Meet Dr. Zarinah Hud: Physician, Author, & CEO of Nature’s Freedom Vitamins

We had the good fortune of connecting with Dr. Zarinah Hud and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dr. Zarinah, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?

Starting a business was not necessarily my professional goal. As a physician my goal was to be the best physician that I could be for my patients and to educate and empower them along the way. I quickly realized once I completed all my medical training and began to practice medicine in the “real world”, that many of the things that I wanted to do for my patients was met with limitations. Some of these limitations were due to the way that our current healthcare system is structured. This led me down the entrepreneur road of opening my own practice to be able to engage my patients with more depth, more autonomy and comprehensive treatment plans. This also sparked my interest in providing more resources to my patients and the world at large. I did this by writing a best-seller book and launching my product line. I knew what the void was, and I knew I needed to do my part to fill that void utilizing all my gifts and passions. What I always try to keep central in my life decisions, is my life purpose in everything I do, and this includes my businesses. This allows me to remain focused and aligned with being a servant first. I genuinely believe this has been a huge part of my success in my business endeavors.

As a Sports Medicine and Integrative Pain Specialist, I help patients optimize their functional mobility and overall quality of life from the inside-out and the outside-in. When my patients leave the exam room, they go home and still need tools to be successful at home with their lifestyle and diet. This is what led me to launch our nationally-recognized non-GMO, no fillers, no artificial dyes supplement line Nature’s Freedom. A brand that targets inflammation and promotes an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. I also wanted to provide a guide and strategy for tackling a common complaint of “I don’t have enough time to prepare healthy meals all week long”. I needed to provide a solution using food as medicine in a quick and yummy way. This is what birthed the best-seller, “Everybody Has 15 Minutes: 15 Minute Meals to Your Pain Freedom”. This book was written with the busy American family in mind and is full of meals and snacks that are all anti-inflammatory to support your overall health, reduces inflammation and support pain reduction. Combining our medical treatment plans with easy to follow, highly scientifically supported lifestyle options found in our books and products has been so rewarding. Patients and clients around the country are benefiting and this is what it is all about. Long-term I look forward to continuing to grow and scale our businesses to provide not only health benefits to our community, but also providing job opportunities and investment opportunities.

All and all, starting my businesses began from a place of service and purpose. I strongly believe that we do not need to look for purpose in our life. Instead, we can create purpose in our life. This forces us to not get stuck on “waiting” and instead pushes us toward “doing”. Frankly, I had to learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and take imperfect action. These are the same messages I give to my patients and that I too live by day-by-day.

What should our readers know about your business?
I am a proud owner of a medical practice, Rebound Sports & Rehab, where we use an integrative approach to injury and pain by implementing treatment programs that address the whole person. Also, I am truly excited and proud of the impact that our nationally-recognized Nature’s Freedom” health supplement line is making. We are truly so humbled by all the positive feedback and reviews from so many of you. This was a labor of love and a long time coming. As a physician that treats pain and understood that often times pain is the result of underlying conditions that stem from chronic inflammation in the body. This is why we developed a Non-GMO, NO fillers, NO artificial dyes, NO pork gelatin, all-natural doctor-formulated vitamin line that is pure and potent. Our motto is “Infuse Nature, so you can Gain Freedom.” I am super proud of the work we put into this line because of the high-quality and purity we can bring to the masses.

What sets our brand apart from others is the purity in our formulas, our products are doctor-formulated, and our line is designed with specificity to target inflammation for the whole person, from the gut to the bones. We also uniquely provide Integrative Nutritional Consults from a highly Fellowship trained Integrative Pain Specialist to help the customer make the best purchase to optimize their health.

This path has not been easy. It has been full of twist and turns. I had to learn that much like life, the business life requires one to have resilience, a spirit that never quits, but that is willing to pivot when necessary, willing to listen and learn at all stages of the business and, be willing to build your team early to delegate and automate many of your processes to grow and scale your business. I jokingly say at times, “thank goodness I don’t look like what I’ve been through”. My perseverance comes from the battle scars of life. I know that often people just see and look at the finish product and never truly understand what it took to get there. However, I actually love pulling back the curtain to share the journey with my tribe because I believe that the struggle must be appreciated just as much as the successes.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Funny enough, I’m probably the worst person to plan a fun trip in the city. I work a lot and although I enjoy what I do, when I do get a break I usually just like to hang out with family and cousins around the house. My most favorite thing to do is good old-fashion family dinner at the house. However, I’m always up for suggestions on new or even tried and true spots around the city to check out. The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Truly, I am where I am today because of my inspirations and my support system. I am forever grateful to my parents for teaching me how to activate faith, focus and perseverance during challenging times and they indeed are responsible for my deep love for community building. My late great-grandmother for her fearless spirit, my beloved uncle, who became the first black auto dealer to surpass the billion-dollar mark, for his business acumen and demonstrating true servant leader qualities.

My support system has been critical throughout my entrepreneurial journey. From my “business besties” that keep me on my toes and hold me accountable, to my biggest supporter, my husband. He has been such a rock. Not only does he support my visions, but he also encourages me to dream even bigger. Last but not least, watching my young daughters watch me build businesses has been a game changer! They may be the single most important piece in my journey. As I want nothing more than to raise girls who know no limits because it was “normal” to see their mother unapologetically go after her goals, lean into her faith, and believed in her gifts and passions.

Website: www.naturesfreedomhealth.com

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Photography: Drea Nicole Photography: Tamarcus Brown