BY PUJA GUPTA New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A few changes in the Vaastu of your house can help you gain good health, even at a time when you might be suffering from stress and anxiety due to the locked and crisis created by the pandemic, says Dr Acharya Vinod Kumar Ojha. The expert suggests a few of tips to gain the positive effects of Vaastu in your environment: General Vaastu tips:  Lighting a candle or lamp daily in the northeast direction ensures good health.  Check for the dripping taps in your house as dripping taps results in dripping wealth.  Save yourself from using the space below stairs as a toilet, store, or kitchen as it can cause nervous sickness and heart diseases.  Keeping Basil or/and Tulsi purifies the air in the house and spreads positivity. Avoid plants like rubber plant, cactus, Bonsai and other milky plants. These might add to your illness and stress.  Do not construct stairs or toilets in the north-eastern corner of your house. Bedroom Vaastu tips:  Constructing bedroom in northern direction calls for health problems. Instead go for southern direction.  Sleeping with the head in the north direction is not advisable as it causes stress and aches.  A pregnant woman should avoid sleeping in the north-eastern direction to prevent chances of abortion or miscarriage.  A bed with storage space leads to brain and heart-related ailments. Also, avoid sleeping on wrought iron beds; opt for simple wooden beds.  Avoid sleeping under light beams as it leads to depression, headache and memory loss.  Your mirror should be placed in a manner that your bed is not visible.  Ensure there is no electronic gadget near you while taking a nap.  Aligning your bed with the toilet wall attracts negativity.  Health & kitchen Vaastu tips:  Make your kitchen in the southeast direction.  Eat while sitting in the East direction as it promotes effective digestion and good health.  Say no to the Northeast direction for designing kitchen as it calls for serious health problems and accidents.  Never construct toilet and kitchen together as it attracts negativity. (IANSlife can be contacted at ianslife@ians.in)