Okay, I'm ready to start my regimen this week. Here's what I have to start, vs. what I still need to find. Any insight?
what I have:
(Soy) Lecithin ... 1200mg tablets (instructions say to take one a day)
Zinc ... 15mg tablets (instructions say to take one a day)
Horny goat weed ... 500mg tablets, which also contain 330mg of maca (instructions say to take 2 capsules twice a day; that seems like a lot to me, but that's what the bottle says)
Saw palmetto ... 1000mg tablets (instructions say to take "up to 2 times a day")
what I'm still looking for:
Pygeum -- no one in Thailand seems to know what I'm talking about. I've even asked for it under two brand names it's sometimes sold under. How am I supposed to find this stuff everyone raves about? Furthermore, is it even necessary, since I have the saw palmetto...aren't they supposed to result in the same thing?
Celery seed -- another wonder herb everyone raves about. I know what it is, but I can't seem to find it in any Bangkok supermarket, or pharmacy for that matter. Is it typically sold in, like, one of those McCormick bottles you see in the spice aisle of your supermarket? Is it intended to be taken as a powder mixed with water, or in raw seed form, or as a pill, or as a spoonful of oil? (evidently celery seed oil is a thing)
Fenugreek -- just for shits and giggles, I wanted to see if the "maple syrup" thing is true. Not sure I really need it, as my stuff is pretty sweet already (I eat a lot of celery and pineapple, and I drink tons of water). But I was curious. And as usual, no one here seems to know what it is. Is it something you buy as a fresh vegetable/herb?
One last thing:
I currently take - and have been taking for some time - a daily multivitamin which contains (among many other things) 11mg of zinc. Can the additional 15mg stand-alone zinc tablet be harmful? In other words, is it safe to continue taking my multivitamin on top of the lecithin, goat weed/maca, palmetto, zinc, and possibly pygeum?