Fuller^exclub discussed two definitions of wealth. Now, Based on “Health-is-wealth”, I would regard wellness as a 3rd but qualitative indication of community wealth, at the community level or perhaps national level.

Some neglected elements of wellness:

• Psychological well-being,
• longer sleep
• dental health, straight teeth
• skin health, scalp health… not vanity !
• posture esp. after middle-age
• clear skin
• endurance,
• decline in flexibility, range of motion
• decline in eyesight and hearing
• decline in muscle strength
• decline in speed of movement

— wealthy nation as measured by health-is-wealth
Remember the Khmer villagers? I think they may have good enough diet and a level of physical activity that’s better than the richer peoples, but presumably insufficient healthcare including prevention, detection, early intervention, long-term management of many health conditions.

I think there are countries with

• better diet habits than average,
• more active lifestyle than average,
• more leisure time spent on workout, not wasted,
• decent healthcare at affordable costs

These would be “wealthy nations” measured by health-is-wealth. (Some of these countries may be industrialized or underdeveloped. I won’t attempt to pick an example.)

I feel most communities are kinda lazy. If people don’t have to put up with lots of physical labor and simple unprocessed foods, then they would not. So it might be hard to find a culture, a society that meets my checklist above. Such a community would have to be intelligent, sophisticated to prioritize health over pleasure, comfort, luxury.

( There are plenty of individuals with the right priorities like that. I’m becoming one of them. See the other section.)

I feel Australia has a reputation for more leisure time and more active lifestyle.

Shorter work hours (France?) creates more job positions, reduces work stress (more slack resources), leaves more leisureTime which is a necessary-insufficient condition for healthier lifestyle.

— At the individual level:
Being closer to the Fuller wealth concept, this “definition” is not serious. You can’t measure and rank cities in terms of “amount of health”. You can’t accumulate health and pass it on to next generation or donate it. For self-use, health can’t be preserved or invested for growth. Nevertheless “health is wealth” is valuable reminder.

This pseudo “definition” (more than “ignores”) actively rejects FOMO, peer comparisons, ExClubs.

This definition singles out one neglected yardstick of “wealth” and places it on top of other yardsticks.

— parenting — As discussed with Damian B, parenting probably has a net negative effect on life expectancy at least for fathers, due to the impact on leisure time, stress…
However, the longest-living individuals tend to be grandmothers. I think child-bearing has health benefits.