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Nutrition 208 — at a Glance
| Course: | Detoxification II · 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 |
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Phase I turns a toxin into something more reactive; Phase II is where the body actually neutralizes and clears it — and where most metabolically sensitive patients are failing. Nutrition 208 is the advanced clinical course for the practitioner ready to master metabolic biotransformation, transitioning from the foundational concepts of Nutrition 205 to the complex chemistry of Phase II conjugation.
Dr. Howard Benedikt takes Phase II apart pathway by pathway — glucuronidation, acetylation and sulfation in detail, the methylation link and how B-vitamin status and genetic SNPs influence detox capacity, and the glutathione pathways that optimize the body’s master antioxidant for toxin neutralization — then builds advanced clinical protocols with specific nutrient ratios for heavy metal and xenobiotic clearance, and shows how to identify impaired Phase II pathways from clinical symptoms and lab markers.
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. You are here: Nutrition 208.
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.
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 208
Identify impaired Phase II detoxification pathways through clinical symptoms and laboratory markers.
Differentiate the six primary conjugation pathways and the specific nutrient requirements of each.
Work through glucuronidation, acetylation and sulfation in detail.
Explain the methylation link — how B-vitamin status and genetic SNPs influence detoxification capacity.
Optimize the glutathione pathways, the body’s master antioxidant, for toxin neutralization.
Design complex detoxification protocols — with specific nutrient ratios for heavy metal and xenobiotic clearance — for patients with metabolic sensitivities.
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 advanced chemistry of Phase II biotransformation and the protocols built on it.
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. Detoxification II pairs naturally with Nutrition 205, its foundation, and Nutrition 201 on clinical nutrition fundamentals; 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 208 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Nutrition 208 cover?
Nutrition 208 covers advanced detoxification for chiropractors: Phase II conjugation in depth — glucuronidation, acetylation and sulfation — the methylation link between B-vitamin status, genetic SNPs and detox capacity, the glutathione pathways, how to identify impaired Phase II pathways from symptoms and lab markers, and advanced protocols with specific nutrient ratios for heavy metal and xenobiotic clearance. Also known as Phase II detoxification, liver conjugation pathways or advanced metabolic biotransformation.
Do I need to take Nutrition 205 first?
It is strongly recommended. Nutrition 205 establishes what detoxification is, how to measure it and the Phase I and II basics; Nutrition 208 assumes that foundation and goes straight into the conjugation chemistry and advanced protocols.
What is Phase 2 liver detoxification, and which nutrients support it?
Phase II is the conjugation stage — the liver attaches a molecule (glucuronic acid, a sulfate group, a methyl group, glutathione and others) to a reactive intermediate so it can be excreted. Each of the six primary pathways has its own nutrient requirements, and the course teaches them pathway by pathway, including how B-vitamin status and genetic variation change a patient’s capacity.
How do I tell that a patient’s Phase II pathways are impaired?
The course pairs clinical symptoms with laboratory markers for each pathway, so the practitioner can identify which conjugation route is failing and design a protocol around it rather than applying a generic detox program.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Nutrition series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Nutrition 208 sits in the gut, microbiome, digestion and detoxification lane of the Nutrition series with Dr. Howard Benedikt, alongside Nutrition 201 (Introduction to Clinical Nutrition), Nutrition 205 (Detoxification) and Nutrition 207 (Microbiota & the Musculoskeletal System).
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 208?
The metabolically sensitive patient needs more than a cleanse. Two hours here give you the six conjugation pathways, the methylation and glutathione chemistry, and the nutrient ratios to build a protocol that matches the biochemistry.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)