The microbiome composition is largely shaped by your environment, not your genes. Therefore, deciding where you move your body around and with whom, will have a large impact on your microbiome. In all ecosystems, diversity is crucial to promote stability and performance and is also thought to be more advantageous because of a higher resiliency. Being away from home for a prolonged period will inevitably lead to a change in your microbiome. It might increase your microbiome diversity, but could also lead to a lower diversity. Researchers who performed studies on long sea voyages have discovered that after more than 120 days of ocean sailing, the oral microbiome diversity of sailors is reduced by 5 times and also the belly button microbiota showed a significant decrease. With commercial space flights being offered in just a few years from now, long term isolated travels will become much more common.

    Luckily there is bactoyou, offering a solution to your long term isolated travels. By re-introducing a past captured microbiome, a bac-up, you can make sure to maintain a healthy diverse microbiome, wherever  and with whomever you are.