I Was On Meds, Overweight & Unhealthy. Here Are The 3 Choices That Saved My Life
After years of struggling with chronic pain, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. As a chef, I was working long, stressful hours. I wrote off my pain as part of my job, until things got so bad that I had no choice but to acknowledge there was something severely wrong.
I ended up hospitalized multiple times with extreme flare-ups and even had several surgeries as a result of the disease. I gained weight; I felt helpless, sick, and like I was getting sicker — and I didn’t have much choice in the matter.