# The Health Journey Nobody Believed: PCOS, Hair Loss, Hypothyroidism & Building Milamend with Mila Magnani

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Podcast: [Being Human with Leana Deeb](https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511)
Published: 2026-06-11T21:17:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this debut episode of Being Human, Leana sits down with Mila Magnani, founder of Milamend, for a vulnerable conversation about PCOS and hormone imbalance. Mila opens up about spending years living in a body nobody took seriously. From stealing her dad's razor blades before school to manage facial hair, to passing out in SoulCycle at 16, to a Paris doctor telling her to simply "eat less and move more" after years of suffering. She shares how she took her healing into her own hands, built her own supplement protocol from scratch, and accidentally built a business that reached $250,000 in sales in a single week. This one is for every woman who has ever been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told that what she is feeling is normal. Leana gets into: What PCOS actually is and why it is so hard to diagnose Growing up as a Mexican immigrant in Dallas with undiagnosed hormonal issues Stealing her dad's razor blades at school to manage facial hair as a teenager Severe childhood allergies and weekly immunotherapy at the children's hospital POTS, spironolactone, and passing out in a SoulCycle class at 16 A six month long period that no doctor could explain 30 pounds of weight gain, moon face, and hypothyroidism developing during Covid Panic attacks, night sweats, and irrational fears taking over her relationship The Paris endocrinologist who told her to "eat less and move more" and lit a fire in her Lucas, her husband, finally understanding what women go through with doctors Building her own supplement protocol from scratch with her pharmacist Why most hormone balance supplements on the market are underdosed and ineffective The guide that went viral and led to $250,000 in a single week The hospital stay that changed everything and made her decide to share her story A shaman who told…

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