A 30_year study in New Zealand has releaved that the person who gets up early is less likely to survie the day than the one who liesin bed tillafter 8 or 9 o'clock. A research team studing a group of 1000 people found asignificant link between early rising & heart disease. " we don't fully understand the link" said Dr prudenceWhait "but we know that the risk of a heart attack is highest in the early morning. Perhaps if you're lying in bed you stand more chance of surviving an attack". another possibility is that people who get up early in the morning are more likely to eat atraditional cholesterol_ rich breakfast of sausages ;eggs;&bacon. so it seems we no longer need an excuse for lying in the bed longer ...... good news at last