Space exploration and lifestyle medicine: a narrative review of its implications for astronaut health and remote Earth-based environments
LM provides a preventive framework that complements traditional countermeasure and may enhance resilience and autonomy during space missions. Future research should prioritize integrated, longitudinal studies in analog environments to quantify the synergistic effects of integrated LM interventions versus single pillar countermeasures. Its translation to remote and underserved populations on Earth could help reduce healthcare disparities and support scalable, autonomy-centered models of care, underscoring the bidirectional value of combining lifestyle and space medicine.
Authors
- Marie-Pierre Gagnon
- Audrey Bergouignan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-5144)
- Jonathan Charest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-4747)
- Victor Niaussat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8172-9515)
- Jean-Sébastien Paquette
- Philippe St-Martin
- Maxime Sasseville
- Alexandre Marois
- Daniel Fortin-Guichard
- Michael Stolberg
- Raphaëlle Giguère
- Caroline Rhéaume
- Keith Thompson
- Julie Rocheleau
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Thales (Portugal) (PT)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- Families USA (US)
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (FR)
- Lung Institute (US)
- Sylvana Research (US)
- Idera Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
- Sustainable Energy Systems (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Université Laval (CA)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1729596
- Primary Topic
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00