There are many different species of turmeric. The most commonly used is Curcuma longa, also known as Curcuma domestica. The two main varieties of the C. longa species are Alleppey and Madras. Alleppey is preferred in the United States.
The news is a little better for women, a little worse for men. Life expectancy for females is 81.2 years; for males, it's 76.4 years. That difference of 4.8 years is the same as in 2011.
The prevalence of autoimmune disorders is rapidly rising and now affects an estimated 23.5 million Americans, 75% of them women.1 In fact, autoimmune diseases are now among the top 10 leading causes of death in American women under the age of 65.