I have followed an on-again, off-again plant-based diet for the last 10 years. I recently started seeing a FNP who specialized in functional medicine (I have been experiencing lots of lower body pain) and found out my LDL cholesterol is at 190 (no familial connection) and my hs-CRP is a 3.4, not a good combination. The FNP believes it's all gut-related and put me on several suppliments and an anti-inflammatory diet. I firmly believe in Dr. McDougall's philosophy and eating plan, even though I struggle to stick with it as much as I should. I am an emotional/stress eater and that derails me into meat-dairy-sugar-land more often than I want to admit, but 2 months ago I got back to being more plant-based. I was very surprised when I reviewed the anti-inflammatory diet my FNP sent me to see daily meals using meat, although it does recommend organic and grass-fed. One lunch is deli turkey dipped in mustard! I am so confused. I thought meat was inflammatory to the body? And of course the diet also limits carbs and grains, which I thought helped fight inflammation. This goes against everything I previously believed and now I'm not sure what to believe. Help?