High blood pressure rarely shows up overnight.
It creeps in slowly…through stress you’ve carried for years, habits you never questioned, and age-related changes nobody warned you about.
By the time your doctor mentions “hypertension,” you’re already left wondering: When did this start… and what do I do now?
That’s exactly what we unpack in this episode.
I sat down with Mark Young, CEO of Zona Health, to bring clarity to a topic that confuses so many people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. We talk about the hidden forces that drive high blood pressure, why standard advice often misses the real root causes, and how circulation plays a powerful role in overall health — including bone health for those managing osteopenia or osteoporosis.
Episode Details
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Episode start
2:47 - Introducing today’s guest, Mark Young of Zona Health
3:39 - Mark shares his unexpected path to becoming CEO
7:21 - What hypertension really is and why it matters for adults 50–70+, including those with osteopenia or osteoporosis
11:46 - Other major causes of high blood pressure beyond aging
17:59 - Mark debunks the “salt causes hypertension” myth and explains how sugar—not real salt—drives sodium retention
23:36 - Why table salt isn’t real salt and how it differs from mineral salts
25:37 - What the Zona Plus device is and how isometric training works
30:08 - The deeper science: nitric oxide activation, sodium–potassium release, and how this improves vascular flexibility
34:44 - Where to find the Zona Plus device and how to use the Bone Coach discount
37:34 - Where listeners can connect with Mark Young
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About the guest
Mark Young is the CEO of Zona Health, a company advancing isometric technology for early hypertension intervention. Since joining in 2016, he’s been focused on making the Zona Plus, a handheld cardiovascular conditioning device, a household tool for supporting healthy blood pressure. Zona Health is currently conducting FDA clinical trials to validate its effectiveness.
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