A Tissue Mineral Analysis or TMA is your personal road map to health and well being. This comprehensive report, performed by only 14 federally licensed clinical laboratories in America, shows in stark black and white the good, the bad and the ugly.

The report tells you how to eat, how much to eat, what to eat more of. So, once you know this important information, you'll be able to feed your body with the right kinds of food, allowing you to function and perform at your optimal level.

Imagine living each day with an abundance of energy and vitality. Wouldn't this allow you to get more things done both at the office and at home, giving you more time to do the activities you really enjoy?

If you play a sport, such as tennis, golf, baseball, hockey, soccer, or if you walk, jog, or run, wouldn't you agree being able to perform at your peak level will allow you to win a few more games, making them more fun to play or do?

Absolutely! And the TMA can help you achieve these goals, and much!

If you're taking vitamins, how many times have you wondered how much and when is the right time to take them?

If you're not getting the kind of results you expected from the supplements you've been taking, that's probably because: (1) You're taking the wrong type, (2) You're taking the wrong amount, or (3) You're taking them at the wrong time, or (4) A combination of these three factors.

The TMA will tell you how much vitamins to take and when to take them, allowing you to reap maximum benefits.

A TMA report is a 10 to 30 page document, depending on your biochemical well being. (The sicker you are, the longer the report.)

• The first section is the telling graph, which charts 35 nutrients and four toxic metals. You can see at a glance exactly where you stand.
  

• The second section of the report explains the reading on each nutrient and the meaning of each nutritional ratio. It discusses what diseases and other terrible conditions might occur if you ignore the findings and press on as before.
  

• The third section contains your eating plan. My TMA included three full pages of contraband substances I must now do with out as well as three complete pages of foodstuffs whose consumption I must increase. I call this the Meltdown! eating plan.
  

• The forth and final section chronicles the chemical intervention that can turbo charge your progress. This page lists the vitamins and nutrient supplements you need to swallow to return to equilibrium and the exact time you need to take them.

Once the tissue is tested using a variety of high tech machines, the laboratory then pours over the results to establish trace elements ratios. These ratios reveal the body's true imbalances.

After examining hundreds of trace element reports, I am positive biochemical individuality does exist. This distinctiveness makes it impossible to apply broad nutritional recommendations to the population at large. So...

Most people take a multivitamin tablet when it's convenient. This is a major mistake. Taking the wrong vitamins wastes your money and can impede your weight loss progress.

It's better to take NO vitamins than to take the wrong ones. A TMA lists only the vitamins you should take. These supplements are scientifically selected, so don't add any to the list.

Timing is important, too. Some vitamins have a sedative effect on the body; others are stimulating. Sedative vitamins are the most effective at night; stimulating ones are best for the morning when you may need some get up and go. The TMA tells you the what and when to maximize your progress.

The TMA report is good for 90 days. During that time, if you follow the instructions, your body will make remarkable progress. In 90 days, it's time to reassess. The lab now can test for parts per billion. It's delicate equipment can fine tune your eating plan and your supplement regimen.

I have been having a TMA every quarter since 1991. No two have EVER been alike. This is especially true of the vitamin recommendations. I have never had to take the same combination of vitamins from one test to another. Your body is constantly changing and so are its needs.

Let this Owner's Manual To Your Body keep you up-to-date for your optimum health and performance. It is a very enabling tool.

Look at my TMA chart and see the important information it provides.

As you can see, your TMA report is the most or one of the most effective ways to nourish your body properly, according to your own unique body structure, allowing you to achieve optimal performance.

Look, today, we've conquered nutritional deficiencies like scurvy. Now our problem is one of abundance. Over nutritional and nutritional imbalances are the chief causes of today's "unsolvable" medical problems. And the TMA is a viable solution.

Check out what some people have said about the TMA.

1. How long has hair mineral analysis been available?

The International Atomic Energy Agency developed the test in 1965. These procedures were designed to use nuclear based methods to analyze pollutants in the human body through the hair.

2. How is the test performed?

Once the lab receives the sample, it is logged in with its own control number. Then the sample is weighed and placed in different test tubes. Acids - like the ones in your stomach -- are added to the sample to digest the hair. This process releases the elements locked in the hair matrix.

Once the digestion is complete, only the mineral salts remain in the tube. This is why it doesn't matter if your hair is permed, colored or bleached or whether you used hair spray that day. That stuff is long gone before the actual testing begins.

Most of the elements are analyzed by an induction coupled plasma emission spectrophotometer. (Try to say that one fast! :) ) Mercury analysis, however, is done by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

Once the analysis is complete, the results are combined and transferred to a computer. Meltdown International sends the lab results directly back to you.

3. Just how accurate is a TMA?

The instruments the lab uses are the same equipment other laboratories use to analyze minerals in blood and urine. The equipment allows testing in the parts per BILLION range and even lower. Moreover, the instruments are computer controlled to remove as much human error as possible.

After every 12 samples, the equipment goes through re-calibration and testing. If any one of the tests do not check out, all tests are stopped until the lab personnel discovers the cause for deviation.

In addition, the lab is inspected and licensed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It must adhere to their strict federal guidelines. Of course, this is only important if you believe there is anyone competent at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

4. What does a TMA show?

Hair contains all the minerals present in the body. It reflects the reservoirs of these elements, whether healthy or toxic.

The hair reveals a world of metabolic events. It can tell your individual metabolic rate, the effect your neuro-endocrine system has on your nutritional state (in other words: what stress has done to your body) and your tendencies toward specific diseases.

A TMA is like a road map indicating where you are and where you are headed. It can indicate major health problems that can develop if your current pattern continues. It also provides information on how to reserve the process to prevent or delay the onset of these health worries.

For example, a magnesium efficiency is closely associated with cardiac hypertension. However, if you improve your magnesium status, you can help in preventing this heart trouble.

5. Is the TMA a valid nutritional screen?

The test clearly shows individual deficiencies and toxicities. But, even more important, it highlights the interrelationships of the various elements. For example, a person may have an adequate amount of magnesium in their body. But, when calcium is too high, a relative magnesium deficiency exists which can and will create adverse health conditions.

6. How can a TMA determine exact vitamin needs?

Minerals not only work with each other, but in conjunction with vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Minerals act as enzyme activators and vitamins act as coenzymes. Therefore, the lab can evaluate your mineral status, which provides some very good clues to your vitamin requirements.

7. How do I know what supplements to take and why is this important?

From our experience, we find people are often taking exactly the opposite of the supplements they need. This is not good for either your body or your pocketbook.

8. Is this test covered by insurance?

If your coverage includes wellness, the TMA is typically covered. If the insurance company only will pay if you get sick, the fee will come out of your wallet. However, almost all insurance companies will pay for a toxic metal screening. They'll probably pay if you think someone poisoned you with arsenic or your child is loaded with lead.

9. How quickly will I see results?

You won't like this answer: Awhile. (Hey, we're honest.) But look at it this way. You can not turn around a problem caused by a lifetime of neglect. If you have severe toxicities, it will take a lot longer than if your levels are closer to the normal range.

10. How old do you have to be to have a TMA?

The lab has done a test on babies that were three weeks old. People in their nineties generally lose interest in having these tests.

11. Where are the TMA tests done?

There are six federally licensed clinical labs in America that have approval from the Department of Health and Human Services to perform this test. I use the lab closest to me in Dallas, Texas. There must be no labs in Europe, Scandinavia or South America, because a great number of the tests the Texas lab performs comes from international sources.

12. Can I get a TMA from my doctor?

Absolutely. These labs deal exclusively with physicians. My company is the only way a consumer can order the test directly.

13. What tissues do you use?

The test is a tissue test. Any tissue except blood or waste will work. If someone has broken your heart, two tablespoons of heart will do. But hair is the easiest and most painless tissue to sample. So almost everyone sends hair.

14. Why can't you use blood or waste?

Waste is just that, waste. Blood, however, has just one critical role: to nourish your vital organs. Its chemistry must be kept constant at all costs. If you have a toxicity, say too much calcium, the blood will deposit the excess calcium elsewhere. If you have a deficiency, the blood will rob the tissues to maintain its chemistry. That's why changes in your mineral levels show up in your blood last. That also explains why your blood calcium levels can be normal but your hair calcium levels are toxic. If a toxicity shows up in your blood, you're in big trouble!

15. How is the test done?

The lab puts your hair in a test tube and douses it with hydrochloric acid, pepsin and bile, the juices in your stomach which digest protein. When the protein in your hair is digested, a white ash remains. This ash is run through $2 million worth of electro spectrographic equipment. It detects your "trace elements."

This is why it doesn't matter if you've had a perm or if you've put hair spray on your hair. Your "hair" is gone by the time it's time for the test.

16. My hair is colored. Or, I just had a perm. When can I have a TMA?

You must have three shampoos after a chemical treatment before you submit a hair sample. Also, mark the treatment on the TMA submittal form. Perming adds magnesium to the hair. Color treatments add iron. The lab needs to know this to calibrate your results accurately.

17. How long does it take to get my TMA results?

About four weeks.

18. When can I expect results?

That depends. Generally, if you are deficient, it's easy to take supplements and eat the right diet to add the nutrition you need. People who are deficient typically have speedy results. However, if you are toxic, it takes much, much longer. You have to get rid of the excess substance in every cell in your body naturally. This can take months. After I look at your TMA chart, I can guesstimate how long it will take to fix... if you don't cheat!

19. Are there any immediate results?

Yes. After the first three weeks on the eating plan, you should feel a surge of energy. If you've had trouble sleeping, you'll be able to get a good night's sleep. Your skin should start glowing. People who have a TMA because they want to lose weight discover the change in their eating plan addresses all their medical challenges.

20. How often can I have a TMA?

The lab will not allow you to have a test any sooner than 90 days. That means you can have the test four times a year. Once you get your body back into balance, once every six months is usually enough.

21. What does the test cost and how do I get one done from you?

You have six TMA programs to choose from:

1. The Basic Life-Altering TMA Package for First Timers:

This package includes:

The TMA Report
A comprehensive document which measures your current state of health. This report charts 35 different trace elements, minerals and toxic metals. It also includes a comprehensive individualized eating plan based on your toxicity levels and deficiencies. You'll learn what to eat, how to eat, when to eat and what NOT to eat. You will discover the best nutritional supplements for you, how many to take and when to take them. (If you take the wrong supplements or too much of the right ones, you can actually get sicker!)

A Comprehensive Doctor’s Report!

This separate report discusses every disease that you are likely to get based on the TMA report. Eye-opening!

15 Minutes of Meltdown Consultation

The TMA report is very detailed and can be technical. If the science is not intuitively obvious, the Meltdown staff is here to help.

FREE GIFT!

As a free gift, Meltdown! will send a free bottle of Perform, the world’s first libido enhancer in a spray, or a free jar of Meltdown’s own formula wild yam cream, either Formula 1 or extra strength Formula 2, or an autographed copy of one of Beth Ellyn's books.

This package is only $150!

Here are the steps for a TMA test: (1) After receiving your order, we'll send you a TMA kit, usually within 48 hours, for you to complete and then mail back to us with your hair sample. (2) We'll submit your information and hair sample to the lab for analysis, which will take about 10 business days. This means, you'll get your TMA results in about three weeks after sending us your hair sample, if you live in the US, about four weeks if you live in Canada, and about six weeks if you reside outside North America.

2. The Life-Altering TMA Program to Stop Hair Loss:

With this package, you will receive all of the items in The Basic TMA package (see A above). However, this test focuses on the key ratios that cause hair loss in both men and women. The eating and supplement plans will help your body correct its biochemistry and completely stop hair loss in women and significantly slow hair loss in men - if you don’t cheat!

This package is only $175!

3. The Life-Altering TMA Program for Weight Loss:

You will receive all of the items in The Basic TMA (see A above). Calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium and potassium must all be in balance before you can lose one ounce. This test focuses on the key ratios you must correct so you can melt down to your ideal shape.

This package is only $150!

4. The Combo Life-Altering TMA Program to Stop Hair Loss and Aid Weight Loss:

Many of my customers are concerned about more than one medical challenge. A copper/zinc imbalance, for example, can cause excess weight gain, female hair loss and PMS. A Combo TMA can test for all of these at once.

This entire package is only $190!

5. The Life-Altering TMA Program for Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women:

You will receive all of the items in The Basic TMA (see A above). PMS. Hot flashes. Mood swings. Breast soreness. Night sweats. All these are caused by a zinc/copper and a calcium/magnesium imbalance. This test zeroes in on the trace elements that are causing these symptoms and explains exactly what to eat to make them go away! The report will also help your adrenal glands gear up to make estrogen even after menopause or hysterectomy. A viable alternative to hormone replacement therapy.

This package is only $150!

6. The Deluxe Life-Altering TMA Package for First Timers:

You save $90!

This includes the Basic Package (any of the five versions above) PLUS:

An autographed copy of The Meltdown Diet and Cookbook - (Value: $15)

On the verge of its second printing, Beth Ellyn's book is entertaining, enlightening and easy to read. And the recipes are fast to fix and tasty, too.

One hour of Meltdown consultation - (Value: $65)

For many, 15 minutes is not enough time to review the report in detail. Here, we e-mail or phone you to discuss your situation in depth. We'll hold your hand every step of the way.

A week's worth of menus based on your specific eating plan - (Value: $65)

This is the most popular program in the Deluxe Package. Even though the report clearly lists the foods you can have and the foods you must avoid, putting them together as breakfast, lunch and dinner can be challenging. You’ll receive seven days of delicious meals designed with your particular biochemistry in mind. Let the Meltdown staff do this for you!

This entire package is only $175. You save $90.00!

As you can see, the TMA test is very affordable. The basic package is only $150. This works out to be just $1.67 a day. For about the cost of a cup of coffee, you'll benefit enormously from your TMA report. So order a TMA test today.

If you have any other questions, please e-mail us.

By the way, if you haven't read what some people have said about the TMA, click here.

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