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CLHS 206: Healthy Aging Nutrition: Biochemical Optimization — At a Glance
| Course | CLHS 206 · 2 CE hours · $40 |
| Faculty | Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN |
| Format | Online, on-demand — start immediately |
| Pricing | $40 for 2 CE hours — $20 per hour; multi-course discounts apply automatically in the cart |
| Approval | PACE Provider #34015544 · TCC co-sponsored |
PACE Provider #34015544 · Co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · Completions reported to CE Broker
Clinical nutrition is where longevity science meets everyday chiropractic practice — and where marketing hype most often outruns the evidence. CLHS 206 explores the scientific principles of biochemical optimization and how chiropractors apply evidence-based nutritional interventions to support healthy aging, metabolic health, musculoskeletal function and patient resilience.
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN, works through five modules: the foundations of biochemical optimization and the hallmarks of aging; the evidence behind common nutraceuticals (creatine, HMB, berberine, CoQ10, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, magnesium, protein, polyphenols); the drug–nutrient interactions seen in daily practice (statins, proton pump inhibitors, metformin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, bisphosphonates, corticosteroids); emerging longevity therapies — NAD+ precursors, peptides, spermidine, urolithin A, senolytics, exosomes — judged evidence-first; and clinical integration, patient selection and safety.
Where This Course Fits — The Five CLHS Pillars
You are here: CLHS 206 — Pillar 2, Metabolic Efficiency. CLHS 203 covers the muscle side of this pillar; 206 covers the nutrition side and sets up the emerging-therapy discussion that CLHS 208 (Peptides) takes further.
1. Neuromechanical Integrity
Spinal and joint mechanics, proprioception, balance and fall risk, and the evidence on manipulation across the lifespan.
2. Metabolic Efficiency
Muscle as a metabolic organ, nutrition for healthy aging, medication-induced nutrient depletion, and the lab markers worth watching.
3. Functional Movement
Strength, power and mobility programs that keep patients capable.
4. Sleep Hygiene
Sleep as a longevity lever: assessment, disruptors, and non-pharmacologic approaches within chiropractic scope.
5. Stress Adaptation
Autonomic resilience, the biology of stress, and the tools for measuring a patient's adaptive capacity.
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What You'll Learn
- Biochemical optimization: Define biochemical optimization and its role in healthy aging.
- Nutraceutical mechanisms: Explain the mechanisms and clinical applications of common nutraceuticals.
- Drug–nutrient interactions: Identify clinically significant drug-nutrient interactions encountered in chiropractic practice.
- The evidence base: Discuss the evidence supporting creatine, HMB, berberine, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, magnesium, and CoQ10.
- Emerging longevity therapies: Describe current evidence surrounding NAD+ precursors, peptide therapies, and other longevity interventions.
- Clinical recommendations: Develop practical clinical recommendations using an evidence-based approach while recognizing the limitations of current research.
Your Faculty
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — Diplomate and President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. He holds a Master's in Human Biology and Anatomy from Long Island University and his Diplomate from the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. His approach bridges complex nutritional biochemistry and practical, Monday-morning clinical application; he teaches the nutrition, stress-physiology and emerging-therapy courses in the CLHS series.
Also teaching in the series: Michael Hall, DC, FIACN · Arland Hill, DC, MPH, DACBN · Dennis O'Hara, DC, DACBSP
Credit, Reporting & State Rules
CLHS 206 is a 2-hour on-demand course, PACE-recognized and co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College — the approval pathway most boards accept for online chiropractic CE. Its approval list renders at the bottom of this page, straight from the course record; that list is the one to trust.
Most boards cap the share of a renewal that can be earned online, and several classify nutrition, exercise and wellness coursework under a general or clinical category rather than a named one — check how your board counts it before relying on CLHS hours for a specific requirement.
Texas: licensees can verify provider status through the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. For every other state and province, start at the CE guidelines directory.
Build Your CLHS Block
$40 for 2 CE hours — $20 per hour. Pair it with CLHS 203 (Muscle as Medicine, Part 1) for a 4-hour muscle-and-nutrition block, or stack the pillar courses as they come online.
Multi-course discounts apply automatically in the cart — 10% at 6–9 hours, 20% at 10 or more, no promo code. Hours from any CCEDseminars on-demand category count toward the same tiers.
Want it live? New CLHS topics debut as live webinars before they are converted here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does CLHS 206 cover?
A two-hour, evidence-first clinical nutrition program for healthy aging: the principles of biochemical optimization and the hallmarks of aging, the evidence and clinical application of common nutraceuticals (creatine, HMB, berberine, CoQ10, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, magnesium), the drug–nutrient interactions that show up in daily chiropractic practice, a rigorous look at emerging longevity therapies such as NAD+ precursors and peptides, and how to turn all of it into practical, defensible recommendations. Also known as clinical nutrition CE, nutraceuticals CE or longevity nutrition CE.
Who teaches it, and is it for chiropractors?
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN, President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. The course is written for practicing chiropractors; no prior nutrition certification is required, and the material is built to be actionable in general chiropractic practice while staying inside scope. It is PACE-recognized and co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College.
My patient takes a statin and a PPI and wants to know what supplements to add — where do I start?
With what the medications are already taking away. The course maps the clinically significant depletions behind statins, proton pump inhibitors, metformin, GLP-1 agonists, bisphosphonates and corticosteroids and how to monitor and address them, then ranks the common nutraceuticals by the strength of their evidence so your recommendation starts with what is well supported — and so you can answer the question about the newest longevity compound with where the evidence actually stands.
Is this course evidence-based, or is it longevity marketing?
Evidence-first, by design. A central theme of the course is distinguishing genuine clinical evidence from longevity marketing. Dr. Benedikt reviews the peer-reviewed literature behind each nutraceutical and emerging compound — where the evidence is strong, where it is preliminary, and where it does not yet support the claims being made — and builds recommendations that recognize the limits of current research.
How is the course delivered, and when do I get my certificate?
Recorded video you can watch on any device, with one year of access from purchase. Pass the short post-test and your certificate is available immediately. For states served by CE Broker, completion is reported automatically.
State approval and licensing reminder. Approval status for this course is listed below. Online-hour caps, subject classification and scope rules vary by board; confirm your own state's rules before relying on this course for a specific requirement.
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CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated November 2, 2026 (CT)