Turmeric is a plant in the ginger family. Native to the tropics, turmeric is aromatic like ginger but hotter and spicier. Also like ginger, turmeric is taken from the root (actually the rhizome) of the plant, which is peeled with a knife or the back of a spoon before the herb is used fresh.
The average age of death in the United States for men is 76. The  average age of death for women in the United States is 81.
exists and is an alternate of . The most recent statistics: Most deaths are at ages 85 & 86: 80,000 of those born 1924 died 2010. (Deaths from ages 70 to 79 among those born in 1924 range from 40,000 to 60,000.) Population of 85 & 86 year-olds is much smaller than 70 year-olds, so 80,000's a very high percentage of the total.