In his recent book, America's Lifeline for Better Health: Preventive Care, Bala Kumar explores the critical need for preventive care in the United States. He emphasizes the importance of lifestyle changes to improve personal health and lessen reliance on the healthcare system. Kumar introduced a 21-day health improvement program, which helped him stop using diabetes prescription medication in 2020 after 20 years.

Bala Kumar's literary contributions have earned recognition as finalists for prestigious book awards. His last work, Diabetes 21, was a finalist in the Best Book Awards 2023 under the Alternative Medicine category. His first book, Run Against Media Violence, was nominated for an award at the Chicago National Book Festival in 2004 in the parenting category.

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America's Lifeline for Better Health: Preventive Care
Bala Kumar
Independently Published (2025)
ISBN: 979-8311443241
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/2025)
5*- Preventive Health That Makes Sense
Bala Kumar's non-fiction health guide, America's Lifeline for Better Health: Preventive Care,
challenges readers to focus on using his 21-Day Program, with ten simple steps, to focus on
healing their lives from the common health issues that are facing Americans today. These issues
are based on people making poor lifestyle choices. He quotes some sobering statistics to
highlight our current health care crisis in America. He argues that our current system is
inefficient, unaffordable, and inaccessible for many Americans.
He offers alarming data and anecdotes to back up his claims. He believes that by focusing on
preventive health care, we can reduce long-term costs and improve outcomes. This, in turn, will
reduce spending on medical care and improve the quality of life for many. His message is urgent
and overdue!
Kumar makes his points very clear. His discussion about the paradox of having high healthcare
spending alongside widespread chronic disease and suboptimal health habits was sobering. He
sees the system as prioritizing treatment over prevention. He cites statistics that only 2.7% of US
adults maintain a healthy lifestyle! We've got to change this. He offers information from sources
that are provided in the references that support his claims.
Kumar's personal narrative is compelling. He discusses his own transformative steps in making
lifestyle changes that helped him to lose weight, avoid back surgery, free him from diabetes
medication, and quit smoking. His personal transformation gives him credibility and relatability.
This will be helpful to readers, such as myself, who struggle with sustaining lifestyle changes.
Structurally, I found the book to be accessible and well-organized. It is divided into two parts:
advocacy for the necessity of preventive healthcare in the US, and a practical 21-day, ten step
lifestyle change program. He includes a chapter on "Key Rules" for readers who either want a
quick orientation or those who are looking for the steps without reading the whole book.
I recommend reading the whole book, but if just reading the Key Rules is all someone wants to
do to get started, then they should at least do that. While he is not a healthcare professional, I felt
that Kumar's background in software engineering and consulting contributes to his problem-
solving, process-driven mindset. He manages to convey a great deal of information in a concise
way in which readers will feel motivated rather than overwhelmed.
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This program offers suggestions on eating nutritious foods, using intermittent fasting, physical
activity, yoga, and sound sleep to create healthy, sustainable changes. "America's Lifeline for
Better Health: Preventive Care" offers a concisely written, actionable roadmap for readers who
are serious about taking steps for a healthier life.
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COMMENTS FOR THE AUTHOR (from the reviewer, if noted):
I enjoyed reading your book. I felt the data that you presented was very motivating for readers
to want to take control of their health. I also liked that you shared your personal experiences
with having made the changes in your own life. Personal experience and relevant statistics
regarding our current healthcare situation is very, very helpful for people to want to want to
make changes. I think that you will change a lot of lives for the better with this book!