What Cardiologists Tell Their Friends  What's better than having
a fashionista or a foodie as a BFF? Being pals with a heart
doctor. The health advice these experts give their nearest and
dearest can help you prevent a heart attack and live longer.  By
Lisa Mulcahy   "Try not to wake up before 5 a.m."  "One friend
of mine, a CEO of a very successful company, prides himself on
getting out of bed at 4:30 to get a jump on his business
competition. I told him, 'If you don't let yourself sleep till
5, you're setting yourself up for a heart attack.' He laughed,
'I'm too rich to die!' But he listened when I told him that most
people's internal clock resets itself every morning at
approximately 5 a.m. Wake up before that and your stress
hormones can surge--this is one reason why most heart attacks
occur around 3 or 4 a.m. Making this adjustment won't destroy
your career, but it potentially will save your life." --Lisa
Matzer, M.D., cardiologist in Los Angeles   Restart Slideshow
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