First Step

First Step believes in respecting the healing power of nature and recognizing that body, mind and spirit are intrinsic and inseparable. In today's society, health care providers need to be able to address health issues from non-traditional perspectives. We strive to educate patients that they themselves, hold the answers to wellness. We provide the consultation services to inspire and assist patients in creating a holistic lifestyle. "Terminal or debilitating medical condition" means: (a) Cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy or other seizure disorder, or spasticity disorders; or (b) Intractable pain, limited for the purpose of this chapter to mean pain unrelieved by standard medical treatments and medications; or (c) Glaucoma, either acute or chronic, limited for the purpose of this chapter to mean increased intraocular pressure unrelieved by standard treatments and medications; or (d) Crohn's disease with debilitating symptoms unrelieved by standard treatments or medications; or (e) Hepatitis C with debilitating nausea or intractable pain unrelieved by standard treatments or medications; or (f) Diseases, including anorexia, which result in nausea, vomiting, wasting, appetite loss, cramping, seizures, muscle spasms, or spasticity, when these symptoms are unrelieved by standard treatments or medications.