The morning drink
Unimate — what it is and why I drink it every morning
Unimate is a yerba mate drink. A sachet of dark green powder in cold water, first thing. That's it. Yerba mate is a South American leaf that people there have brewed for generations, and this is a concentrated version of it.
What I notice is a calm, level lift — awake and clear-headed without the jittery, wired feeling I used to get from three coffees before ten o'clock. It also takes the edge off wanting breakfast, which is why it sits so well with a later first meal.
How I use it
One sachet, cold water, before anything else.
I stir it into a glass of cold water as soon as I'm up. Cold, not hot — hot water makes it taste bitter and flat. The flavour is earthy and a bit grassy; most people either like it straight away or get used to it within a week.
I don't eat straight after it. That's the part that made the biggest difference for me — the morning gap got easy instead of being a fight.
Unimate and Balance
They're two halves of the same routine.
Unimate handles the morning. Balance — a fibre drink taken in water before your main meal — handles the eating. Used together they're sold as the Feel Great system, and that pairing is what I've stuck to for four years.
Getting hold of it
Order it direct, or ask me first.
I order mine from the official site through my distributor link. It ships worldwide and comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee, so trying it properly costs you nothing but the time. If you'd rather ask a person before you spend anything, message or ring me — I answer myself.
Quick answers
The things people ask me about Unimate.
What is Unimate?
A single-serve yerba mate drink from Unicity, taken in cold water in the morning. It's a food supplement, not a medicine, and not a meal replacement.
Does it have caffeine?
Yerba mate naturally contains caffeine, so yes — but the feel is different from coffee for most people, steadier and without the drop-off. I stopped needing my second and third coffee within a fortnight.
Hot or cold water?
Cold. It mixes better and tastes far less bitter. If you've tried it hot and hated it, that's usually the whole problem.
Can I take it if I'm on a GLP-1 like Ozempic or Mounjaro?
Plenty of people do, and the bigger question is what holds things steady when you come off it. Speak to your prescriber about anything you're taking alongside it, and have a read of what happens when you come off →.
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— Craig