Throughout the course of his legendary, 17-year career in professional football, Dan Marino’s gridiron prowess was punctuated by a series of painful injuries, eventually contributing to his retirement from the Miami Dolphins football team in 2000. These days his presence in the sport continues from behind the broadcast desk, however his experience with pain management over the years left a lasting impression that ultimately inspired him to work with Miami, FL-based Nutri-Force Nutrition to create a line of dietary supplements formulated to address the unique health and wellness needs of active baby boomers, like Mr. Marino. 

The line spans five products: Flex Core Joint Support and Cardio Core Heart Health, plus a blood sugar product, one for vision health, and a product for mental performance and memory. Flex Core Joint Support and Cardio Core Heart Health are currently sold online with a national roll out to leading drug store chains slated to begin in early 2012. The remaining three products in the line will debut later in 2012. Current pricing is $29.99 for 60 Cardio Core soft gels and $39.95 for 90 Flex Core soft gels.
 
“Throughout my career as a professional athlete and now as a recreational athlete, parent and broadcaster with a busy schedule, staying healthy has been extremely important to me,” Mr. Marino said via press release. “I wanted to develop a line of products that are both preventative and impactful through the many decades of an active person’s life and will make a difference in their health and well-being.”
 
Mr. Marino’s own experience with pain management has made him a strong advocate for preventative health and education. In fact, the products he chose for the line were selected for personal reasons. During the course of his career in the NFL, his body and joints bore the brunt of repeated tissue damage and physical stress. Flex Core Joint Support is said to target joint comfort and mobility, cartilage rebuilding and lubrication, bone strength and density.
 
VitaCore also pointed out that FlexCore is the first joint support product in America to use ultra-pure pharmaceutical grade glucosamine in combination with a proprietary blend of chondroitin, hyaluronic acid and Biocell collagen type 2 “for fully complete joint support,” vitamin D for bone and muscular health and clinically researched Polycan 1,2/1,6 beta glucan for bone health.
 
Cardio Core Heart Health was also designed to deliver “a comprehensive and effective approach to overall cardio health.” Its proprietary formulation of key nutrients includes MEG-3 brand omega 3, natural coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and Vegapure Phytosterols for overall heart and cholesterol health. Cardio Core is the only cardiovascular heart health product available today that combines these highly-researched key ingredients in high quality and pure form.
 
“The product line is actually aimed at men and women over the age of 40 with an active lifestyle,” explained Dan Alhadeff, executive vice president of Nutri-Force Nutrition, the GMP contract manufacturing company behind the supplement line. “This also applies to former athletes who are used to a strict physical regiment and often are faced with health concerns when they stop playing and no longer have a (team) health advisor to support them.”
 
Mr. Alhadeff went on to add that the line addresses the top of line health concerns for a large cross section of active baby boomers. “An estimated 30% of adults or 49 million Americans suffer from joint pain,” he said.
 
Mr. Marino said his involvement in the line’s creation fulfilled his wish to take “a comprehensive approach to health and well-being for men and women alike.”
 
Mr. Marino has been involved in a handful of entrepreneurial ventures over the years since the conclusion of his career with the Miami Dolphins and his focus has always been on helping consumers improve their overall health. “Marino’s company, Vita-Core Health Products, is driven by a group leading scientists, pharmacists and nutritionists that developed a science-driven formula and a unique combination of ingredients for the products,” stated Mr. Alhadeff. “Each product label shows details on the top-notch ingredients, not found in competing products.”