Apple mail 5.3 taking forever to load emails

I hae a Mac mini running Mail 5.3. I use only Gmail/Google apps emails. For the last 5 or 6 weeks, the app will take forever to load emails. The spinning weels next to each mailbox will be there for around an hour until it loads emails. Yes, I have lots of emails in the server (I use IMAP) but since the issue is new, I am concerned since I use the same accounts in a macbook air and I don't have to deal with this at all.
Also, I've noticed that my mac slows down a lot when running Mail app. since this issue started.
Any clue or known solution will be trully appreciated
Thanks
Alvaro

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