Overcoming Chronic Illness & Ulcerative Colitis in Arlington, VA
In the early 2000s, I was sick. Not just kind of sick—ulcerative colitis sick.
If you’ve never experienced it, let me paint the picture for you.
It starts with pain. Deep, twisting, gut-wrenching pain that hits out of nowhere. Then the bathroom trips—urgent, uncontrollable, and unpredictable.
I was miserable.
The medications helped—I won’t deny that. They got me to a place where I could function again, and I passed the Prince George’s County Maryland Fire Department entrance exams with flying colors while I was in remission. I thought I had it beat.
But I was wrong.
Firefighting With Ulcerative Colitis
Three or four years into the fire department, my autoimmune disease flared up again.
Hard.
I was back to the pain, the urgency, the exhaustion. But here’s the thing—I didn’t have the luxury of slowing down. I was working shift work as a firefighter in Prince George’s County, MD, while coaching and training high-level professionals and executives in Northern VA, DC, and Maryland.
Most people would have folded. Would have said, “I can’t do this right now. My circumstances are too tough.”
But I didn’t.
How I Healed My Ulcerative Colitis in Arlington, VA
I researched. I tested. I adjusted everything—my diet, my stress levels, my sleep, my mindset. I focused on reducing inflammation, optimizing gut health, and eliminating the root causes of my autoimmune disease.
And three years later? I was completely healed.
Take Control of Your Health in Arlington, VA & Beyond
If you’re ready to take action, we can help. At Evolve To Fit, we specialize in:
✅ Chronic illness recovery
✅ Autoimmune disease management through movement & nutrition
✅ Gymnastic Strength Training (GST) for healing pain & inflammation
✅ Functional fitness & mobility coaching for busy professionals
No more medication. No more pain. No more being a prisoner to my own body.
Healing & Health Optimization for Arlington’s High Performers
I won’t sit here and tell you it was easy. It took a complete overhaul of my life—how I ate, how I moved, how I handled stress. It took a decision to stop being a passive victim of my circumstances and start actively healing.
I say this because I know some of you reading this are on the edge. Maybe you feel the same sickness creeping in. Maybe you’re already in the middle of it. Maybe you’ve convinced yourself that this is “just how it is.”
It’s not.
I was told I would have ulcerative colitis forever. I don’t.
If you’re sick, suffering, or slowly destroying yourself with poor choices—you need to hear this: you don’t have to stay here.
But it starts with a decision. Your decision.
Your body isn’t the enemy. It’s just reacting to how you treat it. Give it what it needs, and it will heal. But if you keep ignoring the signs, it will break you.
The choice is yours.
Stay stuck. Or fight back.
I chose to fight. And I won.
You can too.
And that’s the ultimate lesson. If one person has healed from something, that means it’s available to anyone and everyone. Healing isn’t reserved for the lucky few. It’s available to those who decide to claim it.
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