Does it really cost nothing to talk with Christina?

Yes, completely. Conversations are always free to the patient. The hospitals Christina partners with compensate her only if you choose to move forward with treatment. Her role is to guide and support you, never to pressure you.

Is Christina Carter a doctor?

No. Christina is a patient advocate and educator, not a licensed medical provider. Her value is lived experience: she had chronic Lyme for over a decade, and her husband and daughter went through hyperthermia treatment too. She helps you understand your options and connects you with the medical teams who provide clinical care.

What is whole-body hyperthermia?

It is a hospital-based therapy that carefully raises your core body temperature to weaken heat-sensitive Lyme bacteria and co-infections, help break down biofilms, and stimulate the immune system. It is performed in a supervised hospital setting.

Can Lyme come back after treatment like hyperthermia?

It can. Clearing an infection is not the same as becoming immune to it. Christina's family cleared the Borrelia completely with extreme hyperthermia in Germany, but her daughter was reinfected after a later tick bite. This is why newer approaches pair moderate hyperthermia with autologous Treg therapy, with the goal of helping the immune system recognize Borrelia and defend against future exposure.

Chronic Lyme Advocate · Patient Navigator

I've walked this road. Now I help you find your way back.

Q: I've spent so much money already and I'm exhausted. Is this worth it?

There is no obligation and no cost to simply talk. Even if you only walk away with a clearer understanding of your options, that conversation is yours to keep.

After 10 years misdiagnosed, whole-body hyperthermia gave my family our lives back. Today I guide patients to the right treatment at trusted hospitals around the world — and I walk beside you the whole way.

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Always free to you · No pressure · Talk to someone who's been there

10yrs

misdiagnosed before finding answers — so you don't have to wait that long

My Story

From "Lyme doesn't exist here" to a whole family healed.

I'm not a doctor. I'm something the clinical world can't replicate — a Lyme patient, a Lyme mother, and a Lyme wife who lived chronic Lyme from the inside, and came out the other side.

Christina Carter

Chronic Lyme Advocate · Educator · Advisory Board Member

2004 · The Bite

"Lyme doesn't exist in California."

I was bitten in the San Francisco Bay Area and told Lyme wasn't possible here. That single sentence cost me a decade.

2004–2014 · The Maze

Specialist after specialist, no answers.

From neurologists to podiatrists and everything in between. As the disease progressed, I had to close my thriving business and leave my career in mental health to care for myself full-time.

2014 · The Turning Point · Colorado

Finally — a real diagnosis.

After moving to Colorado, finding the right physician, and getting the proper labs, I had my answer: CDC-positive Lyme. Then my daughter, my son, and my husband all tested positive, too.

2017 · Germany · Hyperthermia

The treatment that changed everything.

My husband, James, found whole-body hyperthermia. In 2017 our whole family traveled to Germany for treatment — me, James, and our teenage daughter, Isabella. To say it saved our lives would be an understatement.

Since 2018 · The Lyme Specialist

Hundreds of families, guided home.

I joined Michelle McKeon at The Lyme Specialist in 2018, and since then I've helped hundreds of people access the treatment that gave my own family their lives back.

Still in the fight

This is real life — and I live it too.

Lyme isn't always a one-and-done story. Our hyperthermia in Germany cleared the infection completely — but clearing it isn't the same as being immune to it. When Isabella was bitten again, she was reinfected, and she's going through treatment right now. It's a big reason I care so much about newer approaches that don't just clear Lyme, but teach the immune system to recognize it. I don't speak about this from the sidelines — I'm walking it alongside you, in real time.

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How I Help

Three steps. Zero pressure. One conversation that can change things.

I'm a guide, not a salesperson. We start by talking — and we go exactly as far as feels right for you.

Book a free call

Reach out and we'll set up a no-cost, no-obligation conversation. Bring your questions, your history, and your worries — all of them.

We map your options

I'll listen to your story and help you understand the treatments available — from whole-body hyperthermia to immunotherapy — and what tends to fit situations like yours.

I connect & walk beside you

If it's the right move, I introduce you to trusted hospitals worldwide and support you from first contact through treatment and recovery.

Always free to you My guidance never costs you a thing — the hospitals compensate me only if you choose to move forward. My only goal is helping you get well.

Treatments I Can Guide You To

Advanced, integrative therapies for chronic Lyme.

These are the approaches that helped my own family and the patients I work with. In our call, I'll help you understand which may be relevant for you.

The treatment that saved my family

Whole-Body Hyperthermia

Carefully raising the body's core temperature to weaken heat-sensitive Borrelia and co-infections, break down biofilms, and rally the immune system — from extreme protocols that target the organisms directly to moderate hyperthermia paired with immune therapy. Performed in a supervised hospital setting.

Immune recalibration

T-Regulatory Cell Therapy

In chronic Lyme the immune system often isn't weak — it's misguided. Treg therapy works to retrain the body's defenses and, paired with moderate hyperthermia, aims to help the immune system recognize Borrelia and respond to future exposure as a genuine threat.

Read the Treg therapy guide →

Blood-environment reset

Therapeutic Apheresis

A blood-filtration process that removes inflammatory cytokines, immune complexes, and toxins — clearing the way for the body to finally respond to treatment.

Whole-person support

Integrative & IV Therapies

Nutrition, detoxification, mitochondrial and nervous-system support, and targeted IV protocols that help prepare the body and sustain recovery for the long term.

Who I Work With

Credibility you can stand on.

I don't work alone. My guidance is rooted in respected clinical programs and the practitioners leading them.

Team Member · Since 2018

The Lyme Specialist

I work alongside Michelle McKeon, MS, CNS, LDN, supporting patients through integrative care and hyperthermia consulting — and helping hundreds of families find their way to treatment. It's where the patient's perspective meets clinical expertise.

Visit thelymespecialist.com →

Clinical Advisory Board

Lyme Re-code · Immunotherapy Institute

I serve on the advisory board for this advanced program in Tijuana, helping shape a patient journey — from first contact through recovery — around the real emotional and informational needs of people living with Lyme.

Visit lymeimmunotherapy.com →

Let's Talk

You don't have to figure this out alone.

Tell me a little about where you are. I'll personally reach out to set up a free, no-pressure conversation — usually within one business day.

✓ A real conversation with someone who's been there
✓ Honest guidance on treatment options worldwide
✓ Completely free — and entirely up to you what comes next

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I personally read every message and will reach out within one business day. You took a brave first step today.

Common Questions

What people ask me first.

Yes — completely. Our conversations are always free to you. The hospitals I partner with compensate me only if you choose to move forward with treatment. My role is to guide and support you, never to pressure you.

No. I'm a patient advocate and educator. My value is lived experience — I had chronic Lyme for over a decade, and my husband and daughter went through hyperthermia treatment too. I help you understand your options and connect you with the right medical teams who provide the actual clinical care.

It's a hospital-based therapy that carefully raises your core body temperature to weaken heat-sensitive Lyme bacteria and co-infections, break down biofilms, and stimulate the immune system. It was the first treatment my body responded to — and it changed my family's life. I'll explain it fully on our call.

At trusted hospitals and clinics around the world, including programs in the United States, Mexico, Germany, and Switzerland. Together we'll figure out what makes sense for your situation, your timing, and your comfort with travel.

It can. Clearing an infection isn't the same as becoming immune to it — our extreme hyperthermia in Germany cleared the Borrelia completely, but when my daughter was bitten again, she was reinfected. That's exactly why I'm so drawn to newer approaches that pair moderate hyperthermia with Treg therapy: the goal is to help the immune system recognize Borrelia and defend against it going forward, not only clear what's there today. We'll talk through what fits your situation.

I understand that exhaustion deeply — I lived it for years. There's no obligation and no cost to simply talk. Even if you only walk away with a clearer understanding of your options, that conversation is yours to keep.