Dr. Harry Black — Sunrise Institute

Cancer Resistance And Integrative Oncology How A 36-Year Surgeon Turned Prostate Cancer Patient Built Sunrise Institute Around Metabolic Health, Nutrition, And Patient Ownership

Dr. Harry Black of Sunrise Institute in Daytona Beach, FL joins The Business Spotlight with Peter Anthony to discuss Cancer Resistance And Integrative Oncology How A 36-Year Surgeon Turned Prostate Cancer Patient Built Sunrise Institute Around Metabolic Health, Nutrition, And Patient Ownership.

Sunrise Institute Daytona Beach, FL 26 minMay 6, 2026
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On this episode of Utah Business Spotlight, host Peter Anthony sits with Dr. Harry Black, founder of Sunrise Institute in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dr. Harry Black spent 36 years as a general surgeon, performed roughly 15,000 surgeries, and treated more than 2,000 cancer-related patients before a prostate cancer diagnosis four years ago put him on the patient side of the knife. Dr. Harry Black walks Peter Anthony through how that diagnosis pushed him out of the alopathic-only lane and into the integrative oncology, metabolic health, and cancer resistance work that now drives the Sunrise Institute.

Dr. Harry Black explains why the language of cancer resistance matters. Cancer is a dominating force, financially, emotionally, and physically, and resistance frames every nutrition, supplement, exercise, and mindset decision as a deliberate act against that domination. The Sunrise Institute six-month cancer resistance program, the 90-day program, and one-on-one consulting are built for two distinct audiences in the same conversation, people currently navigating a cancer diagnosis and people who would rather never see one. Dr. Harry Black builds the foundation of the human body to resist the multiple ways cancer can come at you.

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The conversation moves into the science Dr. Harry Black says he did not fully appreciate until two years ago, over 90 percent of all cancers are metabolic, not genetic. Mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic disease sit upstream of most cancer diagnoses. Dr. Harry Black reversed his own type 2 diabetes before his cancer diagnosis and now teaches participants how to address the underlying disease process through individualized nutrition, supplements, resistance training, walking, meditation, spirituality, and trusted companionship. Resistance, done properly, leads to longevity.

Peter Anthony and Dr. Harry Black go deep on what AI cannot do. AI has never had cancer, never lost a loved one, never separated from a spouse, and never watched a patient decline. Sunrise Institute is built on the trusted advisor relationship, Dr. Harry Black is not the primary physician, he is the integrative complement to chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. Peter Anthony reframes the marketing principle behind the program, when the consumer believes the service provider believes what they believe, connection happens, and that connection is what allows real behavior change.

The episode closes on the future of medicine. Dr. Harry Black sees the old alopathic system dying as patients demand root-cause care, nutrition, and ownership of their own health. Medical schools still teach roughly one hour of nutrition. The Sunrise Institute six-month program walks participants month by month through testing, language, personal goals, and a personalized resistance protocol, pennies on the dollar compared to the cost of late-stage treatment. Find Dr. Harry Black at sunriseinstitute.com. Utah Business Spotlight is produced by The INCubator AI Marketing Agency and filmed in Sandy, Utah.

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Dr. Harry Black

Sunrise Institute

Daytona Beach, FL

Dr. Harry Black is the founder of Sunrise Institute in Daytona Beach, Florida and a 36-year general surgeon who has cared for more than 75,000 patients, performed approximately 15,000 surgeries, and treated more than 2,000 cancer-related patients across his career. Four years ago Dr. Harry Black was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and the experience of moving from surgeon to patient pushed him into integrative and functional medicine. Dr. Harry Black previously reversed his own type 2 diabetes and now teaches that over 90 percent of cancers are metabolic in origin, with mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic disease sitting upstream of most diagnoses. Dr. Harry Black founded the Sunrise Institute to deliver cancer resistance and longevity programs built around integrative oncology, individualized nutrition, resistance training, walking, meditation, spirituality, and the trusted-advisor relationship that traditional insurance-bound medicine often cannot provide. Sunrise Institute offers a six-month cancer resistance program, a 90-day program, and one-on-one consulting for people currently facing cancer and for people who want to make themselves resistant to it. Dr. Harry Black has an upcoming book, Cutting Through Prostate Cancer A Surgeon's View From Both Sides Of The Knife, and is already developing a second book on cancer resistance and longevity. Learn more at sunriseinstitute.com.

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Who is Dr. Harry Black?

Dr. Harry Black is the founder of Sunrise Institute in Daytona Beach, Florida and a 36-year general surgeon who has cared for more than 75,000 patients and performed approximately 15,000 surgeries. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago, Dr. Harry Black moved into integrative and functional medicine and built Sunrise Institute around cancer resistance, metabolic health, and patient ownership.

What is the Sunrise Institute cancer resistance program?

The Sunrise Institute cancer resistance program is a six-month integrative protocol led by Dr. Harry Black that walks participants month by month through testing, individualized nutrition, supplements, resistance training, walking, meditation, spirituality, and language work. The program is built for people currently navigating a cancer diagnosis and for people who want to make themselves resistant to cancer before any diagnosis.

What is integrative oncology?

Integrative oncology integrates evidence-based interventions outside of standard alopathic care, nutrition, supplements, exercise, mindset, meditation, and metabolic health, alongside chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. Dr. Harry Black uses integrative oncology to address the underlying disease processes that drive cancer, not just the tumor itself.

Are most cancers genetic or metabolic?

Dr. Harry Black explains that more than 90 percent of cancers are metabolic in origin, not genetic. Mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and metabolic disease sit upstream of most cancer diagnoses, which is why nutrition, exercise, supplementation, and reversal of conditions like type 2 diabetes are core to the Sunrise Institute cancer resistance approach.

How do I work with Dr. Harry Black at Sunrise Institute?

You can find Dr. Harry Black and the Sunrise Institute at sunriseinstitute.com. The site offers downloadable information, consultation booking, and details on the six-month cancer resistance program, the 90-day program, and one-on-one consulting, available remotely or in-person at the Daytona Beach, Florida offices.