Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. (TNS) (OTCBB:TNUS) announced today that it entered into definitive consulting agreement with Cartel Media Group, Inc., based in Las Vegas, NV. Arranged and undertaken by the officers of the Company, the Consulting Agreement relates to Cartel providing product brand awareness services.

Cartel Media Group was retained to provide assistance in building brand awareness for TNS products through its internet website. Additionally, the Cartel will assist the Company in a variety of brand development activities, development of branding strategies and defining business and marketing strategies. The Agency will execute and/or oversee the research, planning, pricing, creative development, tracking and deployment of many online and telecom advertising projects needed to promote TNS products. Additional services to be provided are:

• Provide website hosting and online tracking software services for all Client online and telecom marketing initiatives.
• Exclusively negotiate all media/product placement agreements with online affiliate networks participating in nutraceutical marketing programs.
• Help define and develop direct marketing objectives. Create communications plans and estimates based on those objectives.
• Provide creative, production and media services to develop advertisements, as agreed to by TNS. Arrange for outside purchases such as photography, printing, illustration, voice over scripting/production, video production, etc., on an as needed basis.
• Provide continuous account service and consultation to ensure proper completion of projects.
• Coordinate all media projects, providing budget information and maintaining good relations with media representatives.
• Highlight special media opportunities.
• Cartel Media Group will submit all plans for product advertising campaigns, copy, layouts, artwork, storyboards, voiceovers, scripts, and media schedules.

“This agreement is a milestone for our company in terms of becoming a worldwide supplier of mushroom nutritional supplements.” stated Marvin S. Hausman MD, CEO. “The Company is on track and has formulated and launched 3 products in the human and animal markets within the last 2 months. This Consulting Agreement will assist us to accentuate and promote our unique product line and is another step toward expanding our direct sales capabilities and generating revenue.”

About Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc.:

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. is an emerging nutraceutical company with a focus on discovering, formulating and marketing products composed primarily of organic natural mushroom compounds that contain bioactive nutrients for potential health benefits. TNS also develops production and analytic technologies for food and nutritional supplements. Novel clinical models and biomarkers are used to show nutritional and clinical efficacy of our products. In addition to preventative healthcare formulations and nutritional approaches to a wide variety of human conditions and illnesses, TNS also develops and acquires breakthrough nutritional tools and products in the fields of animal husbandry and livestock feeds.

Any statements contained in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks associated with the transaction described in this press release, and other risks identified in the filings by Total Nutraceutical Solutions (TNS), Inc., with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further information on risks faced by TNS are detailed in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These filings are or will become available on a website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. The information contained in this press release is accurate as of the date indicated. Actual results, events or performance may differ materially. TNS does not undertake any obligation to publicly release the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.