“Beautiful Minds: Finding Your Lifelong Potential” is a national campaign to help Americans develop and maintain brain health by adopting key lifestyle factors: diet and nutrition, physical health, mental health, and social well-being.

Beautiful Minds recently released their 2011 America’s Brain Health Index, which ranks every state on how well its residents are doing. Individuals know they need to eat right, take omega 3s and other supplements, exercise their bodies and their minds, and spend time socializing, but what do you do if Montana or Maine needs a “brain jog?”

Dr. Fotuhi advises communities in low-ranking states to establish programs like dance classes that include socializing, exercise, and the mental challenge of learning new steps. He also advises offering educational programs to increase public awareness of the importance of brain health for longevity. To see how your state did, visit www.beautiful-minds.com and click on the tab “America’s Brain Health Index.”