About Dr Sexton
Dr. Clint Sexton, DC, CTN, DACBN, DCBCN
Functional Medicine • Certified Traditional Naturopath • Clinical Nutrition
If you’ve found your way here, there’s a good chance you’ve been searching for answers to reclaim your health but haven’t found them yet.
Maybe you’ve been told your lab tests are “normal,” that your symptoms are simply part of aging, or that nothing significant appears to be wrong—yet you still don’t feel like yourself. Many people struggling with chronic health concerns are left feeling dismissed, frustrated, and uncertain about where to turn next.
I understand that experience, and it is exactly why I practice functional medicine.
For more than 25 years, I have helped patients uncover the root causes behind chronic health conditions.
Whole-Person Approach
Like most functional medicine practitioners, I look at factors such as nutrition, hormones, metabolism, gut health, immune function, inflammation, detoxification, stress, sleep, lifestyle, and other interconnected systems that influence health.
However, I also recognize something that is often overlooked in healthcare: there is a unique individual sitting in front of me—not simply a collection of symptoms, diagnoses, and lab results.
Every patient brings a different life experience, health history, set of beliefs, goals, preferences, challenges, and expectations to the healing process.
That is why I begin by meeting patients exactly where they are on their health journey. I want to understand their concerns, what they hope to achieve, what they have already tried to improve their health, what has or hasn’t worked for them and what lifestyle changes feel realistic and sustainable for them.
Personalized Care
Effective healthcare should never be one-size-fits-all.
Every patient arrives with different health challenges, different goals, and a different level of readiness for change.
Once underlying imbalances and root causes are identified, I work collaboratively with my patient to develop a personalized health restoration plan tailored to their unique physiology, lifestyle and goals.
My patients receive direct physician-led care at every step, with all consultations personally conducted by me through secure online visits.
Why Sexton Functional Medicine Was Created
In 2016, I founded Naperville Integrated Wellness, where I spent years helping patients improve their health through functional medicine and clinical nutrition.
After retiring in 2023, I soon realized that helping people reclaim their health is my life’s purpose. Nothing I have ever done has allowed me to make a more meaningful difference in another person’s life.
When I returned to practice in 2026, I wanted to create a different kind of practice.
Over the years, I had seen many patients struggle to access quality functional medicine care because of expensive programs, membership models, large financial commitments, and overly complicated treatment structures. I believed there needed to be a more practical, approachable, and patient-focused way to provide high-quality care.
That vision became Sexton Functional Medicine.
My Pupose…
To meet every patient where they are on their health journey, understand what matters most to them, and work with them to create meaningful change in their health and quality of life.
Final Thought
Credentials
- Board Certified Naturopathic Physician — American Naturopathic Medical Certification & Accreditation Board (CTN)
- Licensed Chiropractic Physician (DC) — Honors Graduate, National University of Health Sciences
- Diplomate, American Clinical Board of Nutrition (DACBN)
- Diplomate, Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition (DCBCN)
Certifications & Advanced Training
Dr. Sexton has completed extensive postgraduate education in functional medicine, clinical nutrition, endocrinology, autoimmune disease, and metabolic health, including advanced training in:
- Functional Endocrinology — University of Bridgeport
- Mastering Functional Blood Chemistry — University of Bridgeport
- Mastering the Thyroid — University of Bridgeport
- Advances in Managing Chronic Illness — University of Bridgeport
- Nutritional Management of Autoimmune Disease & Inflammation
- Clinical Applications of Immuno-Endocrine Therapeutics — University of Bridgeport
- Origin & Application of Advanced Nutritional Strategies for Autoimmune Disease — University of Bridgeport
- Metabolic Syndrome — University of Bridgeport
- Management of Disorders of Insulin in Age-Related Disease
- Mastering Brain Chemistry — University of Bridgeport
- Mastering Blood Analysis — Logan College
- Nutritional Management of Perimenopause & Menopause
- Natural Approach to Family Practice — ACA Council on Diagnosis & Internal Disorders
- Achieving Clinical Excellence — University of Bridgeport
- Certified in Neurostructural Integration Technique — International Institute of Applied Health Services
- Neurology Diplomate Program — Carrick Institute & Life University (200+ hours completed toward board eligibility)
TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP
Discover ᐧ Understand ᐧ Restore
If you’re interested in working with Dr. Sexton, choosing your next step is easy. If you still have questions or want to see if we’re the right fit, schedule a complimentary Discovery Call. If you’re ready to move forward, book your Initial Consultation with Dr. Sexton today.
Free Discovery Call
A complimentary 10 minute call with Dr. Sexton to determine if we’re the right fit to work together.
Schedule Your Initial Consultation
This 60-minute virtual consultation with Dr. Sexton is designed to understand your health history, concerns, and goals, review any previous testing, and determine the best path forward.