The right intervention, at the right time, in the right order. More is not better — a prepared immune system responds differently than an unprepared one. Delivered within the Immunotherapy Institute, Tijuana, Mexico — minutes from San Diego.
You don't lay new flooring before fixing the foundation. You don't apply deep interventions to a system that hasn't been prepared to receive them.
The 12-Day Program builds the foundation: clear, rebuild, regulate. The 18-Day Program adds Heckel whole-body hyperthermia on top of that foundation. Which one is right for you is a medical determination made by our physicians after reviewing your case.
Three therapies. Three layers. One logical sequence.
Most chronic Lyme treatments address one layer of the problem at a time. The 12-day program addresses three — in the right order. The sequence matters as much as the therapies themselves.
Clear the bloodstream. Years of accumulated inflammatory debris — cytokines, immune complexes, mycotoxins, pathogen-derived material — actively work against any treatment you introduce. Apheresis removes them directly from the blood. The result is a cleaner, more responsive internal environment.
Why first: Treg cells work best when delivered into a body already cleared of inflammatory burden.
Rebuild the cells. Chronic Lyme depletes the body at the cellular level — antioxidants, mitochondrial cofactors, immune nutrients. Targeted IV protocols deliver therapeutic agents directly into the bloodstream at levels oral supplements cannot achieve. Timed deliberately around apheresis and Treg infusions.
Restore immune governance. With the inflammatory environment cleared and cellular substrate rebuilt, four autologous Treg sessions restore regulatory T-cell function. The infusions are split into four sessions to spread out the flu-like reaction many patients feel afterward. The goal is not less immune activity — but better-directed immune activity.
You cannot regulate an immune system that is still flooded with the signals driving its dysfunction.
This is why the sequence matters. Apheresis clears first. IV therapy rebuilds. Treg therapy then restores immune governance into a body that's been prepared to receive it. Together, they create the conditions for genuine recovery — not symptom suppression.
Who this is for: Patients with chronic Lyme, coinfections, long COVID, mold illness, or chronic EBV — particularly those with a higher inflammatory burden who need the environment cleared before recalibration can take full effect. This is where most patients start.
The complete program — for patients ready to go deeper on a prepared foundation.
The 18-day program includes everything in the 12-Day Program — and adds Heckel whole-body hyperthermia. Applied to a dysregulated, uncleared immune system, hyperthermia amplifies dysfunction. Applied to a regulated, prepared one, it goes somewhere different entirely.
Heckel whole-body hyperthermia
Heckel hyperthermia is built by Heckel Medizintechnik, a German manufacturer that has specialized in whole-body hyperthermia since 1994. It uses water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA), a band of infrared energy that penetrates below the skin. The bloodstream carries that heat through the whole body, producing an even, controlled rise in core temperature — a fever-range state. Every session is temperature-monitored throughout, and our team adjusts intensity and duration to you. Borrelia and many co-infections are heat-sensitive, and a controlled fever-like state can also engage the immune system — supporting the recalibration already underway. This is not a sauna. It is a medically supervised therapy.
Why hyperthermia comes here, not first: a chronically inflamed immune system amplifies hyperthermia's effects unpredictably. On a recalibrated foundation, the same therapy achieves targeted, durable results. The terrain matters. The sequence is the treatment.
4 autologous Treg sessions — restoring immune governance on a system that is being cleared and rebuilt at the same time.
Blood filtration to remove inflammatory debris and immune complexes — creating the clean internal environment that allows all three modalities to work with maximum effect.
Inflammation control · Antioxidant support · Nervous system stabilization · Metabolic support · Targeted protocols as indicated (Chelation, DMSO).
Functional medicine physician · Physiotherapy · Clinical nutritionist · Psychological support · Epigenetic testing for personalized protocol.
Physiotherapy sessions · Nutritional guidance · Psychological support for stress regulation and sleep improvement · Daily physician oversight throughout.
Who this is for: Patients whose evaluation supports adding hyperthermia to the foundation — often those with more complex or longstanding presentations. Whether hyperthermia is appropriate, and at what intensity, is a medical determination made by our physicians during your case review.
Hyperthermia and apheresis — is this the right treatment?
That's exactly what the initial consultation is for. Our case manager reviews your full history with our physicians, who recommend the right program — 12 or 18 days — based on your inflammatory burden, your symptoms, and your goals.
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T-Regulatory cells are the immune system's volume control — specialized cells whose sole purpose is to prevent the immune response from becoming excessive or self-destructive. FOXP3, the master switch governing Treg identity, becomes unstable in chronic Lyme — leaving the immune system without an effective brake.
To find out if Treg therapy is appropriate for your case
Check My EligibilityHeckel hyperthermia raises core body temperature into a controlled, fever-range state — simulating the body's own fever response. Borrelia and many Lyme co-infections are sensitive to elevated temperature, and a fever-like state can also engage the immune system.
A sauna mainly heats the skin. Heckel hyperthermia raises core temperature evenly throughout the body, under medical supervision and continuous monitoring. Whether it's right for you — and at what intensity — is decided by our physicians during your evaluation.
A medical blood-filtration procedure that removes a targeted fraction of blood components before returning the rest to the body. In chronic Lyme, this removes the inflammatory and toxic environment that prevents recovery — even when the underlying infection has been addressed.
Heckel whole-body hyperthermia uses water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) to gently raise core temperature to a fever-range level in a controlled, supervised setting, with temperature monitored throughout every session.
A localized, electrically modulated heat therapy delivering targeted thermal energy to specific body areas — including organs, joints, and connective tissues — where inflammation and pathogen burden may be concentrated.
