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Nutrition 217 — at a Glance
| Course: | Endocrine Disruptors in Health & 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 |
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Thyroid dysfunction, fatigue, weight dysregulation and musculoskeletal symptoms present in practice daily — and a share of them trace to chemicals that mimic, block or alter hormone signaling. Nutrition 217 examines how environmental toxins interfere with endocrine function and drive chronic disease: xenoestrogens, xenobiotics, phytoestrogens and the clinical consequences of toxic burden, from thyroid and mitochondrial dysfunction to fetal developmental harm.
Dr. Howard Benedikt connects endocrine-disruption research to patient management — the mechanisms, sources and cumulative burden of toxins in chronic disease, the hormonal disruption pathways of synthetic estrogen mimics, the metabolic and endocrine impact of xenobiotics, phytoestrogens as protective and clinical modulators, thyroid dysfunction and thyroid fatigue driven by xenobiotic accumulation, nutrient depletion and mitochondrial stress, and the effects of toxins on fetal development — leaving you with a framework for identifying and addressing toxic load in clinical practice.
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
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
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 217.
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
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 217
Understand thyroid dysfunction driven by endocrine-disrupting chemicals and apply diagnostic reasoning to affected patients.
Discuss thyroid fatigue and its relationship to xenobiotic accumulation, nutrient depletion and mitochondrial stress.
Explain mitochondrial dysfunction caused by endocrine disruptors and communicate its role in systemic chronic disease.
Differentiate xenoestrogens (synthetic estrogen mimics) from the broader class of xenobiotics, and trace their distinct hormonal, metabolic and endocrine disruption pathways.
Use phytoestrogens — plant-based estrogen modulators — as protective and clinical tools with an understanding of their receptor behavior.
Examine the effects of toxins on fetal development and advise patients on exposure reduction during the reproductive years.
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 environmental toxins underneath the thyroid, fatigue and hormonal patient.
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. Endocrine Disruptors pairs naturally with Nutrition 205 and 208 on detoxification pathways; 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 217 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Nutrition 217 cover?
Nutrition 217 covers endocrine disruptors in health and disease for chiropractors: toxins in chronic disease, xenoestrogens and their hormonal disruption pathways, xenobiotics and their metabolic impact, phytoestrogens as clinical modulators, thyroid dysfunction and thyroid fatigue from endocrine-disrupting chemicals, mitochondrial dysfunction and the effects of toxins on fetal development. Also known as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, xenoestrogens and xenobiotics, or environmental toxins and hormones.
What are endocrine disruptors, and why do chiropractors need to understand them?
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals — synthetic or naturally occurring — that interfere with hormone signaling by mimicking, blocking or altering endocrine pathways. Toxic burden manifests as thyroid dysfunction, fatigue, weight dysregulation and musculoskeletal symptoms that present in practice daily, so identifying environmental contributors elevates the nutritional and lifestyle guidance chiropractors can offer.
What is the difference between xenoestrogens and xenobiotics?
Xenobiotics are any foreign chemical compounds not naturally produced by the body — pesticides, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food additives. Xenoestrogens are a subset that specifically mimic estrogen, binding to estrogen receptors and disrupting reproductive, thyroid and metabolic hormone balance. Nutrition 217 covers both and their distinct clinical implications.
How do phytoestrogens differ from xenoestrogens in clinical practice?
Phytoestrogens are plant-derived compounds — found in soy, flaxseed and legumes — that interact with estrogen receptors with weaker affinity than endogenous estrogen and can act as partial agonists or antagonists depending on the hormonal environment. Clinically they are used as modulators in estrogen-dominant conditions, menopause management and cardiovascular support — a nuance the course addresses directly.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Nutrition series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Nutrition 217 sits in the musculoskeletal, immune, hormonal and clinical-conditions lane of the Nutrition series with Dr. Howard Benedikt, alongside Nutrition 202, 206, 209, 210, 215, 216 and 220, and is a core module of the Clinical Nutrition Certification.
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 217?
The thyroid, fatigue and hormonal patients on your schedule are carrying a toxic load no one has assessed. Two hours here give you the endocrine-disruption science and a framework to identify and address it.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)