Because He Could: The Story Behind the Youth Formula
by Marlies White
About the Book
What if you could stay young as old as possible?
The fountain of youth has been long sought after, but a brilliant doctor was able to bring us one giant step closer with the development of an incredible anti-aging formula – because HE could. But bringing this formula to the world was not without its challenges, and overcoming them took a lot of determination, perseverance, and dedication.
This book shares the story of one woman’s mission to continue her husband’s legacy and help people around the world slow the aging process. A testament to the power of Youth Formula herself, Marlies demonstrates that age does not have to slow you down, and that it is never too late to step into your power and take control of your future. Now in her seventies, she has stepped out of her husband’s shadow and is ready to show the world what she has achieved – because SHE could.
About the Author
At the age of fifty, Marlies was enjoying an active lifestyle as a dragon boater, pilot, car racer, scuba diver, RCMP Auxiliary, and more.
She was reluctant to give any of this up due to “getting old,” so she encouraged her husband to formulate a product that would slow the effects of aging. In 1998, she started SomaLife in the basement of their home to produce their patented Youth Formula. The company has always been her baby, and she is passionate about being able to provide affordable world-class supplements to as many people as possible. She is active in her community, especially with the local food bank. The company’s SomaPet supplement was specifically created because of her love of animals, and incidentally it was tested on humans.
To this day, Marlies is proof of the benefits of this incredible product. She purchased her first Harley Davidson at the age of sixty-nine and rode with the Military Police National Motorcycle Relay at the age of seventy-one to raise funds for blind children in Canada.
And now, at age seventy-two, she continues to live a full and active life by staying young as old as possible. Knowing how important her company is, she looks forward to fulfilling her husband’s legacy, and her own, in the coming years. She is a Best Selling co-author of two of the Woman of Worth collaborative books.
Invterview with Marlies White
Please share a bit about your journey to become a published author?
I have always enjoyed writing and in high school and used to send in weekly bits to the local newspaper on things happening in my school. In 2019 I received an email inviting me to apply to write a chapter in a WOW book,“Aging at Any Age With Moxie,” and again for the following WOW book, “Thriving Through Turbulent Times.”.These books were a collaborative effort with several authors and this is how I met Julie – through Christine Awram. Julie did the initial editing of my chapters and gave me the confidence to confess I had already written a complete book on my own, but did not feel it worth publishing.
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How does the writing process work for you? Do you schedule a time every day, work madly when inspiration hits or?
My writing process is to first do a lot of the structure of what I want to write in my head. I also go to bed thinking about what I want to put into words. I take short notes on both paper and a word document. Once I have my timeline in order, for the most part, I sit down and then just type all my thoughts and notes. It is never a really long drawn-out process. I have too many other things to do to procrastinate, and I don’t like to keep the editors waiting or chasing me to get it done.
What did you find most difficult about the writing and publishing process? What was the easiest?
In my book, “Because He Could,” I found the most difficult part was to get the timeline as close as possible to the events because the time spanned a period of at least sixty-six years. The easiest part was in correcting the editing suggestions that were given over the three edits of the book.
What title (or titles) have you released?
“Because He Could,” is the first book written solely by me. The book is a bit of a memoir as well as how the company SomaLife started. It is also about a brilliant man who was flawed and lived a life of betrayal and lies. Despite all the challenges of keeping a company alive, dealing with infidelity, and all the other men who had an agenda, I was able survive and not lose hope of a better future.
Do you have any new books in the planning or writing stage?
My husband wrote a book called “The Road to Longevity” in 2000. As the book was written in support of the product he had created, Youth Formula, I plan to update the cover and re-release it and dedicate the book to him. He was flawed, but I loved him. I will write the foreword in that re-release.
What would you like readers to know about you?
My life is really an open book as you will see if you read “Because He Could.”. In my 50’s, I started the company SomaLife with the help of my husband, Dr. Philip White, in the basement of our home. I had retired from 25 years on banking, so I was in the position to use all I had learned in that career and apply it in starting a company. I wanted to help people live a healthier, younger life, so I had asked my husband, a medical doctor, to create a product that would do that.
Outside of keeping busy with work, I loved dragon boating and in 2000, learned to become the steerer for a team of women who were very successful and well-known in the dragon boat racing community throughout Western Canada. I have been an RCMP auxiliary and done a lot of volunteer work in the community, particularly with the Red Cross and the Food Bank.
At age 69, I bought my first Harley Davidson and have taken “Golden Girl”, my motorcycle, on a military ride to raise funds for blind children in British Columbia. Being able to go on lengthy motorcycle rides with friends makes me happy!
Can you share a favourite quote?
This is the oath that Dr Philip took in respect of his promise in the service of a Doctor:
Hippocrates Oath – “Into whatever homes I go, I will enter them for the benefit of the sick, avoiding any voluntary act of impropriety or corruption, including the seduction of women or men, whether they are free men or slaves. So long as I maintain this Oath faithfully and without corruption, may it be granted to me to partake of life fully and the practice of my art, gaining the respect of all men for all time. However, should I transgress this Oath and violate it, may the opposite be my fate.” (Translated by Michael North, National Library of Medicine, 2002.)