Good for the skin
       “That is great, great news for a coffee lover like myself,” says Pronstroller of the news that coffee contains more antioxidants than wine or green tea. 
       The young account executive, who likes her coffee “white and very sweet,” says she consumes as much as four to six cups a day.
       “During the day, it’s more of a ritual. It allows me to settle down and have a quiet ‘me’ time to collect my thoughts before the office gets filled up by people and work,” says Pronstroller, who spends at least 10 hours at work.
       She also looks to coffee when she feels the need to step back. “For other parts of the day, coffee allows me to sit back and regain focus,” she says, adding that coffee time also means cozying up with her girl friends and sipping the day away with endless chitchats and stories.
       Apart from these coffee “moments,” Pronstroller says the best thing about drinking coffee, now that it has been proven to contain antioxidants, is that it contributes to cell regeneration.
       “That gives me more reason to go for another cup! That’s good for my skin,” she concludes.

Good for the health
       Coffee “enthusiasts” like de la Paz, who says he consumes as many as 13 cups of the beverage in a day, especially welcome the news.
       “That makes my coffee-drinking sessions a whole lot more enjoyable,” he says. “Now every time I take my cup of coffee, I can take pleasure in knowing that I’m doing something good for my health.”
       De la Paz says that what he likes most about coffee is its taste. “I love its taste.  I also like that it keeps me up. And I also like how conducive it is for socialization and good conversation,” he says.
       De la Paz adds he also turns to coffee because it helps keep him up during odd hours of work. His typical workday, after all, is far from typical.
       “Since I work odd hours and we’re under shifting schedules, sometimes I’d wake up as early as 8 in the morning, and other times as late as 4 in the afternoon,” he reveals. “I spend four hours a day, seven days a week working. By choice, that is, since we’re only required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week.”
       Because of this, one of the main challenges of his work to keep him alert. “So I take coffee—lots of it,” de la Paz concludes.

Good for the body
       “As a teacher, there’s always the challenge of preparing for the lessons, how to make them challenging and thought-evoking. As an administrator, it’s how to come up with activities that people would find worth attending. Also, how to make our school’s presence be more felt not only locally, but also internationally,” Ward relates of the challenges that come with her job in a leading university.
       She is up as early as 4:30 am to be in school for a 7 am class and her day at work does not end until 7 or 8 pm.
       This is why she looks to coffee to wake her up and help her think. And now with recent medical research confirming that it contains antioxidants, Ward says that she can enjoy the beverage even more.
       “It’s actually good news for me,” she says. “I first heard about it in a TV commercial. I know my body needs antioxidants more than ever because of the aging process, plus the pollution and stress and their adverse effect on the body. Of course, I take vitamins C and E to help keep myself healthy. Now, I can also enjoy more cups of coffee and know that it’s actually good for my body. I get to have my antioxidants and, at the same time, enjoy my coffee.”