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Consuming raw potatoes has more health benefits than cooked one. Because of its high content of potassium, sulphur, phosphorus, and chlorine, undiluted raw potato juice is proven to be effective in clearing up skin blemishes. However, you can get this potato benefits only if you consume potato as raw food because these powerful minerals are converted to inorganic atoms when potatoes are cooked. And, the best way to consume it raw is by taking it as juice. Fresh raw undiluted potato-carrot juice is so nutritious. A cup or two of potato-carrot juice a day is a great help to health problems like skin blemishes and high blood pressure.

Potatoes may help fight against high blood pressure, prevent heart attack, protect against stroke, prevent kidney damage due to high blood pressure, controls appetite and could protect you from certain cancers due to its potassium and vitamin C content. You could get all these benefits when you consume raw potato as juice or just steam the potato.

Potato is still healthy to be consumed as baked, boiled and mashed one but its healthy effects is much lesser than consuming it raw and the easily digestable sugars in raw potatoes are converted to starches upon cooking. Potatoes are not good to be consumed as chips and fries because of acrylamide formation. Please checkout Acrylamide, what is it? for more info.

I got some small facts about potato, did you know that combination of cooked meat and potatoes strengthen the solanin poison of the potato? Solanin is an alkaloid poison that is predominant in potatoes too green in color. I’ve been given an info too that potato is not good for those who are suffering from venereal but I do not know yet its significance behind. And, did you know that consuming sweet potato is much more beneficial compared to Irish potato? Sweet potatoes has one-third more carbohydrates, three times more calcium, twice more sodium and silicon, and more than four times chlorine than Irish potatoes.

Every week, millions of viewers count on Carmindy to teach them about the latest makeup tips and tricks on TLC's hit show "What Not to Wear."

Over her 20 years in the industry, Carmindy has painted the faces of models and celebrities in the studios of Paris, on the beaches of Brazil, and on the streets of Havana. Her artistry can be seen on the editorial pages of leading magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, InStyle, O, Essence, Self, Lucky, Seventeen, Marie Claire, and Glamour, and she’s worked with commercial clients like Maybelline, Sephora, Covergirl and Avon.

But it wasn’t until Carmindy started on “What Not to Wear” seven years ago that she found her true calling – finding beauty solutions for real women.

“Real women want to learn to look like themselves - but better - and follow a makeup routine that fits into their daily lives, “says Carmindy. This realization led to two fabulous beauty books titled The 5 Minute Face and Get Positively Beautiful, and a website - www.carmindy.com – all devoted to teaching women her light-handed approach to makeup application, which allows them to use less makeup to create huge impact while simplifying their beauty routines.

Most recently, Carmindy co-created a natural line of cosmetics called Sally Hansen Natural Beauty inspired by Carmindy, available in over 5,000 stores nationwide. “I wanted to create a makeup line that’s the highest possible quality, but also easy, fool-proof and sold in drug stores. Real women are busy and don’t want to spend that much money.” Her complete line of paraben-free cosmetics incorporate all of Carmindy’s tried-and-tested beauty tricks ("I only use waterproof eyeliners – anything else ends up all over the place!"). Infused with natural antioxidants and botanicals, they come in sheer, blendable textures. “You can still see your skin,” says Carmindy. “It’s like watercolors, for your face.”

Carmindy is always looking for the next great way to communicate with her fans. She writes a monthly e-newsletter featuring answers to questions submitted through her website. Visit Carmindy at www.carmindy.com.

CARMINDY'S FASHION CREDITS:

For the following videos: Prom Makeup, Summerproof Makeup; Wedding Makeup; Eyeliner 101; Mascara 101; Concealer 101; Blush 101; Covering Up Acne; Formal makeup for over 50.

Dress: Diane von Furstenberg, $425; available at dvf.com. Earrings and Ring: Lena Skadegard, $990 (earrings), $955 (ring), available at fragments.com.

For the following videos: Makeup Over 50; Color Choices; Your Best Lipstick Shade; Foundation 101; Eye Shadow 101 - Quick, Basic and Dramatic; Spray-on Foundation; Your Perfect Red Lipstick.

Dress: Issa, $600; available at Beyond 7, 601 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001, 646-619-6857. Shoes: Casadei, $880; available at Hotfoot Boutique, 215-969-9626. Jewelry: Meira T: necklace (style 1n5497), $799; ring (style 1r2457), $899; bracelet (style 1b3484/tt), $1705; all available at laurenklein.com.

For the following videos: Smoky Eyes, Stayput Red Lips, Bronzer, 5 Minute Makeup, Day to Night Makeup, Brighter Eyes, False Lashes, Cream Blush, Concealer, Enhancing Your Lips, Look Refreshed, Perfect Brows.

Dress: Vena Cava, $505, Saks Fifth Avenue; Belt: Malandrino, $260, catherinemalandrino.com; Earrings and Ring: Lena Skadegard $2,665 and $1,890, fragments.com.