The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Five responses when relatives ask why you're not eating stuffing this Thanksgiving.

Here we are, another day of turkey, gathering, gratitude, and maybe questions.

For some of us, our relatives stopped asking long ago.

Or maybe we celebrate alone or with a smaller, more sympathetic crowd these days.

Many of us, however, will find ourselves mixing with non-primal eaters.

We'll likely even be the typical lone figure strategizing our choices among the high-carb spread.

Bring on the turkey legs, the Brussels sprouts, the salad.

The stuffing and sweets, on the other hand, maybe not so much.

And so the inquiry often begins.

As I wish you all, kind readers, a happy Thanksgiving from the U.S.,

I thought I'd offer some of my favorite responses, some serious, some not,

to the common questions we field at the holiday dinner table. To all of our MDA community, I'm grateful for your valued following and

your incredible contributions over the years. I hope you'll add your own favorite personal

retorts, strategic redirects, and discussion starters for the dinner table today.

Number one. You know, I've found I just feel better if I avoid certain foods. Breddy type foods are

among them. It's the perfect choice when you're looking for a simple, no-nonsense response,

and it's all eye statements to boot. Don't you feel psychologically sensitive

knowing that? It's harder to argue with people's physical experiences. Feel free to get as detailed

as the situation calls for. Number two, I'm just doing my bit this holiday to keep the national

health care expenditure down. Have you read the latest diabetes figures?

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