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Nutrition 219 — at a Glance
| Course: | Nutrition and Mood II — Advanced Nutritional Strategies · 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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When the mood-supportive diet is in place and the patient is still anxious, exhausted or flat, the next step is targeted: precursors, the HPA axis and the lab markers that tell you which pathway is short. Nutrition 219 delivers the advanced nutritional strategies for neurotransmitter support, HPA axis balance and evidence-based mood regulation in clinical practice, building directly on Nutrition 218.
Dr. Howard Benedikt identifies the key nutrient deficiencies linked to anxiety, depression and cognitive decline, works through neurotransmitter precursors — tryptophan, tyrosine and amino acid therapy — for serotonin and catecholamine pathway support, evaluates HPA axis dysfunction and cortisol modulation through targeted adrenal nutrition, integrates gut-brain axis strategies for the microbiome’s influence on mood and neuroinflammation, and shows how lab markers and functional testing assess mood-related nutrient status before building evidence-based supplementation and dietary intervention protocols.
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. You are here: Nutrition 219.
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.
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 219
Identify the key nutrient deficiencies linked to anxiety, depression and cognitive decline.
Implement targeted supplementation protocols for serotonin and catecholamine pathway support — tryptophan, tyrosine and amino acid therapy as neurotransmitter precursors.
Evaluate HPA axis dysfunction and its nutritional management: cortisol modulation through targeted adrenal nutrients.
Integrate gut-brain axis strategies — the microbiome’s influence on mood and neuroinflammation — to improve patient mood and stress-resilience outcomes.
Use clinical assessment — lab markers and functional testing — to establish mood-related nutrient status before intervening.
Build evidence-based supplementation and dietary intervention protocols for the patient who has not responded to foundational mood nutrition.
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 precursor, HPA-axis and testing strategies for the mood 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. Nutrition and Mood II pairs naturally with Nutrition 218, its foundation, and Nutrition 204 on stress and the HPA axis; 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 219 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Nutrition 219 cover?
Nutrition 219 covers advanced nutritional strategies for mood in chiropractic practice: the nutrient deficiencies linked to anxiety, depression and cognitive decline, neurotransmitter precursors and amino acid therapy for serotonin and catecholamine support, HPA axis dysfunction and adrenal nutrition, gut-brain axis strategies for mood and neuroinflammation, lab markers and functional testing for mood-related nutrient status, and evidence-based intervention protocols. Also known as amino acid therapy for mood, HPA axis nutrition, or advanced nutritional psychiatry for chiropractors.
How is this different from Nutrition 218?
Nutrition 218 establishes how food affects mood, how the supplements work and how to design a mood-supportive diet. Nutrition 219 is the advanced file — precursor and amino acid therapy, HPA axis and cortisol modulation, functional testing and targeted protocols for the patient who needs more than the foundation.
Which supplements and amino acids support serotonin and dopamine?
The course works through neurotransmitter precursors — tryptophan for the serotonin pathway and tyrosine for the catecholamine pathway — as amino acid therapy, along with the cofactor nutrients whose deficiency limits conversion, and the clinical reasoning and assessment for when precursor support is appropriate.
How does HPA axis dysfunction affect mood, and what does nutrition do about it?
The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis runs the cortisol stress response; when it is dysregulated, anxiety, fatigue and low mood follow. Nutrition 219 evaluates HPA axis dysfunction and its nutritional management — cortisol modulation through targeted adrenal nutrients — as part of an integrated mood and stress-resilience plan.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Nutrition series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Nutrition 219 sits in the brain, mood and stress lane of the Nutrition series with Dr. Howard Benedikt, alongside Nutrition 203, 204, 211, 212 and 218, 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 219?
The patient who did not respond to the mood basics needs precursors, HPA support and testing. Two hours here give you the advanced strategies and the assessment to apply them.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)