If you drink French Press coffee, changing to filtered coffee could bring down your cholesterol by about 10 points. Eliminating or vastly limiting simple carbohydrates (pasta, white rice, anything made with flour) and replacing those with complex carbohydrates (vegetables and fruits) will also be helpful. Increasing fiber content through added veggies and fruits as well as whole grains, nuts and seeds and something like psyllium fiber may also contribute to bringing down cholesterol.