Is the Feel Great System Worth It? An Honest Review After 5 Years...

By Fadi — Metabolic Coach & Unicity Senior Director Distributor · Published 2026-06-15 · Updated 2026-06-15 · 8 min read

Quick answer: After coaching 500+ clients on the Feel Great System: here's who gets real results, who doesn't, what realistic expectations look like at 30/60/90 days, and...

I have a conflict of interest I need to disclose upfront: I am an official Unicity Senior Director Distributor, which means I earn commission when you purchase the Feel Great System through my links. I want you to know that before you read anything else in this article.

I also want you to know that in 5 years of coaching hundreds of clients across 20+ countries through this protocol, I have seen it work extraordinarily well for some people and deliver much more modest results for others. If you are trying to decide whether the Feel Great System is worth your money and your time, you deserve an honest answer — not a sales pitch dressed up as a review. This is my attempt at that honest answer.

What Is the Feel Great System, Exactly?

The Feel Great System is a structured metabolic health protocol developed by Unicity International. It consists of two core products — Unimate (a concentrated yerba mate extract) and Unicity Balance (a Biosphere Fiber supplement) — used alongside a 16:8 intermittent fasting protocol.

The daily protocol is straightforward: take Unimate during the fasting window (typically morning), take Balance before your first meal and before dinner, and eat normally within an 8-hour eating window. There are no calorie restrictions, no food elimination lists, and no exercise requirements — though both are welcome additions. Read the full protocol breakdown in my 16:8 intermittent fasting guide.

The Cost Breakdown (2026)

The Feel Great System in the United States currently retails at approximately $169/month as a preferred customer, which includes both Unimate and Balance. That works out to:

• $5.30 per day — for the complete system
• $2.65 per product per day — for Unimate and Balance individually

For comparison: a daily specialty coffee at Starbucks costs $5–7. A gym membership with a personal trainer costs $100–300/month. A single copay for a physician visit runs $30–50. From a cost-per-health-intervention perspective, the Feel Great System is not expensive relative to what it delivers — if it works for you.

If it doesn't work for you, or you are in the wrong demographic for it, then $159/month is absolutely not worth it. So let's talk about who actually benefits.

Who the Feel Great System Works Best For

After 5 years and hundreds of clients, the people I consistently see transformative results in share several characteristics:

People with Insulin Resistance or Metabolic Syndrome

This is the core demographic the system was designed for. If your fasting blood glucose is above 100 mg/dL, your triglycerides are elevated, your HDL is low, and you carry excess abdominal weight — the Feel Great System addresses all of these simultaneously. The 16:8 protocol lowers insulin exposure; Unimate optimises fat oxidation during the fast; Balance blunts post-meal glucose spikes. For this population, the system is exceptionally effective. Read real client timelines in my 30/60/90 day results breakdown.

Type 2 Diabetics or Pre-Diabetics

Type 2 diabetics consistently show some of the most dramatic objective results on the Feel Great System — measurable A1C reductions, fasting glucose improvements, and often a reduction in medication requirements (under physician supervision). I wrote a detailed breakdown of how the Feel Great System works for diabetics if this applies to you.

People Who Have Tried Intermittent Fasting and Failed

The most common reason people fail at 16:8 fasting is hunger and brain fog in the morning. Unimate eliminates both — it provides hours of appetite suppression and mental clarity without breaking the fast. Many of my clients who tried and quit 16:8 fasting multiple times have sustained it effortlessly for years once they added Unimate. This alone makes the system worth the cost for this group.

People with High LDL or Triglycerides Seeking a Non-Pharmacological Approach

As detailed in my full review of Balance's cholesterol evidence, Balance has clinical data supporting 10–18% LDL reductions and ~21% triglyceride reductions over 12 weeks. For someone with borderline-high lipids who wants to avoid statin therapy, this is a significant and evidence-based option.

Who the Feel Great System May NOT Be Worth It For

Honesty requires me to name the people for whom this system is likely to underdeliver:

Healthy 20-Something Adults Without Metabolic Issues

If your glucose, insulin, and lipid panels are all normal, your body weight is healthy, and you have no difficulty fasting — the Feel Great System will not produce dramatic changes because there is no underlying metabolic dysfunction to correct. You will notice improved focus from Unimate and potentially slightly better post-meal satiety from Balance, but the transformative results this system delivers are metabolic in nature. You need metabolic dysfunction to see metabolic correction.

People Expecting Rapid, Dramatic Weight Loss

The Feel Great System is not a crash diet. It does not promise 10 pounds in 2 weeks. It delivers gradual, sustainable fat loss through metabolic correction — typically 1–2 pounds per week, accelerating after the first 30 days as insulin resistance improves. If you want rapid results, this will frustrate you in the first month. If you want results that last and don't require suffering, this is an excellent fit.

People Who Will Not Follow the Protocol Consistently

Consistency is non-negotiable. Balance's cholesterol and glucose effects are cumulative and require daily use. Skipping Balance on high-carb days is exactly when you need it most. Unimate only suppresses appetite if you take it during the fasting window. The system rewards consistency aggressively and delivers poor results to inconsistent users. If your lifestyle makes daily supplement consistency difficult, the cost-to-benefit ratio declines sharply.

The Results: Honest Data From My Clients

Across my client base, here is what I typically observe at the major milestones:

Common Objections — Answered Honestly

"Is this just an MLM scam?"

Unicity uses a network marketing distribution model, which triggers justified skepticism. Here is my honest take: the distribution model is MLM, but the products are not. Unicity Balance is listed in the Prescribers' Digital Reference. The clinical research behind Biosphere Fiber is published in peer-reviewed journals. The Feel Great System is endorsed by Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen (co-founder of Take Shape For Life) and recommended by licensed physicians in metabolic health. The fact that it is sold through distributors does not invalidate the clinical evidence. Judge the product by its data, not its distribution channel.

"Can I get the same results from just doing 16:8 fasting without the products?"

You can get partial results. Intermittent fasting alone produces meaningful metabolic improvements. What Unimate adds is the ability to sustain the fast without hunger or cognitive fog — which dramatically increases adherence. What Balance adds is a measurable glucose and lipid improvement that fasting alone does not provide, particularly for people eating a typical mixed diet within their eating window. The products are not magic; they are metabolic amplifiers that make the protocol more effective and more sustainable.

"Why can't I just take psyllium husk instead of Balance?"

Psyllium husk is a good soluble fiber source, but it provides one fiber type (mainly psyllium mucilage), none of the plant sterol component, and lacks the full viscosity-generating matrix of Biosphere Fiber. The LDL-lowering effect of psyllium husk alone is typically 4–7% — real, but roughly half the effect of the complete Biosphere Fiber formula. This is covered in detail in my Unicity Balance vs Metamucil comparison.

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Scientific Synergy of Viscous Fiber and Fasting

The metabolic benefits of combining viscous soluble fiber (like the Biosphere Fiber matrix in Unicity Balance) with intermittent fasting are documented in clinical research. Soluble fiber slows gastric emptying and carbohydrate digestion, which stretches the satiety signal GLP-1 and keeps post-meal glucose spikes low. When you transition into the fasting window, your baseline insulin levels are already lower, allowing your body to transition into fat-burning mode (ketosis) much faster. This synergetic relationship is why combining Unimate yerba mate in the morning with Balance before lunch and dinner yields superior weight management and metabolic health outcomes compared to calorie restriction alone.

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