Development of ARX began while I was treating professional athletes in Seattle with herbs, acupuncture, homeopathy and nutrition in the 1980's and 90's. Athletes, like everyone else, wanted "more energy". While trying and assessing the effects of many known energy boosting ingredients it became clear that, rather than just increasing energy, the body needed more help moving and transporting - referring to the fluids that supply energy-giving oxygen and nutrients - as well as moving and transporting the fluids away from muscles that contain the waste products of energy metabolism. Increasing energy turned out to be more about releasing "stuck" energy rather than just increasing the amount of energy.

ARX's Power Mushroom Complex, which includes our patented Enoki preparation, combined with energy tonic (ginseng and eleuthero) and energy moving herbs (tangerine peel) turned out to be the answer. We made some discoveries about the benefits of combining the Enoki and Ganoderma mushrooms for relaxing microcirculation, which made it possible to more efficiently deliver the energy tonic benefits from Ginseng and Eleuthero to muscle tissue. The "open and relax" microcirculation approach that helps deliver essential components of energy to the muscles turns out to also improve the body's efficiency in clearing away the waste products of energy metabolism (lactic acid) for re-use in providing energy to less fatigued and congested muscles elsewhere in the body. This is a completely natural way to increase stamina, performance, and recovery...by providing highly targeted nutrients that optimize the body's normal energy processing mechanisms.

-- Stephen Morrissey OMD