*This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hormel Foods.  All opinions are 100% mine.     Building a healthy lifestyle and practicing good eating habits are very important to a person's overall health.  According to a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it has been found that the Mediterranean Diet decreases a person's chance of having a heart attack, having a stroke, or dying from cardiovascular disease.  People who enjoy meals that adhere to the Mediterranean Diet make a conscious decision to replace red meats and sweets with a balanced diet of fruits, vegetable, olive oil, nuts, whole grains, seafood, poultry and certain dairy products.     Although I have not made the transition to the Mediterranean Diet, I personally understand the impact that cutting sugar out of a person's diet has on their overall health.  For health reasons, I almost completely cut sugar out of my diet a little over a year ago and have lost sixty pounds as a result … [Read more...]