The herbal cleanse...

Ok, so I'm about to start the herbal cleanse with Advocare.  I signed up to become a distributor to recieve the instant 20% discount.  With the products that I purchased, I only paid $30 to get the membership, which is a one-time fee of $79.  After the first year, it's an annual fee of $50.00.  So, it's just like Sam's Club.  You pay an annual fee to by items at a lower cost.  Anyhow, I decided to purge myself (and my kitchen) of all the junk.  And by junk, I mean white pastas, bleached flours, enriched foods, and anything with high fructose curn syrup.  I made a trip to Whole Foods in Carmel and was amazed at what I found.  I could buy "good" and "healthy" foods for about the same price as I was paying for the food loaded with all sorts of unhealthy ingredients.  So, I loaded up on all sorts of stuff.  Healthy ketchup, free of high fructose corn syrup, lots of gluten free pastas, chips, and snacks.  All healthy, all natural, and all gluten free.  Research gluten, it's an awful substance that is in wheat.  Not the wheat that farmers grew 50 years ago, but the wheat regulated by the government that the farmes grow now.  It's incredibly over processed, and we all know processed foods aren't healthy.  Anyhow, I even pressed my own almond butter from plain almonds.  So, after an incredibly  sucessful trip to Whole Foods, I shall start my cleanse.