MEBO Research International Test Programs:
Benefits of the MeBOTMAU Urine Test Program
WHY TEST FOR TMAU?
If you subscribe to the blog or have
visited the site you understand that systemic body odor is a devastating
disease that can strike anyone. As you have come to realize there is little to
no research regarding the pathobiology of body odor disorders, effective
treatments, or even cures. We are grasping even at a diagnosis so that we can
try to understand and treat our specific conditions. So you may be asking
yourself why should I spend money to test for TMAU?
We’ll the answer is simple, you have to eliminate possible causes of body odor
or halitosis with known testing. Currently, you can screen for TMAU by measuring
the ratio of trimethylamine to trimethylamine oxide. This will give you an idea
of how well your body breaks down trimethylamine from compounds in food
digestion into TMAO, a non-odorous state. A TMAU test will identify the
production level of your FM03 and will suggest any deficiencies. It’s the
process of elimination that will increase your chances of answering questions
related to your body odor condition.
Many general practitioners are unaware of
TMAU or consider TMAU a very rare disorder. Unfortunately, it unknown how many
people truly suffer from TMAU because testing is limited or sufferers are not
sure whether to test or not because they do not smell like fish. As noted
by MEBO and by Karen James, who spearheaded the raising awareness campaign in
the
We encourage everyone that suffers from
body odor symptoms including individuals that feel they have a high toxin load
to test for TMAU. We are fortunate to have a heavily discounted TMAU testing
program available with Dr. Stanley Hazen of the well-known Cleveland Clinic.
Results will be given for primary and secondary TMAU. Since the
Cleveland Clinic is testing purely for research purposes, we move one step
closer in future research for the community as whole!
To those that have already tested, we strongly encourage you to voluntarily
submit your results to the MEBO database online. This can be found in the
blog. A compilation of the community’s results, without any personal
information, will allow the community and researchers to have insight into
other results so that advances can be made. It will also give each person the
tools needed to investigate trends, contribute ideas into a collective process
that allows progression, and insight into body odor causes.
With our investigative know-how, we can contribute as a community to find a treatment or a cure.