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Nutrition 202 — at a Glance
| Course: | Nutritional Management of Arthritic Disease · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN · Clinical Nutrition Faculty, CCEDseminars |
| Format: | On-demand online video with assessment · downloadable handouts · instant certificate |
| Pricing: | $20/hr · automatic 10% off at 6–9 hrs, 20% off at 10+ hrs in one order · no promo codes |
| Approval: | PACE Provider #34015544 · co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · acceptance varies by state |
Board-approved · PACE Provider #34015544 · CE Broker auto-reporting for states served · Instant certificate
Arthritic patients fill the chiropractic schedule, and the joint you adjust is also a joint that is being fed — or starved — by what the patient eats and absorbs. Nutrition 202 delivers evidence-based nutritional strategies for chronic arthritic patients, from chondroprotective agents for degenerative joint disease to the gut-level triggers behind autoimmune arthritis, in a multi-faceted approach to joint health that sits alongside the adjustment.
Dr. Howard Benedikt works through the therapeutic use of glucosamine, chondroitin and Type I and II collagen extracts for DJD, targeted antioxidant therapy against oxidative stress, the nutritional management of rheumatoid arthritis, gout and psoriatic arthritis, the hygiene hypothesis and intestinal permeability as the autoimmune origin, and the anti-inflammatory nutrients — fish oil, turmeric and proteolytic enzymes — with clinical application for each.
Choose Your Nutrition Path — Three Lanes, One Curriculum
The Nutrition library — sixty-eight courses by Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — organizes into three working lanes: the gut, the brain, and the conditions you already treat. Nutrition 201–210 is the foundation block, 211–220 the second, 221–230 the third, 231–240 the fourth, 241–250 the fifth, and 201–224 together form the 48-hour Clinical Nutrition Certification (CNC). Two hours each.
1 · Gut, Microbiome, Digestion and Detoxification
Where nutrient status is decided and where systemic inflammation is won or lost — from the intro principles of micronutrients and absorption to the microbiome, the liver’s biotransformation pathways, the GI disease files, the gut/brain connection, functional GI testing, and digestive enzymes.
201: Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
205: Detoxification
207: Microbiota & the Musculoskeletal System
208: Detoxification II
213: Gastrointestinal Disease & Nutrition
214: An Integrative Approach to Gastrointestinal Disease II
221: The Gut/Brain Connection
225: Functional Medicine Testing for GI Disturbances
248: Maximizing Health Through Proper Digestion and Absorption
258: Oxidative Stress Detoxification — Better Responses to Chiropractic Care
2 · Brain, Mood, Stress and the Nervous System
Nutritional neurology — the headache patient, the stress physiology your patients carry through the door, the brain-game files on how food drives cognition, the nutrition-and-mood pair, the fatigued patient, memory and dementia, nervous-system function, chronic fatigue with myofascial pain, the concussion protocol, the maladaptive stress response, and the fatigue work-up.
203: Nutritional Management of Headaches
204: Chiropractic Nutrition for Stress Management
211: The Brain Game — How Nutrition Impacts Brain Function
212: The Brain Game II — How Food Impacts Brain Function
218: Nutrition and Mood
219: Nutrition and Mood II
228: Dealing with Fatigue in Clinical Practice
233: Memory, Dementia, and Chiropractic Care
234: Optimal Nervous System Function & Nutrition
237: Chronic Fatigue and Myofascial Pain Syndrome — an Integrative Approach
240: Nutritional Management of Concussions in a Clinical Setting
242: Maladaptive Stress Response & Musculoskeletal Disease
244: Managing the Fatigued Patient
247: Optimizing Nervous System Function with Nutrition
251: Autonomic Nervous System Regulation
253: Stress Management II
254: Stress I — How Managing Stress Leads to Better Patient Outcomes
263: Stress Update — Supporting Our Patients During Uncertain Times
264: Brain Game III — How Food Impacts Brain Function
3 · Musculoskeletal, Immune, Hormonal and Clinical Conditions
Nutritional management layered onto what you already treat — arthritic and autoimmune joints, neuropathy and neuropathic pain, immune resilience and the cold-and-flu season, lipids and cholesterol, antioxidants, endocrine disruptors, the thyroid and hormone-testing files, menopause and estrogen, vitamin D, sports injuries, diet and chronic disease, women’s musculoskeletal health, the pain files, the pediatric pair, osteoporosis, and the commonly seen conditions. You are here: Nutrition 202.
202: Nutritional Management of Arthritic Disease
206: Management of Neuropathy
209: Nutrition & the Immune System
210: The Fat Story & Cholesterol
215: Antioxidants in Health and Disease
216: Antioxidants in Health and Disease II
217: Endocrine Disruptors in Health & Disease
220: Management of Autoimmune Disorders — Rheumatoid Arthritis
222: Assessing Thyroid Health in Clinical Practice I
223: Assessing Hormones in Clinical Practice I
224: Assessing Hormones in Clinical Practice II
226: Women’s Health Issues — Focus on Menopause and Estrogen
227: Vitamin D & Musculoskeletal Health
229: Nutritional Management of Sports Injuries
230: A Primer on the Role of Diet and Chronic Disease
231: Women’s Health Issues and the Musculoskeletal System
232: An Integrative Approach to the Musculoskeletal System
235: Pediatric Nutrition & Chiropractic I
236: Pediatric Nutrition & Chiropractic II
238: Chiropractic and Osteoporosis
239: Treating Commonly Seen Conditions in Chiropractic Practice
241: Strengthen Your Immune and Musculoskeletal System through Nutrition and Chiropractic
243: Joint Pain & Inflammation
245: Natural Remedies for the Pain Patient
246: Keeping Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
249: New Strategies for Pain Management in the Chiropractic Setting
250: Neuropathic Pain Management
252: Special Topics in Nutrition
255: Autoimmune Disease II
256: Sports Injury Management in a Chiropractic Office
257: Bone Health
259: Path to Wellness
260: Nutrition and Musculoskeletal Health
261: Wellness and Chiropractic
262: Women’s Health and Nutrition
265: Neuropathy — Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches
266: Comprehensive Approach for Treatment of Joints, Tendons and Ligaments
267: How Nutrition and Chiropractic Go Hand in Hand
269: Nutritional Management of Neuropathy
Every course in the series is 2 PACE-approved CE hours at $40, and the automatic bundle discounts apply across the whole lane. The full 68-course catalog continues on the Nutrition category page.
What You’ll Learn in Nutrition 202
Identify the therapeutic potential of chondroprotective agents — glucosamine, chondroitin and Type I and II collagen extracts — in degenerative joint disease.
Formulate clinical strategies against oxidative stress using targeted antioxidant therapy.
Categorize the arthritic processes — degenerative, rheumatoid, gout and psoriatic — and apply the specific nutritional intervention each calls for.
Understand the autoimmune origin through the hygiene hypothesis and the role of intestinal permeability, and the link between gut health and autoimmune arthritic triggers.
Apply the anti-inflammatory nutrients — fish oil, turmeric (curcumin) and proteolytic enzymes — with the clinical reasoning behind dose and selection.
Employ evidence-based conservative nutrition strategies alongside chiropractic care for improved outcomes in the arthritic patient.
Your Nutrition Faculty
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — instructor of this course. Board-certified chiropractic clinical nutritionist, Diplomate and President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition, with more than 30 years in clinical nutrition and functional medicine. He authors all 68 courses in the CCEDseminars Nutrition library and the Clinical Nutrition Certification (CNC) track at its core, and is known for translating complex nutritional biochemistry into practical, office-ready protocols — here, the nutritional management of the degenerative and autoimmune joints you treat every day.
Full bio and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Nutrition CE Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Nutrition coursework is clinical subject matter — assessment, clinical reasoning and nutritional management of patient conditions — which is exactly what several state boards ask for. In Iowa, these hours serve the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum; in Rhode Island, they address the 50-of-60 clinical requirement; and in Vermont — where practice-building coursework earns nothing — patient-care education like this counts fully under the clinical-focus rule.
Online-format allowances still vary by state — some accept every hour online, others cap distance learning or require in-person blocks. Check your state’s guide in the full state directory before building your renewal plan.
Build Your Nutrition Block — or Take the Credential
Every course in the Nutrition series runs 2 hours at $40, so the automatic discounts do the bundling for you: 6–9 hours in one order earns 10% off, and 10 or more earns 20% off — any ten courses from the series is 20 hours, which clears the 20% tier at roughly $320 instead of $400, with no promo codes. Arthritic Disease pairs naturally with Nutrition 207 on the gut-joint axis and Nutrition 209 on the immune system; the three together reach 6 hours and the 10% tier. Pursuing the credential? The Clinical Nutrition Certification (CNC) packages Nutrition 201–224 — 48 hours — in a single $960 checkout. Browse Nutrition Courses
Nutrition 202 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Nutrition 202 cover?
Nutrition 202 covers the nutritional management of arthritic disease for chiropractors: chondroprotective agents (glucosamine, chondroitin, collagen) for degenerative joint disease, antioxidant therapy for oxidative stress, the management of rheumatoid, gout and psoriatic arthritis, the hygiene hypothesis and intestinal permeability behind autoimmune arthritis, and the anti-inflammatory nutrients fish oil, turmeric and proteolytic enzymes. Also known as nutrition for arthritis and inflammation, or an anti-inflammatory nutrition protocol for joint disease.
How is this different from Nutrition 207 on the microbiota and the musculoskeletal system?
Nutrition 202 is the condition file — the arthritic processes and the nutrients that manage each one. Nutrition 207 is the mechanism file — how the gut microbiome drives joint inflammation and bone loss through the gut-joint axis, and what probiotics and diet do about it. Many clinicians take both.
What is the best nutrition for arthritis inflammation?
There is no single answer, which is why the course categorizes first: degenerative joints respond to chondroprotective support and antioxidant therapy, while autoimmune arthritis calls for addressing intestinal permeability and the inflammatory cascade with fish oil, curcumin and enzyme support. Dr. Benedikt gives the evidence and the clinical reasoning for matching the strategy to the arthritic process.
Does the course cover gout and psoriatic arthritis, or just osteoarthritis?
Both. Degenerative joint disease is covered in depth, and the autoimmune section works through rheumatoid arthritis, gout and psoriatic arthritis, including the hygiene hypothesis and gut-permeability triggers that distinguish them from wear-and-tear disease.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Nutrition series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Nutrition 202 sits in the musculoskeletal, immune and clinical-conditions lane of the Nutrition series with Dr. Howard Benedikt, alongside Nutrition 206 (Management of Neuropathy), Nutrition 209 (Nutrition & the Immune System) and Nutrition 210 (The Fat Story & Cholesterol).
State Approval and Licensing Reminder
Continuing education requirements — including online-hour caps and clinical-hour minimums — vary by jurisdiction. Review the online chiropractic CE guidelines page and contact CCEDseminars with questions about your specific licensing requirements before registering.
Ready to Enroll in Nutrition 202?
The arthritic joint responds to more than the adjustment. Two hours here give you the chondroprotective, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory strategies — and the gut-level reasoning — to manage degenerative and autoimmune arthritis nutritionally.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)