Twenty years ago Dr Jonathan Burg and Julie Weaver joined forces to change the face of weight loss medicine. It happened when they met at a 400 attendee “wellness assembly” that Julie had coordinated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Julie was certified in sports nutrition and herbalism and had just begun installing weight loss programs in medical practices. She spoke on the science of bioimpedance and body composition testing. Dr Burg, double Board certified in Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a well published protein biochemist lectured on the use of Omega3s for pain and neurologic dysfunction.  

Dr Burg had long witnessed the frustration of his patients trying to lose weight only to put it back on. Simultaneously he had become disenamored with the lack of effective, scientifically proven approaches to excess belly fat which he knew was the source of so many of the diseases and conditions he saw in his years of practice. 

The two  partnered up to develop Cornerstone Wellness MD in 2005 as a tool for doctors to address excess body fat which is the real concern rather than focusing on excess weight. Dr Burg soon realized that the terms “obese”, “BMI”, “overweight” and similar words distracted doctors from the real problem which was excess visceral belly fat. With his background in protein research Dr Burg brought in a team of experts including Endocrinologists, RD/PhDs and biomedical experts to help develop the most accurate bioimpedance device in the “over fat” population as well as three vital supplements that synergistically reversed excess belly fat and typically the conditions it causes such as diabetes, fatty liver, hypertension, sleep apnea and a host of others.

Together, the proprietary tools including the most accurate and convenient bioimpedance body composition device, the best tasting, all natural, most nutritious protein meal replacement shake, the carb craving cure MetAssist and the most purified OmegaHealth form the Cornerstone of lifetime maintenance of normal body composition with resultant rewards of better health, vitality, appearance and longevity.

 Because of its incredible track record of success the Cornerstone Wellness program was adopted by nearly 2000 physicians internationally over the last two decades. Largely because of the Covid pandemic, Cornerstone decided to make its tools available to the general public through their extensive website. A cadre of superb, experienced American Cornerstone coaches are available as well as every possible tool for those that want to go it alone.

Amanda Nowotenski, a degreed clinical nutritionist, has been an integral part of Cornerstone for 18 years. Amanda established and ran the wellness program for several hospitals and medical practices. She oversees the virtual personalized coaching program and customer service. 

We pride ourselves as a boutique yet rigorous scientifically cutting edge program with super customer
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