Dave Coulier Details How Wife Melissa Has Created a 'Whole Nutrition Plan' for Him amid His Cancer Journey (Exclusive)

Dave Coulier opens up about one of the thoughtful ways his wife, Melissa Bring, supported him amid his cancer diagnosis.

The Full house The alum, 65, revealed exclusively to PEOPLE that he has stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and now he’s sharing some details about how his wellness instructor wife is making sure he eats right during his journey with the disease.

“She put my whole diet plan together,” he told PEOPLE of Bring, whom he married in July 2014.

The “amazing” part, Coulier added, is that his wife recently started her own holistic wellness company, Live Well Lead Well, “so my fridge has color-coded foods, nutritious proteins,” he explained.

Melissa also made another big change to her husband’s meals, the actor says: “She cut all sugar out of my diet.”

Dave Coulier and wife Melissa Bring in 2014.

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Coulier explains that his wife’s company was actually born out of Full houseafter “hit” with Fuller House production assistant Melanie Samuels, who later became a nutritionist.

“Mel and Mel got together and realized, ‘We’re kind of on the same path here, why don’t we do something together?’ So they started this company, Live Well Lead Well,” he recalls.

Coulier adds that he told his wife, “Maybe that’s why you started this company so you could help me.” I mean, it’s kind of an amazing moment.”

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Bring wrote in part about how she’s helping her husband amid his diagnosis: “We’re focused on fueling his body with real whole foods, cutting out refined sugar and processed foods, spending time in nature and incorporating infrared saunas, breathing and massages to support Dave’s strength and comfort.”

She added: “Dave’s resilience inspires me every day and together we are doing everything we can to support his recovery – with lots of laughs to keep his spirits up.”

Dave Coulier.

Melissa Coulier

Coulier’s diagnosis was made after swelling in his lymph nodes rapidly increased, including one area that quickly grew to the size of a golf ball. The actor explained that his doctor advised him to have a biopsy, as well as a PET and CT scan, which led to the life-changing news.

“Three days later, the doctors called me again and said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it’s called B-cell and it’s very aggressive,'” he explained.

“I went from, having a bit of a cold to having cancer, and it was pretty devastating,” he added. “It’s been this really fast roller coaster ride.”

According to the Mayo Clinic, in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, “white blood cells called lymphocytes grow abnormally and can form growths (tumors) throughout the body.” Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, which Coulier experienced. The type Coulier has — B-cell lymphoma — is “rare,” according to the Mayo Clinic

Bring has been by her husband’s side through it all and, along with Coulier’s close friends in the medical field, the couple immediately set to work to face his diagnosis “head on,” he said.

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Indeed, his family’s reaction to the news of his diagnosis helped the actor find strength.

“I watched how those words worked [my wife] and I thought, ‘You know what? I’m going to be strong through this, not just for myself, but I’m going to be strong for her,’ he said.

Coulier also revealed that while he’s on the road with cancer – he’s completed one of six chemotherapy treatments so far – there’s some happy news amid the challenges, as his son Luc, 33, and his wife Alex have a baby boy due in March, bringing the actor became a grandfather for the first time.

“I have to teach him to play hockey,” he said of his future grandson. “There’s a lot to look forward to.”

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