Mistletoe the leaves and berries of the plant, with teas prepared from the plant being particularly dangerous. While adults may suffer little effect, these are more pronounced in small children and in animals. There are 1500 species of Mistletoe, varying widely in toxicity; the European Mistletoe ("Viscum Album") is more toxic than the American Mistletoe ("Phoradendron serotinum"), though concerns regarding toxicity are more prevalent in the US. Mistletoe has been used historically in medicine for its supposed value in treating arthritis, high blood pressure, epilepsy and infertility: Conversely, it can cause vasoconstriction and bradycardia, and is also used as an illegal
This Is What the Truth Feels Like It was the venue for her first live performance with her band No Doubt opening for Ziggy Marley in 1990. "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on 16 reviews. Leah Greenblatt of "Entertainment Weekly" stated that Stefani's material "feels truer—and sounds stronger—than it has in years". Mikael Wood of the "Los Angeles Times" was very positive in his review, highlighting that "[h]er singing—and, more important, what her