drugs to get that
way, herbal alternatives exist.
A variety of diet aids containing only natu
ral ingredients are available in Lincoln, and
those on the selling end say that business is
terrific.
Kuphona Herbs, 2639 Randolph St., carries
herbal health aids for nearly every ailment,
but the diet aids are one of the biggest sellers,
owner Deb Haselhorst said.
Store has two diet aids
The store has two diet aids, which are con
tained in natural gelatin capsules. One of the
aids listed its ingredients as Irish moss, sea
wrack, fenugreek, valerian, shavegrass, haw
thorne berries, horseradish, cleavers, chick
weed, celery, alfalfa and garlic. The other aid,
which was temporarily sold out, contained
chick weed, fennel seed, burdock root, kelp,
bladder wrack and chia seeds.
"These herbs are all natural," said Mrs.
Haselhorst. "They can't hurt you, and they're
better and cheaper than medicine."
Mrs. Haselhorst said that users report
good results using the herbs, and that she has
had no complaints. Each herb has a different
effect on the body. For example, fennel seed
aids in digestion and burdock root reduces
cellular congestion she said. When used in
combination in a capsule, she said that the
herbs help dieters to lose weight.
General Nutrition Center in the Centrum,
1111 O St., sells many natural diet aids. The
best one is Glucomannan, said Andy Hird,
manager. Glucomcnnan is a high-fiber pow
der contained in capsules.
Dieters take the capsules before each
meal with eight ounces of water.The capsules
absorb the water and expand into a high-fiber
gel, which gives the stomach a full feeling,
making the dieter eat less.
Hird said he recommends that dieters take
only one capsule per meal when beginning the
diet, because sometimes it takes a few days
for the digestive system to become used to
large amounts of fiber.
The ingredient in glucomannan is 100 per
cent natural, he said, and contains no flavor
ings, color or stimulants.
"You have to stick with it to do it right,"
said Hird. "You have to remember to take the
capsule with every meal."
Protein blocks sugar conversion
Another big seller is Starch Block, a leg
ume protein concentrate that supposedly
blocks the change of starch into sugar. Hird
said that one tablet blocks 150 grams of
starch, which roughly equals four slices of
bread.
Starch Block does not contain anything ar
tificial, and there are no dangers involved in
taking the tablets, Hird said.
Hird said that he recommends the tablets
more as a way to prevent weight gain than as
a way to lose weight. "These aren't for fast
weight loss, but you won't gain anything ei
ther," he said. He said that as a pasta and
pizza lover himself, he finds the tablets effec
tive. "I recommend taking them before a meal
heavy in starchy food. I try just about all the
diet aids myself," he said. "We don't advise
crash dieting or really fast weight loss."
Hird said that every diet aid as well as all
the other products made by General Nutrition
Centers are tested by people in GNC labs in
Pittsburg and in South Dakota.
But, of course, thinness has its price.
Starch Block tablets sell in bottles of 30 for
$9.95. Glucomannan capsules sell for $14.99 for
a bottle of 90.
One outside eating area ready,
two more soon ready for use
BY PAT MASTERS
When people dine out they usually end up
eating inside.
That isn't necessarily true at Pontillo's
Pizzeria, 1246 Q St.
An outdoor dining area has been available
there for almost 14 months.
Manager Shawn Lohry said the restaurant
shas almost doubled its seating since expand
ing outdoors and people have loved it.
"If people have a hoagie and no place to
eat it then they become distressed," Lohry
said. "An outside eating area can add some
time to their lives and also our business."
She said business has increased at least 30
to 40 percent during the peak hours of 11 a.m.
to 1 : 30 p.m. and 5 : 30 p.m. to 7 : 30 p.m.
People order and pay for their food inside,
Lohry said, and then an intercom system calls
them to pick it up.
Outside eating areas for two other Lincoln
restaurants have been approved by the Lin
coln City Council.
Soon Lincolnites may enjoy swordfish or a
luncheon steak outside The Rotisserie, 1100 O
St.
Owner Bahman Sepahpur said he hopes to
have outside dining available in two weeks.
Valentino's Pizza, 232 N. 13th, may have an
outside eating area available this summer,
said Ron Messineo the vice-president of
operations for Valentino's Pizza in Nebraska.
Messineo said if logistics such as the num
ber of tables needed and whether to have
waitresses and waiters can be figured out,
downtown Valentino's Pizza may have outside
dining by mid-July.
Lincoln Health Inspector Roger Peters
said customers must carry their own food
outside unless covered dishes are used.
Several specifications must be met before
a license is granted, said Robert Otte, an at
torney commissioneed by Valentino's Pizza to
apply for a license.
The sidewalk must be checked by an in
spector to make sure ample room is available
for pedestrian flow, Otte said.
The planning commission was especially
concerned about impeding traffic flow on
football Saturdays, Otte said.
Awnings must be constructed above the
seating area, Otte said, and waste baskets
must be made available outside.
The cost for a sidewalk cafe permit is $200,
Otte said, and an additional users fee is as
sesed, depending on how big the eating area
is.
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Movie at Sheldon called screwball comedy
The movie Twentieth Century, starring
Carole Lombard and John Barrymore, will be
shown Thursday through Sunday at the Shel
don Film Theater.
The film is part of the theater's "Heroines
of Hollywood" series and will be shown at 7
and 9 p.m. each day. Matinees will be at 3 p.m.
on Saturday and Sunday
Andrew Sarris, film critic for the Village
Voice, describes the 1934 production as a
"screwball comedy," which means that the
the attractive, sophisticated stars perform
their own slapstick comedy instead of dele
gating it to others.
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