Joshua Goldberg, ND Evidence Based Medicine in Naturopathic Medicine

Today I welcome on my friend and colleague Dr. Joshua Goldenberg to speak about Evidence based practice within the Naturopathic Medicine profession and more specifically when it comes to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Dr. Goldenberg is a shining star in the naturopathic medicine research space especially known for his work in helping push forward research in the IBS and SIBO realm. You can find his work at Goldenberg GI Center. and all of Pubmed by searching for Joshua Goldenberg. 

We got together to discuss the landscape of research in naturopathic medicine specifically related to IBS and SIBO. Please see below for the show outline Please note: We will donate $100 for the first 100 plays to Hydrogens Sulfide SIBO Research Study. 

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(00:00) show opening

(02:00) Route to Naturopathic Medicine. From Molecular Biology at Penn to Naturopathic Medicine. 

(07:29) Covid-19 impact on his research 

(11:40) IBS Naturopathic Research Overview 

(15:57) Reading Naturopathic Research

(21:56) Dysbiosis Research 

(24:20) Power of Placebo in IBS 

(28:48) Key variables in IBS research 

(29:38) Absolute effect/Absolute Risk reduction 

(34:36) Science vs. Skepticism

(39:39) Closing  

About Dr. Goldenberg 

Dr. Goldenberg is a researcher, teacher, naturopathic doctor and founder of Dr. Journal Club, LLC. He is most passionate about the interplay of evidence and clinical practice. Dr. Goldenberg is an active researcher with numerous publications in high impact scientific journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and The Cochrane Library. 

His research focus includes irritable bowel syndrome, probiotics, evidence-informed practice, and research methodology. 

He is Research Investigator at the Helfgott Research Institute and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Technology Sydney. o Dr. Goldenberg is a passionate educator and is faculty for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine’s Interprofessional Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine. 

 He is past adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, his alma mater, in which he enrolled after receiving honors and distinction in molecular biology from the University of Pennsylvania. 

 As a naturopathic doctor Dr. Goldenberg focuses on integrative approaches to irritable bowel syndrome as well as other gastrointestinal complaints at Goldenberg GI Center. 

 In 2014 Dr. Goldenberg created the medical education website www.DrJournalClub.com in order to share his passion for the interplay of evidence and clinical practice with the larger integrative medicine community. •

 Resources and Links from the episode:

Dr. Goldenberg’s Research  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=joshua+goldenberg 

 Goldenberg GI center  https://goldenberggicenter.com/dr-goldenberg/ 

World Naturopathic Federation Research paper on Covid-19   https://worldnaturopathicfederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/White-Paper.pdf

Zinc for the prevention or treatment of acute viral respiratory tract infections in adults: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials  https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/11/e047474 2018 

Ted Kaptchuk. open label placebo https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6889847/ 

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