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Nutrition 224 — at a Glance
| Course: | Assessing Hormones in Clinical Practice 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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Testing tells you what is out of balance; the second half of the job is deciding what to do about it — and knowing which of the marketed “fixes” the evidence actually supports. Building on the testing framework of Nutrition 223, Nutrition 224 moves into clinical management: how to assess hormone imbalances systematically, support them naturally through targeted nutrition and supplementation, select the most reliable testing protocol for each clinical question, and critically evaluate hormone-related claims in the marketplace.
Dr. Howard Benedikt works through the clinical patterns and symptom correlations of hormone imbalance, the adaptogenic herbs (ashwagandha for cortisol regulation, rhodiola for HPA-axis support), nutritional cofactors (zinc for testosterone synthesis, magnesium for cortisol modulation, B6 for estrogen metabolism) and lifestyle interventions that support balance within chiropractic scope, how to match test type to the clinical question and the patient profile, and the appraisal framework that exposes symptom-based dosing without labs, unregulated supplements with unsupported claims and single-draw cortisol “adrenal” testing for what they are.
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 224.
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 224
Understand the protocols for proper hormone assessment and apply systematic clinical frameworks to evaluate hormonal status in practice.
Implement hormone testing into daily practice with efficient workflows for ordering, interpreting and communicating results to patients.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the testing process — from sample collection and laboratory methodology to reference-range interpretation.
Support hormonal imbalances naturally with adaptogenic herbs, nutritional cofactors, dietary interventions and lifestyle protocols evaluated for evidence strength and patient selection.
Distinguish which hormone tests are most reliable and identify when common testing approaches provide incomplete or misleading clinical data.
Critically review fake science — evaluating evidence quality in hormone therapy, supplementation and testing claims.
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 natural management of hormone imbalance once the testing is in hand.
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. Assessing Hormones II pairs naturally with Nutrition 223, its foundation, and Nutrition 226 on menopause and estrogen; 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 224 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Nutrition 224 cover?
Nutrition 224 covers the clinical management of hormone imbalance for chiropractors: systematic assessment protocols, natural support through adaptogenic herbs, nutritional cofactors, diet and lifestyle, selecting the most reliable test for each clinical question, workflows for bringing testing into daily practice, and a critical review of fake science in hormone therapy and testing. Also known as hormone management for chiropractors, natural hormone balancing, or the advanced hormone-testing course.
How can chiropractors support hormone imbalances naturally?
The evidence-based approaches in the course include adaptogenic herbs — ashwagandha for cortisol regulation, rhodiola for HPA-axis support — nutritional cofactors such as zinc for testosterone synthesis, magnesium for cortisol modulation and vitamin B6 for estrogen metabolism, and lifestyle interventions including sleep optimization and stress reduction. Each is weighed for evidence strength, patient selection and fit within chiropractic scope of practice.
What counts as “fake science” in hormone testing and therapy?
Anecdotal symptom-based dosing without lab confirmation, unregulated supplements with unsupported hormone-modulating claims, and misapplied tests — a single serum cortisol draw used to judge adrenal function, for instance. Nutrition 224 gives you a critical-appraisal framework to evaluate the evidence behind hormone protocols and protect patients from ineffective or harmful interventions marketed as cutting-edge.
How does Nutrition 224 build on Nutrition 223?
Nutrition 223 establishes the science of hormone testing — what to test, how the tests work, how to judge methodology. Nutrition 224 advances into management: assessing imbalance patterns systematically, designing natural treatment protocols, choosing the right test for each scenario and evaluating evidence quality. Together they form a complete system for hormone assessment and management in chiropractic nutritional practice.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Nutrition series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Nutrition 224 sits in the musculoskeletal, immune, hormonal and clinical-conditions lane of the Nutrition series with Dr. Howard Benedikt, alongside Nutrition 217 (Endocrine Disruptors), 222 (Assessing Thyroid Health), 223 (Assessing Hormones I) and 226 (Menopause and Estrogen), and completes the 48-hour Clinical Nutrition Certification track, Nutrition 201–224.
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 224?
A hormone result without a management plan is just a number. Two hours here give you the assessment framework, the natural protocols and the appraisal skills to act on what the tests show.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)