Pure Energy –

Glucose is vital for humans. Without glucose as fuel, the man can not breathe, think, laugh or run. Every day, every second we need huge amounts of energy for our cells, because a man does not just happen. We can not survive without glucose. Only our brains burn approximately 140 grams of glucose per day. That is as much as ten spoonfuls of sugar.

Our body can not produce glucose as a fuel for itself so we must take it through food such as bread, pasta, potatoes or chops. This takes some time to digest because our metabolism has many intermediate steps before the glucose from food and fuel is made.

Pure glucose is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream
The easiest, for our metabolism is if we eat pure glucose meal. The sugar comes very quickly through the intestines into the bloodstream and from there to the brains. Almost as soon as the body processes sugar household.
Flour, potatoes and pasta are made ​​from starch , a chain of glucose building blocks accordingly. This allows to the body to break down in the gut and thus has been available for the coveted fuel.
Even fats and proteins our body can change into energy, but that takes a long time and only by circuitous routes.

Glycogen, energy stocks in the cells for emergency
Normally we eat more sugar than necessary. Part of our body stores the surplus in the muscles and the liver to make fat out of it. Energy is easy in the form of fat storage and can also be stored in the cells. Most of the excess glucose as sugar but ends up inventory, known as glycogen in the cells. Up to 450 grams of it, is heavy as four and a half of a chocolate bar.

In times of need your body takes its energy from the glycogen stores first. Also at night, when the last meal is long behind us,the body grabes back to glycogen. But sugars in the form of glycogen, the cells can not be burned, so the liver converts the glycogen back to glucose.

Green energy is any type of energy harnessed from nonpolluting renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydrogen, and wave or tidal action. These types of green energy are defined as energy sources that will never run out and provide clean energy that will no pollute the atmosphere.

• Wind: Large turbine blades that are mounted on towers measuring 100 feet in the air have the ability to harness the wind’s energy. Wind turbines can be connected to a power grind to provide larger scale energy sources or can be used alone for smaller energy needs. Homeowners and farmer are now making use of this type of sustainable energy to save costs on their electricity.

• Geothermal: This energy is generated from the Earth’s core and is similar to steam you would see coming from a hot spring. Geothermal energy plants use steam from reservoirs to power turbines and generators. Others use hot water located just below the surface of the Earth and harness the vapors to turn the turbines which then activates the generators. (more…)

For over a hundred years we have been living on borrowed energy. We are borrowing the solar energy collected over millions of years by ancient plants and algae. However, that energy source will eventually run out. Estimates of when vary from industry to industry and from expert to expert. They all agree that the supply is finite, but when that finite supply will run out is unpredictable. We have to find another way to provide for our growing civilization. The path forward runs through green and sustainable energy.

There are several types of renewable energy from which we can draw support. We have solar, wind, wave and tidal choices. We also have geothermal and the possibility of fusion power. Any single source of energy is not going to provide what we, as a civilization, need. It is the combination which provides the future for humanity. We need to make the change and sooner is better than later.

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