{"podcast":{"title":"Being Human with Leana Deeb","slug":"being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511","podcast_index_feed_id":7817511,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/being-human","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b24f2eac-adba-11f0-abb3-d73b6f0691d7/image/8cb330a229131d7cec6395391915a5dd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Leana Deeb & Pursuit Network","episode_count":18,"summary":"Hi, my name is Leana Deeb, and this is the space I wish existed when I was growing up, finding myself, and figuring out who I truly wanted to be. We all go through seasons of growth and realignment, trying to stay grounded, build discipline, and stay true to ourselves. Every week, I’ll share honest conversations and reflections around faith, identity, discipline, purpose, health and everything in between. Sometimes it’s just me talking about what I’m learning, and other times I’ll sit down with people who inspire me to think deeper and live better. Some episodes will challenge you. Others will bring peace. But every one of them is here to remind you that you’re not alone, and that growth is never perfect, it’s personal. Welcome to Being Human with Leana Deeb.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:20:01.174911+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511"},"episode":{"title":"What I Found in My Blood & Hair Tests (And Why Every Woman Needs to Do This)","slug":"what-i-found-in-my-blood-hair-tests-and-why-every-woman-needs-to-do-this","published_at":"2026-06-18T18:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511/what-i-found-in-my-blood-hair-tests-and-why-every-woman-needs-to-do-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/p969720/traffic.megaphone.fm/PNO8327361679.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/p969720/traffic.megaphone.fm/PNO8327361679.mp3","summary":"In this solo episode, Leana opens up about the health journey she has been on behind the scenes. The fatigue, the mood swings, the painful periods, the bloating and she finally shares the full results of her blood test, stool test, and hair toxin panel. She gets into what it felt like to finally have answers after years of wondering if what she was experiencing was just normal. From discovering she has leaky gut, to finding out she has mold and mercury in her body, to talking honestly about the emotional weight of being a woman who overthinks and over-stresses, this episode is equal parts health deep dive and raw personal reflection. This one is for every woman who has ever felt like something was off in her body but couldn't quite explain it. Leana gets into: Why she decided to finally get her blood, stool, and hair tested Low ferritin and how iron deficiency connects to heavy periods, hair shedding, and exhaustion Vitamin D deficiency and why it affects so much more than just energy Low riboflavin (B2) and the supplements she is now taking to correct it Her leaky gut diagnosis and why it explains her IBS symptoms, mood swings, and acne The gut-brain connection and how a disrupted gut can make your emotions feel out of control Mercury toxicity from raw fish and what she is doing to detox Mold in her body, potentially from coffee or a past apartment in New York Her sauna and hydration protocol to cleanse her system Why she chose a naturopathic doctor over a conventional one Her experience with birth control and spironolactone and why she will not go back The cortisol and hormone panel she is doing next through the Dutch Plus test Overthinking and anxiety as a physical stressor, not just an emotional one What it is like to be a woman in business and why being stern gets…","meta_description":"In this solo episode, Leana opens up about the health journey she has been on behind the scenes. The fatigue, the mood swings, the painful periods, the bl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511/episodes/what-i-found-in-my-blood-hair-tests-and-why-every-woman-needs-to-do-this/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-human-with-leana-deeb-7817511/what-i-found-in-my-blood-hair-tests-and-why-every-woman-needs-to-do-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}